The Current

Tech news, pop culture, security alerts, device advice and smart tips that'll have people asking, "Hey, how'd you know that?" all in 5 minutes a day.

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

🚨 Hackers stole the password vaults

Plus: Smart glasses filming you in secret, a drone outran an ambulance, say goodbye to finger pricks, 18 extensions caught stealing, what Elon’s building in Texas, school laptops spy at home and the AI prompt that roasts you.

Aug 31, 2026

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9 min read

⚠️ Delete these apps now

Plus: cities firing their plate cameras, the safe code strangers know, five presses that call 911, a robot obsessed with potholes, YouTube confessing what it ate, Lake Ontario's new name and the scam quiz most families fail

Aug 30, 2026

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10 min read

🌋 Sealed since 79 A.D., AI read it

Plus: scammers faking Dolly Parton, robot dogs patrolling Atlanta, your cable bill's evil twin, radar under Jesus' tomb, Instagram's secret trash folder, Bezos begging for coders in 1994, and a two-hour charge done in 30 minutes.