Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Forget the medals for a second. The tech at this year's Winter Games is mind-blowing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That shiny new TV? The manufacturer made it look worse on purpose. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's why you should buy a big OLED screen with Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus instead for the big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Alexa isn't just listening to what you say. It's analyzing how you say it. The scoop in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think your video doorbell catches everything? Think again. Thieves are now using cheap Wi-Fi jammers to knock cameras offline before they strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera might be breaking the law right now. It's not the video. It's the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No need for cameras, actors, or a film crew. Svedka vodka claims to have produced the first big game ad created almost entirely with Artificial Intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AirTag 2 is here, but hold your wallet. Try this $1 hack to make your old tracker good as new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is AI really stealing your job, or is your CEO lying? Here is why Big Tech is blaming algorithms for boring old budget cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every document you print has a secret code on it. Hear why it traces right back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musk wanted you to stay online longer, so the safety guardrails came down. When the AI started crossing the line, the cost became clear. Listen now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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