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.

Aug 15, 2026

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10 min read

😩 It’s not your ears, it’s your TV

Plus: The algorithm bumping you off your flight, hackers shopping your cloud photos, 640,038 Grubhub checks in the mail, cop cameras track ex-partners, a Cybertruck wearing a dining table, rando-proofing your friend requests, and a bill trick spots bogus charges

Aug 14, 2026

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9 min read

🚨Homeowners dropped over aerial photos

Plus: License plate readers learning your phone, Bill Gates’ daughter in hot water, a five-year diagnosis done in a day, what’s living in your mattress rent-free, an urgent Zoom fix and a $450 million island with no island

🚩 Your phone isn’t listening. It’s worse.

Aug 13, 2026

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9 min read

🚩 Your phone isn’t listening. It’s worse.

Plus: The 400-flaw Windows patch, a $250,000 romance scam, robot boats busting smugglers, the Roku fix for jerky movies, Gen Z falling for paper and a photo built to outlive us all.