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 11, 2026

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9 min read

📲 Texts get through when calls can’t

Plus: A tracker under your Target cart, green lights that slow speeders down, Uber refuses to say potato, five planets over your driveway, Apple’s receipt for reality, three free National Park days and 88 searchlights over Manhattan.

Sep 10, 2026

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9 min read

😩 Your streaming ads doubled. Quietly.

Plus: Meta’s AI reaching for your wallet, a streamer plays chicken with a robotaxi, Microsoft’s biggest Patch Tuesday ever, an AI signed a lease, robots catching fire at the Olympics and the secrets hiding in Word and Chrome.

Sep 9, 2026

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9 min read

📺 Your TV listens when it’s off

Plus: Lower your cellphone bill, scammers crash family group chats, the cloud landing on your power bill, dashcams chase TikTok fame, a mall directory hiding in Apple Maps and Steve Ballmer laughing at the iPhone.