The Current

Tech news, pop culture, security alerts, device advice and smart tips that will have people asking, "Hey, how'd you know that?" all in 5 minutes a day.

Nov 9, 2026

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10 min read

🚨 Check your kid’s phone tonight

Plus: Nvidia’s CEO and the alleged spy, what an AI teddy told a tester, a fire risk in 635,000 Bose speaker batteries, the 100,000 words your iPhone won’t finish for you, air traffic control finally ditches floppy disks, your phone can listen for the smoke alarm and a $199 phone that tells kids to go outside.

Nov 8, 2026

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10 min read

🔐 The internet’s master key

Plus: Free AI glasses for blind vets, fake FTC callers demand a “security deposit,” Tesla pulls the plug on the Cybertruck, AI shopping bots get nearly half their orders wrong, the Siri trick for mumbled movie lines and a turkey that hands out chores.

🎙️💼 A fake job interview cost $6.3 billion - The Kim Komando Show

Nov 7, 2026

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7 min read

🎙️💼 A fake job interview cost $6.3 billion - The Kim Komando Show

Plus: Hackers turned freezers into ovens, a $1-per-flush playdate bill and an Xbox hiding inside an alligator.