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.

Oct 1, 2026

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8 min read

⚠️ Your bank’s evil twin

Plus: McDonald’s charging you more than your neighbor, a fake ChatGPT with a nasty surprise, Amazon drivers wearing cameras on their faces, Meta’s $3.9 billion tax trick, an iPhone patch that can’t wait and a robot hand with a Steam account.

Sep 30, 2026

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9 min read

🐦 A billion birds fly over tonight

Plus: Get paid $50 an hour to fold laundry, scammers buying the top search result, a mugshot of your personality, stickers that silence blinking lights, Roku babysits the remote, and satellites passing power in space.

⚠️ The recording law most folks don’t know

Sep 29, 2026

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9 min read

⚠️ The recording law most folks don’t know

Plus: A map of 335,701 license plate cameras, hurricanes spotted a day early, Meta cloning you for video calls, a volcano on Street View and blurring your address in photos.