The Current

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Sep 4, 2026

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9 min read

🚨 Don't let Gemini plan your hike

Plus: MapQuest back from the dead, pacemakers that can’t phone home, Gemini sends hikers up Mount Shasta, a $700 million call from Mars, a Matrix shot made with iPhones, and the germ count on your screen.

Sep 3, 2026

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9 min read

🍎 Don’t buy Apple anything yet

Plus: 153m driver's licenses on the dark web, creepy Cat in the Hat, Meta bricking creeper glasses, a toothbrush that takes photos, Gmail’s self-destructing emails, your smartwatch flatters your workout and a drone on poop patrol.

Sep 2, 2026

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10 min read

🔥 The battery mistake grounding flights

Plus: Florida evicting 150 highway spy cameras, the scam ring behind 194,000 fake DMV texts, hackers stroll into Dropbox, soldiers hoarding PTO for GTA VI, what strangers see on your Facebook and 3D printing the British Museum.