
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update
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How I used AI to negotiate my contract
A $900 landscaping quote hid some $20 plants. Here's how ChatGPT caught it and how you can do the same with any contractor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon launches one-hour delivery
If you thought one-day delivery was fast, just wait. Now you can get your order in the time it takes to watch an episode of your favorite reality show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick way to find cheap gas
Gas prices are creeping toward $5 a gallon. These free tricks can help you find the cheapest pump near you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next smartphone could cost $523
Expect to pay more for your new upgrade. The Iran War is jacking up phone prices. Hear why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Save $200/year on electricity
Your plugged-in devices are quietly draining power, even when they're off. Here's the easy fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gen Z’s new PTO
Back in the day, we called it the weekend. Gen Z says it's not enough. They want a new kind of PTO with more days and money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your (free) AI real estate agent
Tired of scrolling through homes that don't fit? Here's how to get a personalized list of listings and fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aliens.gov blasts off
Greetings, Earthlings! Aliens.gov is about to land. It could pull back the curtain on what the White House really knows about classified UFOs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 tech myths that won't go away
Airplane mode, background apps, and incognito mode. I'll bust them once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why AI can't replace your financial advisor
Using AI to check their work sounds smart. But is it? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your phone has an expiration date
Just like the milk in the fridge, your phone sours. Here's how to tell your if it's past its prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI's political bias
Mid-terms are coming, meaning a whole mess of seats are up for grabs. You could ask an AI who to vote for, but here's why you shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mom catches Alexa saying something creepy
A mom is pulling the plug on Amazon's Alexa. She heard it asked her four-year old daughter a creepy question. How she responded and the settings to protect your kid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ChatGPT’s adult mode: What to know
OpenAI spent years telling us it was saving humanity. Now it's reportedly weeks away from launching a smut mode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hand over your ID? Hard pass
Half of all U.S. states now require age verification to keep kids off social media and adult sites. Spoiler: the kids aren't slowing down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meta licenses Google Gemini
One of the richest companies on earth just said: we can't build AI fast enough. Here's what it means for all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edit pics in seconds with AI
Say "goodbye" to boring backgrounds and say "hello" to picture-perfect photos. Google's Gemini edits them for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What AI is doing to your job
New data shows AI isn't firing people, it's just not rehiring them. The reason why most people still have jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scoring booked out campsites
Yellowstone and Glacier are two of the hardest campsites to reserve in the U.S. But booked out doesn't always mean unavailable. The free tools that will get you in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MacKenzie Scott gives away $26B
That's more than Bezos, Musk, and Page combined. So, how do you get your hands on it? Let’s just say you’ll want to keep a very close eye on your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber safety tips
Your Uber driver might not be who they say they are. Accounts are being bought and sold on Facebook Marketplace everyday. Three things to do before every ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI's new home could be in the stars
Data centers are taking over neighborhoods and sending electric bills through the roof. Inside Elon Musk's plan to build them in space instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI unmasks your secret accounts
Think that fake username is keeping you anonymous online? Not anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI burnout is here
AI makes your life easier? That's the promise. A study of over 164,000 workers tells a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Watch saves woman from death
Trapped upside down in a freezing river, an Ohio woman had only four inches of air to breathe and no way to call for help. How her Apple Watch saved her and how you can program yours to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why I don't trust ChatGPT with my wallet
The AI that's been getting basic facts wrong now wants to shop for you. Here's why you should be worried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to get through TSA fast
Hours-long security lines? No thanks. Here is how to bypass the shutdown blues and get to paradise faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 jobs AI can't touch
AI is getting rid of white collar jobs, but the trades are booming. Find out who's safe and who's not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon charges Prime members more
You pay $140 for the membership. Is it a price hike in disguise? What Amazon doesn’t want you to know in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ChatGPT gaslights you about Iran
I asked the chatbot about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. What it said back will shock you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The talk about using AI for homework
Here's what teachers want parents to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
United States Supreme Court: AI can't own anything
A machine cannot own a patent, a copyright, or a single brushstroke for the art it creates, according to a recent decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Email apnea is real
Are you breathing? Because if you were checking your email, there's a good chance you weren't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
That resume goes right into the trash
Parents are getting too involved, even accompanying their Gen Z kids to job interviews and negotiating pay: an embarrassing trend that one Shark Tank star says will land your resume in the trash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your car is a snitch
Your car is collecting data on your every move and selling it to insurance brokers, hiking your premiums. Here's how to limit the tracking with one critical privacy setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Congratulations to United Airlines
After years of mid-flight audio disturbances, United takes a hard line: Refuse to use headphones, and you could be kicked off your flight or arrested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Create your weekend itinerary with AI
Use AI as your personal concierge to plan the perfect Friday night in seconds. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's obvious you're writing with AI
Every chatbot has a tell. Once you see the quirks, you can never un-see them. What are they? I reveal them in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 AI buzzwords you need to know
Vibe coding, AGI, human-in-the-loop. What do they mean for you? Get to know them before anyone else does! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MacBook Neo: Apple's $599 budget laptop
If I were working at Google or Microsoft right now, marketing Chromebooks and Surface laptops, I'd be sweating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old laptop = safe to try DeepSeek
Is China's AI off limits for you? Here's how to get a sneak peak of what's being used behind the digital Great Wall without compromising your privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why sexy adult chatbots are doomed
It seems AI porn's quick rise has been completely short-circuited. The details in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackers now target your Apple Calendar
See an appointment you didn't make? You're being targeted. Here's the 30-second fix that slams the digital backdoor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How AI fakes shape the Iran war
Within minutes of Saturday's attack, Elon Musk's X rained phony war videos. The impact in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI slashes a $195K hospital bill
A man slashed his giant hospital bill by 83% using an AI chatbot to scrutinize the charges. Here's how to challenge your own bills and save thousands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pope Leo tells priests to stop using AI
There are places to use AI. Is preparing homilies one of those? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to use AI at the doctor's office
Stop showing up unprepared. Use AI to analyze your symptoms, find hidden patterns, and create a game plan for your next appointment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reminder: The IRS never calls you
The FTC is sounding the alarm on a big wave of tax season phone scams. Protect your cash and your peace with this quick tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your smart home gadgets tattle to your insurance company
Did you know they could be used AGAINST you by your provider? Here's what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will your white-collar job survive AI?
Chasing job security? Progress always wins and it's here to shake things up (again). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices