Kim Komando Daily Tech Update
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The top three online scams
Think you're too smart for a scam? Thousands fall for these every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best times to drive on July 4
Nearly 62 million people will be on the road. Here's how to dodge the worst traffic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple is folding
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is finally on the way, but with a $2k price tag, this futuristic flex might just break the bank and the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI note takers
Artificial intelligence can take notes, assign tasks and organize your whole meeting. Here’s how to set it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The micro spy
It looks like a bug, acts like a spy and it’s made in China. This tiny drone is so stealthy you'd never know it was watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Make your own intercom system
With a few smart speakers, you’ve got a way to talk to any room in your house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple’s AI flunkout
Apple swears it’s building the future of AI. Now they’re scrambling to buy one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The privacy trick websites don’t want you to know
Websites can still ID you using your browser’s unique fingerprint. Want to actually stay private? You’ll need this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI will take these jobs
From web developers to call center reps, here's who's being replaced first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stop clicking “unsubscribe”
That innocent-looking link at the bottom of a spam email? It could be stealing your data. Here’s how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Streaming officially beats cable and broadcast
More Americans now stream TV than watch cable or broadcast. It’s a massive shift from just four years ago. The old guard is losing fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Three things you should never tell AI
PSA: Deleting your ChatGPT convo doesn’t actually delete it. Your chats are saved forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How AirPods made it okay to ignore everyone
Once seen as rude and antisocial, earbuds are now part of everyday life. Here’s how Apple normalized tuning people out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This makes your house an easy target
Is your security system helping or harming you? If you’re doing these things, think twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ring doorbell app used to track ICE agents
Amazon’s Neighbors app was built to fight porch pirates. In Los Angeles, people are using it to warn each other about immigration raids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Secret Amazon page for cheap stuff
Want to buy tech at a fraction of the price? Here’s where to look for Amazon's hidden deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google's plan to stay relevant
With ChatGPT on the rise, Google is losing its grip. Here's how it wants to win you back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The creepy way advertisers find you
Get an ad for something you only talked about? You might be a target of ultrasonic cross-device tracking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why AI isn’t taking over (yet)
Big Tech wants you to think AI is smarter than us. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The $200-an-hour job scam
A recruiter shoots a text over to you for the best job opportunity ever. Spoiler alert: It’s a trap to steal your identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your own mobile phone company
President Trump is diving into the mobile service game with a flashy, gold-plated Android deal for just $47 a month. But how? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to check your internet speeds
Slow Wi-Fi? Try this free fix first. Get proof of what’s dragging your speeds before you spend a dime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Smart glasses, now with AI
Ready to give smart glasses another chance? Yes, the awkward wearable tech that flopped over a decade ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Make your own travel movie with Google Earth
It’s not just for maps. You can build a visual scrapbook of your trips, complete with photos, notes, and slideshows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The illusion of intelligence
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI has already surpassed human intelligence. Is he missing the bigger picture? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Save your dad’s stories forever
This Father’s Day, sit down with your pops and record his best memories. Here’s the way to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don’t buy that Facebook lie
Scams on Facebook and Instagram are stealing billions from Americans. Zuckerberg’s empire is doing nothing to stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to find the best prices on eBay
Want what you want but for less? Here are some secrets to scoring the best deals on anything you’re looking for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI killed the website
AI is quietly ending traditional online searches, killing websites, blogs, and countless jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What’s inside that mega cheap hard drive
Super-cheap storage sounds great until you see what you’re really about to get. Don’t get burned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple's all out of ideas
Last year, Apple promised groundbreaking AI, but Siri's failures have left the company scrambling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Make a Father’s Day card with AI
Ditch the cheesy store cards. Use ChatGPT to turn your favorite photo into a custom keepsake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can your phone bring down a plane?
You’re still told to switch on airplane mode before takeoff. What really happens if you don’t? Here’s the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lost retirement money? Here’s how to find it
Nearly $2 trillion is sitting in forgotten 401(k) accounts. Yours might be one of them. Here’s how to check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your ChatGPT convos aren't private
Think of everything you ever told your chatbot. Did you delete it? Even if you did, you didn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lexis Nexis data breach: See if you’re at risk
The data broker had a massive data breach, leaking personal info on hundreds of thousands of people. Here’s what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple's lost its mojo
Apple's WWDC 2025 is just as disappointing as expected. Has the company lost its magic touch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alexa is always listening
Amazon says your Echo only tunes in when you say the wake word. Not exactly true. Here’s how to check everything Alexa’s recorded about you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WWDC 2025: Apple’s Siri problem
The big tech event of the year is underway. Will it be a showstopper? Here’s why Apple lovers are frustrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The scary new fraud your inbox can’t spot
AI is making scam emails look like the real deal. Double-check before you click, reply, or send money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where cheaters really hide messages
Missed the signs? Check these secret apps and files cheaters use to cover their tracks. Be ready for what you find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kidnapped for his Bitcoin
A New York crypto investor survived 25 days of torture by criminals after they tried to force him to hand over his crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to catch a cheater with their phone
Think something’s off? Your spouse’s phone has all the answers. Here’s where to look for proof. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are you living with a cyberweapon?
The FBI warns that outdated routers make easy targets for foreign hackers. Here are the warning signs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Privacy vs. terrorism
The feds say the threat of a major terrorist attack is the highest since 9/11. How are they fighting back? Surveillance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why stores want your email at checkout
Hand over your email, and every purchase gets tracked. Here’s what you’re giving up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The top five AI chatbots
Every day, more Americans are trying out AI for everything. It promises literary insight, second opinions, or even legal clarity, but can you trust them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Use AI to make your emails less cringe
Before you hit send and accidentally start office drama, copy your message into a chatbot and let AI make you sound less like a jerk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The “learn to code” promise just collapsed
Turns out all those years of pushing coding in schools may have set grads up for failure. Here are the skills that will matter in the AI age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Three easy ways to document your road trip
Don’t let your trip photos disappear into your camera roll. Try these simple tips to organize, share and remember every stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices