The Current

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Sep 8, 2026

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9 min read

⌚ Your fitness tracker is guessing

Plus: an AI that caught its owner's cancer, Google finally nailing your umbrella call, a $900 fake FedEx label, the great CD comeback, birthday wishes that send themselves, a robot that knows karate, and your TV remote's demotion.

Sep 7, 2026

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9 min read

💰 Get paid to catch AI lying

Plus: the robotaxi you may have to push, walking Grandma to her gate again, an AI that mapped a whole town's secrets, the "free TV" box that rents out your Wi-Fi, YouTube's hold-for-2x trick, rental car mistake and Mr. Mittens' armored division.

Sep 6, 2026

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10 min read

⚠️ Musk wants a chip in your head

Plus: A fishing app that got phished, driverless Waymos in 14 cities, a $92,887 desktop computer, Facebook’s list of everything you tapped, a PIN for your Netflix profile and a K-pop band made of washing machines.