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 22, 2026

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9 min read

📺 Your TV is taking attendance

Plus: Your DVR sneaking ads into recordings, Meghan Markle’s leaked phone number, Google laptops that outlive your couch, internships harder to land than Harvard, ChatGPT tails you around Chrome, and the iPhone 18 for $414.

Sep 21, 2026

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9 min read

🚨 Asleep at home, charged with 3 deaths

Plus: Apple’s $25-to-$95 Siri refund opens today, FBI's AI stops school shootings, life in a data center, DraftKings in trouble, a TikToker found a corndog stand from one photo, Siri reads your yogurt label, and a brain study gamers will love.

🛰️ A pickup truck is flying over your house

Sep 20, 2026

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9 min read

🛰️ A pickup truck is flying over your house

Plus: Insurers overruled the doctors, the FAA’s new AI planner, mom’s AI rule for Zuck’s kids, a Windows update you can’t skip, Finder naming your files for you, China’s robot-making robots and staying connected at the end of the Earth.