Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here's what teachers want parents to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What you Google is never fully private. Police can figure out who you are through your search history. Here's their loophole in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple News featured 620 top stories last month. Shocker: Zero came from right-leaning sources. Here is what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step outside and you’re fair game. Someone in smart glasses could scan your face and strip-search your digital history before you’ve even made eye contact. Here’s the play-by-play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I conducted an experiment: I asked four major AI chatbots if and when the United States would strike Iran. Here are the results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people use AI like a fancy typewriter. The real power? Getting it to give you advice and ideas you never had on your own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 54% of teens turn to AI for daily help, schools and parents grapple with how to get students to learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a customer service number? Here's why you need to go old-school when looking for one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. spent $30 billion swapping textbooks for laptops. Turns out, you can't download common sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before someone ever sees your face, an algorithm already scored you. Here's how to beat it at its own game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla is celebrating its first production milestone for a car you can't actually drive. Testing in Austin and Buffalo reveals the software is still a frightening work in progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An image of your fitness stats can turn an AI chatbot into a free personal trainer and longevity expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evidence in a new landmark trial suggests social media giants knew their apps were addictive to teens. Now, they are finally answering to a jury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop guessing at the hardware store. Here is how to use ChatGPT or Gemini to identify parts and fix appliances in seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From TomToms to BlackBerrys, Reddit is revisiting the luxury gadgets that time (and your smartphone) forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out how to delete the online photos that show them your floor plan and secret entry points. Don't be a welcome mat. Take down the listing pics now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lawsuit claims Instagram was purposefully designed to addict and harm teens. The most damning evidence? Mark Zuckerberg keeps his own children off the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That cheap smart bulb in your lamp is quietly harvesting your daily habits and beaming them back to data brokers. Here is a simple digital life hack to lock it out using a guest Wi-Fi network and keep your personal data safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suddenly flooded with ads for a product you just talked about? You weren't imagining things. Now, two multi-trillion dollar companies have paid huge settlements, but the privacy problem may be far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That fun cartoon selfie is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Here's the one setting you must turn off right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hitting $125,000, Bitcoin’s price has been cut in half. This volatility has some prominent skeptics doubling down on their claims that it has no real value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't vent to your coworker right after a Zoom or Teams call. Your spicy takes and complaints are likely being transcribed and emailed to the entire team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond basic tasks to transform core functions in the medical and legal fields, changing the expertise needed for highly-educated professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices