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.

Aug 27, 2026

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8 min read

🤫 Your phone has a secret button

Plus: Meta cutting an $18 billion check, parents watching teen Uber rides, Ring throws away the key, a $700,000 online boyfriend, 320 Chrome bugs squashed, goslings test their own airdrop and the price Delta thinks you’ll pay.

Aug 26, 2026

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9 min read

🔓 Delete your address online

Plus: TikTok’s $400 million kids’ privacy tab, Harvard professors cloned to the cloud, a robot that wants your blood, Robin Williams’ kids fighting AI ghosts, your router watching you move and tomorrow night’s rusty red moon.

Aug 25, 2026

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9 min read

⚠️ Google scam, new versions

Plus: Microsoft paying you to use Edge, an Echo Dot price growth spurt, a laptop on fire at 30,000 feet, ChatGPT calls the FBI, Instagram’s surprise new look, a smartwatch losing its lifeline and a robot horse you can actually ride.