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 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.

Aug 24, 2026

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9 min read

🚨 That AI butler? It's a guy in VR

Plus: new iPhone that opens like a book, a taxi with nobody to tip, servers sleeping with the fishes, a Windows deadline you can't skip, NASA's favorite productivity hack, and a robot face-planting in Beijing.

Aug 23, 2026

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9 min read

🔐 Your 150 logins are wide open

Plus: police searching your car's whole life, a $513 ring guessing your sleep, Apple leaking its own gadgets, your flashlight's hidden dimmer, typing a sentence into a video game, and an Amazon drone nailing the pool landing