The Current

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Sep 16, 2026

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9 min read

💸 A $499 laptop with less inside

Plus: 30 air fresheners in one Uber, weapons parked in orbit, a laptop toasted a boy’s stomach, a balloon doing a cell tower’s job, Safari watching a price for you and Facebook hands your number to a coworker.

Sep 15, 2026

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9 min read

🛑 I believe AI will destroy us

Plus: Chick-fil-A rewards your silence with ice cream, gas engines sneaking into EVs, a $919,200 gold bar sting, the polite way to silence a call, ditch recalled power bank tonight, robots learn to shake it and so many people over your head.

Sep 14, 2026

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10 min read

📵 Yes, your boss can take your phone

Plus: the money that doesn't exist, AI selling cars that don't either, a 180-bug Android fix, Gmail's secret split view, dating advice from 78-year-olds, and a cat that called this meeting.