Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Forget being replaced: companies are scrambling to hire and promote workers with AI skills. I've got the list in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another new research study is casting serious doubt on the idea that driving electric vehicles (EVs) has any positive effect on the environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to know what your kiddo is up to? Here's the sneaky way in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Bitcoin's price plummets and financial experts question its intrinsic value, the age-old asset, gold, is on the rise. Here's the scoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forgot to make dinner plans? Use these OpenTable and Google Maps tricks to score a table at the last minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Valentine's Day comes with a warning: Long-distance online romance scams are swindling even the most savvy. Here are the clues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let your dream vacation turn into a nightmare. Follow these rules to make sure that you're not being played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a strange bias affecting iPhone users. We’ll call it the 'green bubble stigma.' Many of you instantly know what I’m describing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera is only as smart as its vantage point. Here is your quick-start guide to the do’s and don’ts of professional-grade placement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-thirds of people ask AI for financial guidance. Here's why you shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIT researchers figured out its signals bounce off your body. Here's what that means for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even without a subscription, your smart devices are constantly sending data to the cloud. Hear how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cold, hard truth: If the bot writes the whole song, it belongs to the public. Here is the legal secret to locking it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget stapling flyers to telephone poles. Amazon’s surveillance network has a new mission: bringing Fido home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just apply to a new job? Here's how your resume could be ratting you out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From dictating emails and reports to writing code, AI-powered voice-to-text is replacing the keyboard in the modern workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear foreign film, lecture, or conversation in English through your own earbuds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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