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 23, 2026

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9 min read

🛑 Don’t buy a laptop

Plus: Airbnb firing the chore chart, a school laptop with 4,784 YouTube videos, scammers circling your Social Security raise, a huskydoodle found by a $30 AirTag, a Green Goblin skateboard that actually flies, locking your ChatGPT chats and hiding your typing on Instagram.

Oct 22, 2026

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9 min read

⚠️ Stores charge you more

Plus: a delivery robot mapping your face, Amazon’s 300,000 holiday helpers, phone calls at 35,000 feet, a Tesla camera testifying for its driver, Bezos babies that don’t exist, texting 911 when you can’t talk and Einstein hiding in your GPS.

Oct 21, 2026

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9 min read

😔 He lost $500,000

Plus: A 6-foot robot patrolling Ralphs, AI deleting your TV’s junk apps, one text can bring couples closer, chargers waiting on drivers, driftwood on Earhart’s island and a pinch that answers your Apple Watch.