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Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

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Show AI a pic for an answer

You can't Google what you can't describe. Here's how a photo and follow-up questions to your favorite AI chatbot can identify anything from a weird bug to a mystery rash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, 20268 min

Your iPhone is now a digital bouncer

Unknown callers now have to beg for your attention before your phone even rings. It’s a little aggressive, but it kills spam dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, 20267 min

Create email aliases

Find out exactly who sold your data. You can track which companies are leaking your info and block them instantly. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 20269 min

Apple misses again

No in-house AI? Check. Unpopular new iPhone? Check. It’s shaping up to be a rough year for the former king of tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 202610 min

Grocery stores are watching

Big Brother is in the cereal aisle. Kroger and Walmart are rolling out AI cameras that track your age, gender, and every move to target ads. Here is how to shop without being watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 20268 min

The dangerous jury duty scam

Scammers are spoofing police numbers and demanding cold hard cash (up to $30,000) via Venmo, Zelle, crypto, or gift cards to save you from 'arrest.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 20269 min

Weekend planning with AI

It's Friday and you're about to spend half your weekend figuring out what to do with your weekend. Stop. There's AI for that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 20268 min

TikTok's obsessed with yellow and pink

The real reason people are color-coding their feelings on TikTok. (Hint: It’s not vulnerability, it’s vanity.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 202611 min

Hidden Amazon deals

Forget Prime Day! Find incredible, year-round deals on new, used, and overstock items by exploring Amazon’s secret Resale and Outlet sections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 29, 20268 min

Tesla enters the self-driving taxi business

No driver? No thanks. Here is exactly why you need to know the risks before you ever buckle up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 29, 20266 min

How apps sell your data to insurers

Like to speed? Put the pedal to the metal? If you have any of these apps, your rates may have just gone up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 202612 min

Spotify: Is payola back?

Old scandal, new algorithm. Is the music industry's history of deception repeating itself? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 20266 min

Save money on your flight

While some people are paying top dollar for spring break flights, you could fly for half the price. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 20266 min

The appearance of being busy

Amazon's massive layoffs aren't about finances or AI. According to CEO Andy Jassy, it's a culture problem. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 20266 min

Your grocery store is watching you

Big box stores have turned their digital shelves into spy tech. It’s a data collection mission. Here's how to fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 20267 min

Is that really your Uber driver?

A widespread underground market for rented and shared profiles is reshaping app-based work and raising safety and accountability concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 20269 min

Emergency alerts could save your life

Don't let a winter storm catch you off guard. Here's how to quickly check and enable life-saving Emergency and Severe Weather Alerts on your iPhone or Android phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 20269 min

Are tutors out of a job?

Say goodbye to expensive test prep! Google, with a nod from the Princeton Review, is now offering free, on-demand SAT practice tests through Gemini AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 20267 min

Set up your phone's Medical ID now

A major winter storm is here, but setting up your phone's Medical ID takes five minutes and allows first responders to access critical health information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 20267 min

Apple's embarrassing AI blunder

After missing the AI revolution and failing with Siri, Apple has been forced to strike a humiliating, multi-year deal with Google to use Gemini on all its products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 20269 min

Redecorate with AI

Thinking of a weekend home glow-up? Try the couch. Try the color. Try the lamp. Fall in love before you buy. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 20266 min

730 days

Stop and think for a moment. How has AI changed your life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 20267 min

How to set up location based reminders

Use your phone's GPS superpower to remember tasks like taking out the trash right when you arrive or leave home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 20268 min

The Wi-Fi 7 scam

The newest scam hitting America isn't coming from Russia or China. This one's homegrown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 20267 min

Price check anything with Google Lens

Not sure if that item is the best bang for your buck? Here’s how to tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 202610 min

The Magnificent 7 shrinks to 4

Wall Street’s most exclusive club just cut its membership. Here's the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 20266 min

The lost art of boredom

Science shows that letting your mind wander is the key to problem-solving. Here is how to reclaim your focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 20, 20268 min

GM takes over your dashboard

General Motors wants to take over your dashboard screen. They will control the data and all that you’ll hear and see. Here's the scoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 20, 20266 min

Automate your emails

You are wasting hours every week typing out the same answers over and over again. Try this trick to give your hands a break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 20268 min

Is that big screen a deal?

Find a 75-inch 4K TV for a crazy low price like $300? Watch out. If you aren't paying with money, you're paying in other ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 20266 min

Use AI to negotiate

In a dispute, you either win or lose. Here's how AI can help you win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 20269 min

China's 200,000 mega-satellite constellation

You think you've heard it all? Think again. China's latest move in the global security game is about to blow the lid off the international playground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 20265 min

Block most scam texts

You get a barrage of them every week. No fun. Stop them with this secret setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 20268 min

At the AI drive-thru

Don't count on getting extra fries. McDonald's weighs the bag before you get it with AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 202611 min

Is someone recording you with smart glasses?

Smart glasses with hidden cameras are everywhere now and spotting when you're being recorded is harder than you think. The telltale signs are easy to miss or disable entirely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 20268 min

Stop whining about AI pop stars

Sienna Rose is racking up millions of streams by mimicking the hits. The industry is crying foul, but the real lesson here? AI can copy a style, but it can never start a movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 20266 min

The Truman Show scam

Remember the movie? Jim Carrey's living his whole life on camera and has no idea. There's a scam that works the same way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 20268 min

The kingdom that never was

You aren’t using the Metaverse. Neither is anyone else. Here’s why it still commands headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 20267 min

The AI cure for writer's block

Staring at a blank screen? Stop typing and start talking. Here's how to turn a voice memo into a polished doc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 20268 min

State of Virginia limits social media

Anxiety, depression, and hostility. The data is clear on what social media does to kids. Here's my take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 20267 min

You're bleeding money

The average person spends more than $200 a month on subscriptions, often underestimating the cost by 40%. That amounts to thousands of dollars annually in unnecessary spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 20267 min

Worst degrees in the AI age

Landing a gig is tough, but in these industries? It's brutal. Here is where the job market is hurting the most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 20266 min

Pegasus spyware hacked Bezos

If $200 billion and a security team couldn't stop it, what chance do you have? I reveal the warning signs this nightmare spyware is on your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 20268 min

ChatGPT wants your health data

The world's biggest AI now wants your medical records, fitness data, and health apps all in one place. But with zero laws protecting it, I explain why handing over everything to Big Tech is risky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 20267 min

Three Apple Watch tricks you don't know

It can do way more than count steps. I reveal secret features that'll make you wonder how you ever lived without them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 20267 min

CES tech that'll flop

Every January, Vegas unveils the next big thing. Most tank. I cover this year's soon-to-be failures, from creepy AI assistants to a musical lollipop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 20266 min

The smoky car scam

Selling on Craigslist? A buyer brings a mechanic buddy to check your engine. What happens next will shock you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 10, 20267 min

Oura Ring is having a moment

Put it on your finger and see your health data? I explain the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 10, 20265 min

Guide to NotebookLM

Don’t have time to read that 40-page report? Turn that dry PDF into an engaging podcast. Here’s how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 202610 min

Smart glasses make a comeback

They have gone from a “fashion don’t” to a “fashion do.” I explain why these shades are finally cool in this quick update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 20266 min