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 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.

Sep 8, 2026

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9 min read

⌚ Your fitness tracker is guessing

Plus: an AI that caught its owner's cancer, Google finally nailing your umbrella call, a $900 fake FedEx label, the great CD comeback, birthday wishes that send themselves, a robot that knows karate, and your TV remote's demotion.