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Saturday · 2 hr 15 min
An AirTag found her dog after an avalanche
A dog lost 50 hours after an Alaska avalanche. An AirTag 5,000 miles away. Blind veterans getting free AI glasses that talk. And a fake job interview that cost $6.3 billion. Lauren Padawer was half a world away when an avalanche injured her boyfriend and his climbing partner in the Alaska mountains. Then their dog LouLou, a 4-year-old huskydoodle, vanished. Lauren tells me how an Apple AirTag, satellite maps and a team of volunteers brought her home. Then, 20 blind veterans in Michigan got free Ray-Ban Meta glasses that describe the world around them. Gary Horton of the Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired and veteran Arnold Thomas explain how they work and who qualifies. Plus: • Crooks cloned her daughter’s voice and kept her on the phone for five hours. Deborah Del Mastro lost $5,400 in an AI kidnapping scam. • Hackers posed as recruiters and stole $6.3 billion from Binance. • Walmart’s Vizio TVs send data even when they’re turned off. • Starlink adds surge pricing to home internet. • Holiday airfares hit a 10-year high. Skip this one day. • A flying police car takes off in Florida. • Win a working Xbox built inside an alligator. • Author James Hunt on how texting gave his nonverbal son a voice. I’m Kim Komando, and I’ve got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Enjoy the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It’s how new listeners find us. Show notes and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Ask me a tech question: komando.com/contact-us/askkim Free newsletter: GetKim.com Find me @kimkomando everywhere. CHAPTERS 0:00 Fake job interview costs Binance $6.3 billion 4:31 Visit a website, get your phone hacked 8:37 OpenAI wants to rename data centers 9:24 Old jet engines now power AI data centers 9:57 Companies rehire workers AI replaced 10:46 20 blind veterans get free Meta AI glasses 19:33 A fake online store pops up every 3 minutes 20:51 Starlink adds surge pricing 23:09 Deborah: A 5-hour AI voice kidnapping scam 32:18 5 secret ChatGPT photo editing commands 34:13 Chad: Alexa called for help when his father-in-law fell 37:09 Your phone can be your veteran ID 39:20 End of Year Tour merch is live 40:52 A mom billed another mom for a playdate 44:41 Your car sold your driving data 46:35 Your Vizio TV tracks you even when it’s off 47:45 Netflix AI picks shows by your mood 49:38 Florida unveils a flying police car 52:56 Lauren: An AirTag found her dog after an avalanche 1:04:42 Do this before you trade in your phone 1:05:20 Hackers turned grocery freezers into ovens 1:06:47 Becky: How to fight a data center in your neighborhood 1:14:34 Let AI compare your health plans 1:15:48 Bert: My AI tip helped him build an app 1:22:41 Your phone can hear your smoke alarm 1:24:50 Win an Xbox built inside an alligator 1:26:29 GTA VI is starting couples fights 1:29:13 Holiday airfares hit a 10-year high 1:29:53 Get paid $20 an hour to walk a robot dog 1:31:15 Apple’s secret tabletop robot 1:33:37 An AI singer topped the Christian chart 1:37:08 Santina: Trading her iPhone for a $50 burner 1:46:11 Your library card unlocks free streaming 1:47:18 James Hunt: Texting gave his nonverbal son a voice 1:59:21 Let AI sort out a reply-all mess 2:01:03 Allen: The safest mesh routers for your home 2:07:46 Stop Meta from training AI on your glasses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 31 · 1 hr 57 min
Tesla saved a family from a crash + 1.2 million free AI business ideas
A wrong-way driver hit their Model Y head-on on the freeway. Jeff Fantin and his son survived, and it was all caught on camera. Jeff and his son were driving home from a Tesla fan event in Austin when the crash happened. First responders credited their safety to Tesla’s engineering. We talk to Jeff about the scary situation and Tesla’s safety features. Then, worried AI will take your job? Idealab founder Bill Gross used AI to generate more than 1.2 million business ideas from 31 idea-generating methods and 17 million documents. Now he’s giving them away for free at idealab.ai. We talk to him about the job market and how the program works. Plus: A joke text sent a United flight back to Las Vegas, outside AI agents showing up in customers’ bank accounts, Apple’s first touchscreen Mac, fake voter texts, an AI toy sold on Amazon that reportedly exposed 13 million kids’ conversations and The Verge’s Nathan Edwards and his neighbor are sending each other potatoes by drone. It’s spud-tacular. If you start a business after hearing this, let us know. Head to idealab.ai to explore the ideas, and your story could be featured in a follow-up with Bill Gross. I’m Kim Komando, and I’ve got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Enjoy the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It’s how new listeners find us. Show notes and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Ask me a tech question: komando.com/contact-us/askkim Free newsletter: GetKim.com Find me @kimkomando everywhere. CHAPTERS: 0:00 11-foot space object found in farmer’s backyard. 6:46 AI agents are getting into bank accounts. 7:50 A text prank diverted a United flight. 9:14 Elon Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger. 11:15 An inventor built a flying skateboard. 13:49 Michelle’s cousins posted naked videos of her. 19:31 Fake voter texts are going around. 20:17 Hospital leaks patient records using AI. 21:11 Nathan’s potato drone deliveries. 25:32 AI finds money leaking from your account. 27:43 Bruce: Legit ways to make money using AI. 32:23 ChatGPT flagged Lauren’s cancer. 37:03 Police warn of viral door-kicking pranks. 39:04 Adults post online ads to find friends. 41:27 First robotic surgery from 35 miles away. 43:09 Amazon’s Eiliko toy exposed 13 million kids’ chats. 44:51 Apple’s touchscreen MacBook, iPad mini and Duo fix. 47:00 Tesla saved Jeff and his son in a head-on crash. 58:04 Protect files from rogue AI wipes. 59:04 Game: Brand New or Not True. 1:02:53 Michele: AI lessons and Veterans Day radio tips. 1:11:41 Beth: When to turn off phone Wi-Fi. 1:15:18 Your robot vacuum and speaker watch you. 1:17:12 “Maxxing” is the dictionary’s Word of the Year. 1:20:56 Google’s 3D booths connect military families. 1:21:51 Zoom adds eye-scan human verification. 1:23:18 Free home repairs train AI robots. 1:26:43 Unitree’s $21,600 kung fu robot. 1:29:07 John used AI to write a TV script. 1:32:38 Turn your smartphone into reading glasses. 1:34:15 Idealab’s 1.2 million new AI business ideas. 1:47:44 Don’t let AI plan your hike. 1:48:45 Charlie: Track kids’ iPhones from an Android. 1:51:26 Google Translate speaks teenager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 24 · 1 hr 52 min
His Tesla drove him to the ER mid heart attack.
John’s Tesla drove him to the hospital mid heart attack. His son sent it from the app, miles away. John was driving his Tesla when the chest pain hit. He called his son, Jack, who sent the Tesla to the nearest hospital from the app. Doctors found a massive heart attack. We talk to the two of them about the incredible journey. Then, comedian Jason Gowin built RoboDad, an AI version of himself for his three sons. Also in this episode: Maria found a security camera outside her exam room at the gynecologist, the peace sign selfie may leak your fingerprints, AI made copies of itself, how to catch a cheater with their own phone, AI chats can be used in court, Southwest banned robots from flights, and wait until you hear how Tom’s drones tell lost delivery drivers where to go. It’s the future. I'm Kim Komando, and I've got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Enjoy the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It's how new listeners find us. Show notes and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Ask me a tech question: komando.com/contact-us/askkim Free newsletter: GetKim.com Find me @kimkomando everywhere. Chapters: 0:00 Robots fought each other. 5:14 $260,000 electrician AI data jobs. 7:50 AI copied itself onto another computer. 10:17 Peace sign selfies leak your fingerprints. 11:36 Airbnb’s checkout list is four pages long. 13:36 Kathleen: Get paid up to $100/hr to review AI. 17:09 Is flirting with AI cheating? 20:24 John’s son directed his Tesla to the hospital mid heart attack. 27:50 Ask AI what it looks like. 29:47 Deborah uses AI as a city manager. 36:11 Catch a cheater with their own phone. 37:35 Unitree’s insane rideable robot. 42:00 Alexa heard things you never said. 46:02 AI is replacing parts of IVF. 48:02 Managers are endangered species with AI. 49:28 Qwen’s smart glasses track your habits. 50:21 Maria: Security camera outside OB-GYN exam room. 55:14 Comedian Jason Gowin created AI Robo-Dad. 1:02:49 Google’s Mixboard turns ideas into visual boards. 1:05:16 Lisa: Is my smart TV spying on me? 1:07:19 Chuck wants to use AI to enhance his songs. 1:12:17 A Waymo “stole” a passenger’s luggage. 1:13:19 Four AIs ran radio stations and failed. 1:15:25 The Air Force wants oil rigs for rocket landings. 1:16:39 Chatbot chats could be used in court. 1:18:17 Section 8 voucher scams. 1:20:05 LaGuardia’s AI hologram & Southwest robots. 1:22:39 Sophia’s viral TikTok saved her grandmother’s restaurant. 1:27:16 Matt: Monitor my kids’ school email address. 1:30:07 Set up phone Emergency SOS. 1:30:51 Ginny saved $12,000 by using ChatGPT to design her wedding dress. 1:36:01 AI can spot scams. 1:37:35 Jennifer: How does Starlink work? 1:41:38 Tom’s drone swarm guides lost delivery drivers. 1:47:05 Fake Claude websites spread malware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 17 · 2 hr 6 min
He tracked the cops. Then they knocked.
A YouTuber built a $180 camera that only tracks police cars. Then two officers showed up at his door. Police in thousands of American towns use Flock cameras to log your license plate everywhere you drive. Anthony Sistilli wanted to know what happens when the watched becomes the watcher. When officers asked what he planned to do with the data, his answer was simple: it's the same question citizens ask when cops do it to them. We talk to him about the encounter. Then, tech CEO Autumn-Kyoko Cushman thought her picker was broken, so she let her mom and dad swipe through her Hinge account. 577 notifications later, she's going viral. Also in this episode: Warren Buffett's late-night YouTube habit, the Kardashians' AI intro gone wrong, a burglar who stole 50 empty Mac mini boxes, Elon Musk's AI shopping demo that exposed his private info, Jeff Bezos on a 3-day work week, and the Halloween TV trick that makes your house look haunted. I'm Kim Komando, and I've got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Enjoy the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It's how new listeners find us. Show notes and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Ask me a tech question: komando.com/contact-us/askkim Free newsletter: GetKim.com Find me @kimkomando everywhere. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Buffett is hooked on YouTube. 7:01 Starlink brings Zoom calls to 30,000 feet. 10:51 The FCC may allow AI political robocalls. 12:07 AI built a zombie shooter game in one weekend. 14:49 Chip's $15,000 car comes when called. 17:02 Terese: Real AI feedback jobs. 19:25 Fake FBI agents spoof real phone numbers. 20:19 Anthony Sistilli's Flock clone watches cops. 27:10 Dead key fob? Do this. 28:43 AI turns doodles into diagrams. 31:01 Kevin: Lock down your smart home. 36:57 Haunt your house with a TV. 38:42 The Kardashians made an AI intro. 42:49 Be mean to Claude, get banned. 47:25 Computer prices are rising. 48:16 Character.AI files for bankruptcy. 50:23 FaceTime now pauses calls for nudity. 52:21 Michele finds her sister's headstone. 55:10 Check your phone's cloud backup. 55:37 Pamela fights a data center next door. 1:05:13 AI carves your pet into a pumpkin. 1:06:28 Mike uses AI for his wife's Parkinson's. 1:15:51 John: Should AI manage your 401(k)? 1:20:13 Your kids' best photo is in a video. 1:23:43 Man steals 50 empty Mac mini boxes. 1:26:48 Claude sends police a fake murder tip. 1:29:22 Bezos: AI could mean a 3 day week. 1:31:39 Apple, Google, Amazon drop new gadgets. 1:35:31 Musk's Grok demo exposed his info. 1:37:54 Autumn-Kyoko Cushman's parents swipe on Hinge for her. 1:44:54 How to spot fake AI videos. 1:45:33 Dennis made his AI angry. 1:51:18 Google's AI calls businesses for you. 1:52:52 Game: Fake or Real News Headlines. 1:55:06 Susan: Self publish a book safely. 1:59:34 Tech behind a 3,000 pound pumpkin. @kimkomando everywhere Want to watch Anthony Sistilli's full video? Click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 10 · 2 hr 8 min
Flock cameras, a fogging license plate and a ChatGPT breakup
Can a fogging license plate holder fool Flock cameras? One inventor says it can. I talk to him about his unusual invention and the growing debate over neighborhood surveillance. Plus, a woman dumps ChatGPT and the internet goes wild. A murder victim's voice is recreated with AI for a courtroom statement. And a caller shares how ChatGPT helped flag a possible medical emergency. I'm Kim Komando, and I've got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Also in this episode: Amazon's secret file on you, the catch with free smart thermostats, adult ads in kids' games, bizarre AI job interviews and the latest privacy warnings. JUMP TO YOUR FAVORITE STORY 00:00 Pop quiz: What keeps your bank transactions safe? 5:26 Meta's Muse: AI so cuddly you'll spill your data 10:31 Adult ads in kids' games 13:34 Hasta la vista, robots! 14:57 Murder victim delivers AI impact statement 28:21 Michael: Should Siri read my email? 34:06 Barbara: Are Amazon delivery photos surveillance? 37:53 Bet You Didn't Know: How plane searches work 40:30 Meet Coyotech, the AI radio DJ 46:19 Self-checkout is checking out 49:03 Amazon keeps a file on you 50:17 Tech updates: Apple, Microsoft and Ring 52:52 The dog filmed the wedding 54:27 Alexandra: The ChatGPT breakup backlash 58:42 The tap-to-pay donation scam 59:47 Game: Brand New or Not True 1:02:25 Ken: Heating up a dry ice business 1:10:25 AI Tool of the Week: Google Photos Wardrobe 1:11:10 Mary: ChatGPT catches a medical emergency 1:15:46 Bill: Is it safe to upload photos to AI? 1:19:23 Strangers photograph your family's grave 1:21:48 Loud working: Office trend or nuisance? 1:24:37 Tesla Roadster: A flying car? 1:28:35 Tech updates: iPhone Duo, Kindles and Googlebook 1:33:11 The HOA Flock camera debate gets it wrong 1:40:00 Who controls your free thermostat? 1:40:43 Harry: The fogging license plate holder inventor 1:49:48 Gibberish AI job interviews go viral 1:52:04 Susan: Fitness tracker freakout 1:57:44 Robert: Best AI for genealogy? 2:02:45.854 Google's time machine nostalgia trip Follow The Kim Komando Show so you never miss an episode. Please leave a five-star review. And share this one with someone who cares about privacy. More episodes: https://www.komando.com/podcasts Free tech newsletters: https://www.getkim.com Follow me: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 3 · 2 hr 6 min
Amazon Is Photographing Your House + the iPhone Photo Hack
An Amazon driver could be photographing your house with AI smart glasses. One booby-trapped photo can take over your iPhone. And AI is about to decide what you pay at McDonald's. This week, I break down the tech news that hits your wallet, your privacy and your family. Plus, a Flock camera wrongly flagged a man named Amadeus. His Wendy's receipt saved his life. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Bigger Amazon Checks 4:40 The Trillion-Dollar Lunch Meetup 8:04 Bill Gates: AI Could Destroy Us 9:52 Facebook Faces a $219 Billion Fine 11:29 TikTok Pays $100M, Adds Teen Curfew 13:26 Robot Hand Walks on Its Fingers 15:59 AI: To Pay or Not to Pay? 19:30 One Booby-Trapped Photo Hijacks iPhones 20:13 AI Dynamic Pricing Hits McDonald's 21:56 Josh's "Your Son Is Lost" Facebook Message 30:18 Spot Fake Prime Big Deal Days Deals 32:04 Digital Wallet Security Risks 34:43 Best Apps for Song Lyrics 39:48 Kids Turned NPR Podcast Comments Into Group Chats 41:15 Decode Emojis + Gen Alpha Slang 45:26 Dallas Garbage Trucks Spy on Your Lawn 47:52 FBI Raids 200-Acre Scam Compound 51:55 iPhones Changing Colors 53:02 YouTube Custom Feeds 53:21 Apple's Smart Home Hub Arrives Oct. 13 55:02 Tinder Turns Dating Into a Group Activity 56:35 Gen Z Thinks AI Is Alive 59:15 Save a Voicemail as a File 59:52 Flock Camera Flags the Wrong Man 1:09:01 Gemini Remembers Your Hiding Spots 1:10:55 Magic Streaming Boxes Are Illegal 1:14:49 Donna Saved $400 With My AI Tips 1:17:19 Bird Migration App 1:20:26 Why Lovable AI Is a Trap 1:22:47 Amazon Drivers Photograph Your House 1:24:51 The $745,000 GoFundMe That Got Pulled 1:27:53 Instagram Plus Features 1:28:36 Streaming Prices Up for Football 1:30:20 SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit 1:30:59 Is Flirting With AI Cheating? 1:33:12 Game: Real or Not? 1:36:30 How to Make Money With AI 1:41:48 AI Chatbots Come to Apple CarPlay 1:44:31 Luke 3D Prints Free Wheelchairs for Kids 1:52:55 Best AI Tools for Personal Finance 2:00:00 Ask ChatGPT What Cops Would Seize Love the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It takes ten seconds and helps more people find us. More tech tips and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Follow me everywhere: @kimkomando I just saw a robot charging itself. It was re-volting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 26 · 2 hr 1 min
Jailed by a 93% AI match + Meghan Markle's leaked number
A computer said Robert Dillon was a 93% match with a suspect in a city where he’d never set foot. He spent a night in jail anyway. Police ran a grainy surveillance photo through AI facial recognition and accused Dillon of trying to lure a child at a McDonald’s more than 300 miles from his Fort Myers home. He’s suing the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. He tells me what his ordeal was like, and we discuss why this keeps happening to innocent people. Then Meghan Markle joined her kids’ school group chat as “M.” Her phone number was out within hours. Royal catastrophe. I’m Kim Komando, America’s Digital Goddess. Tech news, scams, AI tips and your calls. This week: Meta is sued for allegedly exposing intimate footage to workers training its AI. Gemini and OpenAI agents broke into three companies’ health databases on their own. Hackers grabbed more than 600,000 credit cards. And fake Google Calendar voicemail invites are the newest phishing trap in your inbox. Also: Alison’s family was duped by an Airbnb listing. Rusty nails and a “room” that turned out to be a shed. She shares how to spot a fake rental before you pay. Plus, Fat Bear Week is here, and Chunk, last year’s 1,200-pound champ, is defending his crown. Vote by Tuesday. It’s unbearably close. EPISODE BREAKDOWN 0:00 Meghan Markle’s number leaks from a school group chat. 5:48 Gemini and OpenAI agents go rogue and hack 3 companies. 9:07 President Trump swaps “AI” for “super intelligence.” 16:33 NBC’s AI Colts quarterback art gets sacked by fans. 20:42 Fake Google Calendar voicemail invites: The new phishing scam. 21:17 Robert Dillon: Jailed by a bad AI facial recognition match. 29:46 iOS 27 is draining iPhone batteries. 31:16 AI makes rental scams harder to spot. 40:08 AI plans Jo’s Alaska cruise. 45:49 Millennials vs. Gen Z: Texting war goes viral. 50:47 Meta’s secret recording lawsuit + Meta Connect 2026 recap. 52:01 Flock cameras breached, company offers employee buyouts. 57:24 Netflix’s “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket” used an AI Gene Wilder voice. 1:00:25 Stanley’s $418 EV charging bill shock. 1:07:36 Game: Brand New or Not True. 1:12:47 Charmaine’s router was hacked. She wants ChatGPT guardrails. 1:17:58 Get paid up to $50 an hour recording chores to train robots. 1:20:17 Why Apple and Google Wallet protect you. 1:22:41 Lyft CEO David Risher drives for his own app. 1:26:17 Kim tours the data center in her own backyard. 1:31:35 Oura Ring files for a $15.6 billion IPO. 1:35:07 Jan’s kids want her in a Tesla, so she can stop driving. 1:45:22 Use AI to upgrade your profile picture. 1:54:25 Fat Bear Week returns from hibernation. Hit Follow, so every episode lands automatically, and leave a 5-star review. It takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. More at komando.com/podcasts. Free newsletters at komando.com. Tech question? Call 1-844-KOMANDO. Follow me: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 19 · 2 hr 11 min
Will AI end the human race? + Flock cameras put an innocent woman in jail
The people building AI are the ones sounding the alarm. So this week I'm asking the big one: can AI actually destroy the human race? Then you'll meet Lindsey Brooke Isaacs. Flock cameras placed her car near a deadly crash, and she spent 13 days in jail. Even though other evidence pointed to a completely different vehicle. She tells me how it happened and where she is today. I'm Kim Komando, America's Digital Goddess. Tech news, scams, AI tips and your calls. Also this week: Brian Dema lost his dad. So he used AI, his father's handwriting and old voice recordings to build a holographic version of him. Sergeant Anthony was driving his Uber shift when police jumped in and used his car to chase down a murder suspect. Plus, our game Brand New or Not True is back. And New York City is rolling out robot toilets. You get 10 minutes, then it flushes you out. Flushing idea. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 Smart appliances are texting your data out. 6:20 Will AI be the end of the human race? 20:31 3 great things about the iOS 27 update. 22:14 Brian used AI to recreate his deceased father. 42:30 Decode Gen Z slang. 50:09 New York City adds 10-minute robot toilets around the city. 52:38 "Flock cameras put me in jail for 13 days." 1:08:19 Throwback game: Brand New or Not True. 1:13:49 iPhone foldable vs. Samsung foldable. 1:17:16 AI tells you which family features you inherited. And from who. 1:18:36 Saying "hello computer" stops robocalls. 1:28:09 Your phone is a stud finder. 1:32:00 Companies fired workers for AI, then hired them back to fix it. 1:36:02 Starlink is chasing gigabit speeds from space. 1:37:02 Tesla Roadster revealed. And GM removes the V8 dipstick. 1:41:50 Cops use an Uber driver for a suspect chase. 1:50:45 Patricia lost $200,000 in a SIM swap scam. 2:00:15 Richard used AI to navigate his wife's medical diagnosis. 1:59:15 AI checks your mortgage for refinancing. Hit Follow so every episode lands automatically, and leave a 5-star review. It takes 10 seconds, and it's how new listeners find us. More at komando.com/podcasts. Free newsletters at komando.com. Tech question? Call 1-844-KOMANDO. Follow me: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 12 · 1 hr 55 min
Apple's Foldable iPhone + The TV That's Listening In
Apple unveiled a foldable iPhone. Researchers say an LG smart TV scans your home network and saves audio in standby. And a garage scientist used AI to brew a schizophrenia drug. I’m Kim Komando, America’s Digital Goddess. Tech news, scams, AI tips and your calls. This week: Apple’s foldable lands. Retail chains are putting Flock license plate cameras in their parking lots. A researcher quit Anthropic, warning AI could destroy humanity, and the company didn’t argue. Delivery robots hijacked a Chicago sidewalk. Half the country is burning PTO for Grand Theft Auto VI. And an AI-generated Dr. Seuss meme is getting kids arrested. Plus, the keyboard trick your smart TV never mentioned, how to let AI redesign any room in your house for free, a teenager pulling $15,000 a month from junk removal and how to save a voicemail from someone you love. 25 years after 9/11, that one matters most. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 SpaceX is building an elevator to space. 6:37 Retail stores are installing Flock cameras. 9:38 Apple unveils the foldable iPhone. 13:04 A garage scientist used AI to brew a schizophrenia drug. 19:21 The keyboard hack for smart TVs. 20:31 Chatbots can dig up your kids’ personal details. 33:10 Carter turned junk removal into a $15K-a-month AI business. 36:39 Save precious voicemails, 25 years 9/11. 38:42 TikTok grandmas talk about sex, and Gen Z can't look away. 41:18 LG smart TV is scanning your network and saving audio. 43:35 Anthropic says AI could destroy humans. 57:33 Michael blew up on a dating site. Over 100 women slid into his DMs. 47:57 Tesla Cybercab breaks down? Push it. 1:06:55 Dad wants to secretly track his daughter’s phone. 1:19:39 China’s robot conspiracy theory. 1:25:29Pokémon cards would be the currency after an apocalypse. 1:27:29Half the country is taking PTO for Grand Theft Auto VI. 1:33:50 A stranger recorded Toluwa. She found out when the video went viral. 1:43:29Ron used AI to write his father’s obituary and eulogy. 1:42:28 AI scans Medicare change notices. 1:50:11 The AI Dr. Seuss school threat meme. Kids are getting arrested Hit Follow, so every episode lands automatically, and leave a 5-star review. It takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. More at komando.com/podcasts. Free newsletters at komando.com. Tech question? Call 1-844-KOMANDO. Follow me: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 4 · 1 hr 52 min
iPhone SOS saved his daughter. Plus: “I’m married to an AI bot”
A fire captain’s phone buzzed with an iPhone SOS alert. It was his daughter. Her car had crashed, and the alert sent him her exact location before anyone could dial 911. Fire Captain Jake walks me through the scariest minutes of his life, and I walk you through the settings, so your phone can do the same for your family. It takes two minutes. Do it today. Then meet Travis. He’s been married to his wife for 22 years. He’s also “married” to Lily Rose, his AI companion. His wife? Totally fine with it. I ask Travis every question you’re thinking right now. Did a tablet kidnap your sweet kid? Scientist and mom Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, explains how screens hijack a child’s motivation system and the one swap that gets them playing again. And MIT economist Dr. David Autor makes the case that AI is too unpredictable to take your job. For now. Also this hour: Silicon Valley’s elite want to upload your brain, school buses have AI cameras that mail you tickets, and a Chinese automaker put a toilet in its car. With voice command. Talk about a flush of innovation. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ happiness routine. 4:56 Billionaires want to cheat death with brain tech. 12:33 Secret Wikipedia time travels to your neighborhood. 13:26 iPhone SOS alerted a firefighter to his daughter’s crash. 19:00 How dopamine drives kids’ screen addiction. 27:39 “I’m married to an AI bot.” 35:27 She texted her late grandmother. A kid replied. 37:35 What Gen Z emojis really mean. 42:43 Mommy influencer filmed her son’s seizure for views. 46:35 Phone-free dining takes hold. 57:04 Listener’s sister got scammed out of her life savings. 1:13:11 Your car is secretly selling your data. 1:47:03 Erase your ex with Google Photos voice editing. 1:17:58 AI school bus company tickets you. 1:24:16 Listener wants to use AI to fight terminal cancer. 1:30:49 MIT’s Dr. Autor on why AI won’t replace you. 1:41:39 Granddaughter teaches grandparents Uber Eats. Goes viral. Get Dopamine Kids by Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff: https://www.amazon.com/Dopamine-Kids-Science-Based-Screens-Ultraprocessed/dp/166804983X Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 29 · 2 hr 14 min
Meta pays $18 billion for hooking kids, plus the farm that turned down $26 million
Meta agreed to pay $18 billion. It’s the largest settlement of its kind, over claims the company built Facebook and Instagram to hook children on purpose. Lori Schott knows exactly why that matters. She lost her daughter Annalee to suicide in 2020 after social media consumed her life. Lori has spent every year since fighting to get platforms, and parents, to change. Her story will stop you cold. Plus, a Kentucky family turned down $26 million from an AI data center for their 200-year-old farm. Their answer? They’re waiting for Jesus. (Seriously.) And two viral TikToks worth your time. Maria spotted a security camera right outside her exam room. At a gynecologist’s office. Yikes. B.D. watched his Shake Shack order get more expensive in real time. Why? He didn’t tip at the kiosk. That video is past 4 million views. Milkshakes bring all the fees to the yard. Also this hour: An Amazon drone drops a package in a swimming pool, scammers clone EBT cards at checkout, your router can sense you moving through your house and a $25 antenna gets you football without a cable bill. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 An Amazon drone dropped a package in the swimming pool. 3:53 Flock drones chase cars on their own. 8:25 Meta to pay $18 billion in social media addiction lawsuit. 23:09 Scammers clone EBT cards at checkout. 14:34 Mother’s fight against Meta. 26:00 Can you use AI as a fitness coach? 38:12 Aerial drone photos cancel listener’s home insurance. 52:37 App delivers your text slowly. With a fake pigeon. On purpose. 55:57 Your router can sense you moving. 1:03:32 Walmart finally adds Tap to Pay at checkout. 1:08:25 Watch football without cable with a $25 antenna. 1:21:36 Let AI schedule your plumber and doctor. 1:13:22 Shake Shack raised his price after he didn’t tip. 1:23:43 Security camera outside OB-GYN exam room crossed a line. 1:51:20 700 messages. One group chat. Mom fights to get her 12-year-old out. 1:31:33 AI warps states’ names. Kentucky was “Venecky.” 1:34:05 Family rejects a $26 million AI data center offer. 1:36:29 Delta AI charges different seat prices for passengers. 1:42:42 Ditto’s chatbots plan your entire date. 1:50:16 Hackers buy expired websites to scam you. 1:57:30 Your job title is costing you money. 2:05:53 Can parents monitor a kid’s school email? Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando Meta pays $18 billion over kids’ social media addiction. A mom fought for changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 22 · 1 hr 54 min
A cop searched his ex 717 times. Flock’s CEO admitted it.
A Florida cop ran his ex-wife’s plate 717 times on a camera network watching 120,000 American streets. This week, Flock Safety cofounder Garrett Langley admitted police have abused his license plate cameras but insisted Flock isn’t Big Brother. Both can’t be true. Electronic Frontier Foundations’ Dr. Matthew Guariglia joins me to sort out which one is. Plus, a reporter hid an AirTag in a stack of books to find out what Amazon was really doing with them. Spoiler: shredding them to feed AI. And there’s a T. rex involved. Also, a listener dropped her phone in an airplane toilet. She went in after it. Gloved. Elbow deep. The phone survived. Her dignity did not. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 McDonald’s app is keeping 515 pages on how you eat. 6:43 Flock’s CEO admits cops abused his cameras. 15:22 AI drafts Andrew’s fantasy football team. It made it go sideways. 20:37 Electricians are pulling $260K. Zero college debt. 21:28 Phone, meet airplane toilet. She got it back. 31:36 Komando merch drop. One week only. 33:33 Telescope ranches let you stargaze from your couch. 39:20 One prank trapped 50 Waymos on a single street. 42:13 Amazon is shredding rare books to feed AI. 47:17 Ferrari’s first EV made history. And $40 million. 50:26 The dating app location trick a listener busted. 1:04:12 Let a chatbot build your home inventory before you need it. 1:06:03 Can someone watch me through my smart TV? 1:08:49 A robotics teacher wants an AI side hustle. 1:15:46 A chatbot boss fired a human. Legally. 1:17:34 A fake FBI call cost this woman $4.3 million. 1:22:08 People are marrying their chatbots. Vows and everything. 1:25:06 EFF’s Dr. Matthew Guariglia on the truth about Flock. 1:32:10 Roommates vs. landlord, settled by diss track. 1:46:31 Are you risking your kids’ privacy every time you upload a photo to AI? Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando A cop ran 717 searches on his ex. That’s not surveillance. That’s a plate of drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 15 · 1 hr 46 min
He cloned himself. Now he wants the organs
Bryan Johnson already took blood from his own teenage son. Now the anti-aging mogul says he’s cloned himself as a newborn to grow spare organs. His words, not mine. Before you picture a tiny Bryan in a crib, breathe. What’s actually in that petri dish is a long way from a baby. Plus, Flock license plate cameras are in your neighborhood, while the company’s own CEO reportedly dodges the tech. (Read that twice.) I got an HOA letter about someone destroying them. 404 Media’s Matthew Gault on data centers and whether they’re quietly padding your electric bill. And a listener built himself an AI wife. A bad one based on movie villains. First man in history to engineer more nagging into his life. On purpose. Free college cash, a drone that got someone’s insurance canceled and the honest answer to “Is my phone listening?” EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 A guy moved into a house. On a billboard. Over a highway. 4:44 Flock cameras: Why the CEO dodges his own tech. 11:32 Prenups add an AI cheating clause. Seriously. 13:49 A relative threatened her life. How she locked down her internet. 19:07 Bryan Johnson cloned himself as a newborn (spoiler: It’s not a baby). 17:56 Your phone and your license plate are now a matched set. 26:56 AI found this family free college cash. 36:00 The end of gravity? The hoax that fooled millions. 40:00 A drone flew over your roof. Your insurance got canceled. 45:39 The fake carbon monoxide alarm knocking on your door. 54:06 He built an AI wife based on movie villains. It went how you’d think. 58:32 A dress rehearsal for the meeting you’re dreading. 1:00:39 Is the data center down the road on your electric bill? 1:09:21 Hackers steal intimate photos to blackmail people. 1:10:36 A radio station announced King Charles was dead. He’s fine. 1:16:14 The FAA is recruiting gamers as air traffic controllers. 1:18:33 Robots are flipping burgers. Nobody calls in sick. 1:20:53 Save your family photos before the next wildfire. 1:26:29 Is your phone always listening? The honest answer. 1:33:13 From EMT to casino manager to AI side hustle. Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. If Bryan’s clone ever asks to borrow the car, hand over the keys. Kid’s got his eyes. And his liver. RESOURCES & LINKS: Show Website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect on Social: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 8 · 1 hr 57 min
My best friend ‘digitally kidnapped’ my baby
Marissa trusted her best friend for 15 years. Then that friend stole photos of Marissa’s baby, posted them online as her own, sent them to strangers and even invented a fake birth story. It’s called “digital kidnapping,” it’s exploding right now, and it could happen to any parent who posts photos of their kids. Marissa joins me to share her story, and I’ll tell you how to lock down your family’s photos before someone else claims them. Plus, a 12-year-old girl goes viral for building an AI receptionist app. The robots are officially here: One cleans your house, another will be your dancing wedding date for $500 an hour. And Sarah found the love of her life on Hinge with one sneaky trick. She changed her location. Turns out romance really is in the city of love. Also this week: School laptops never stop watching your kids, Iran allegedly hacking U.S. water systems, home sellers spy on buyers, and a listener wants AI to help tackle his wife’s $120K cancer bills. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:02:01 Cop disguised as bush catches bad driving. 0:05:43 Sam Altman wants AI to help raise your kids. 0:07:37 School laptops never stop watching. 0:14:54 Meet the robot maid. 0:20:08 Best friend “digitally kidnaps” a baby. 0:29:06 AI builds crosswords from your family facts. 0:31:07 Can cars still run without updates? 0:36:06 Spider-Man ads hijack BMW dashboards. 0:39:19 Iran allegedly hacked U.S. water systems. 0:41:03 Home sellers spy on buyers. 0:44:58 Rent a dancing robot escort for $500/hr. 0:47:33 Viral TikTok saves grandmother’s restaurant. 0:54:04 Listener wants AI to cut his wife’s $120K cancer bills. 1:04:01 Got a weird skill? AI turns it into a side hustle. 1:11:29 People trick Gemini into bizarre bits. 1:14:26 College geeks land $1 million salaries. 1:22:07 The private jet with zero windows. 1:24:10 Changed her Hinge location. Found love. 1:31:16 A ventriloquist wants an AI job. 1:43:21 Kid genius builds an AI receptionist. RESOURCES & LINKS: Show Website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect on Social: @kimkomando Enjoying the episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help new listeners find the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 1 · 1 hr 50 min
AI is rewriting the rules
Silicon Valley legend and Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki joins us on “5 Minutes from the Future” to reveal how AI is riding shotgun in his daily work. Plus: The internet’s viral fix for sneaky Meta smart glasses, a drone built specifically for dog poop duty and why robot dogs are backflipping off cliffs. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:00 The internet’s favorite raccoon. 5:08.552 Chatbots teach weapon-building. 5:50.600 Robot dog backflips off cliffs. 9:24.637 Microwave beep gets a makeover. 11:24.267 Musk’s AI Odyssey. 14:23.860 Drone scoops your dog’s poop. 28:45.665 AI catches hidden dealer fees. 34:51.655 AirTag your kids’ shoes. 30:33.595 Can your ex hack your car? 36:50.613 United boots headphone-free fliers. 39:35.250 Meta glasses? Play Disney. 46:17.556 The 22-hour nonstop flight. 48:52.856 The chatbot that saved his life. 1:04:52.840 Kid drawings become storybooks. 1:12:12.096 9 new emojis drop. 1:17:05.234 Robot teachers, zero humans. 1:23:40.299 Myspace comeback? 1:35:49.120 Secret 401(k) traps. 1:36:57.213 5 Min from the Future: Guy Kawasaki. RESOURCES & LINKS: • Follow Guy Kawasaki: https://www.instagram.com/guykawasaki/ (@guykawasaki) • Show Website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ • Connect on Social: @kimkomando Enjoying the episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help new listeners find the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 25 · 1 hr 42 min
A stranger was hiding in her Waymo trunk
Lucky ordered a Waymo for her daughter. Routine, right? Then a man climbed out of the trunk. Police showed up with guns drawn. Lucky joins me to walk through every minute of it, including the part that still gives me chills. Also this week: Recruiters are paying women $7,000 a month to run AI romance scams on lonely men. That’s not a typo. And a stranger at a bar secretly filmed Alex on his Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. The video went viral. She never said yes because she didn’t even know. In this episode: 0:00:00 Your phone is aging your brain by 10 years. 4:12.245 AI cameras are catching drivers texting. 10:15.473 A listener just earned an MIT AI certification. 17:15.263 How to snag a “booked” campsite. 18:50.992 He filmed her on Ray-Ban smart glasses. She had no idea. 23:15.020 A magician made his hand-chip password disappear. 27:35.418 Let AI write your memoir. 36:43.525 Recruiters pay women $7,000 a month to scam men with AI. 45:22.600 She lost $2,000 to a Venmo scam at a stoplight. 49:48.408 Alexa asked a 4-year-old what she’s wearing. 1:07:05.261 ChatGPT helped cure his dog’s cancer. 1:08:23.044 The jobs AI is coming for first. 1:13:03.886 A chatbot drafted her divorce papers. 1:14:58.445 A stranger was hiding in her Waymo trunk. 1:22:31.875 ChatGPT told viewer to go to the ER. She went. 1:28:53.938 His stolen iPhone pinged from China. 1:34:04.481 Get paid to play games. Know someone who thinks a self-driving car is safer than a stranger behind the wheel? Send them this one. Turns out the stranger might already be in the back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 18 · 1 hr 52 min
“Flock cameras almost got me arrested”
Police ambushed Joel Feder and his wife in a Kohl’s parking lot. Guns drawn. The tipster? Flock cameras. Wrongly tracked him for days over stolen plates he never took. We talk to The Drive journalist one-on-one. Plus, remember that viral three-finger trick to catch a deepfake? Doesn’t work anymore. AI already caught up. And Lisa went viral for her “Marry Lisa” billboards. Nearly 4,000 submissions later, she found the love of her life. On an app. In this episode: 0:00:00 FBI’s fake phone company. 4:57.168 Is the American EV dream already dead? 15:18.636 Elton John gets hologram residency. 17:53.232 Flock cameras tracked the wrong car. 30:45.386 UChicago Law school bans screens. 29:57.905 3-finger deepfake test fails. 36:27.215 Sunshine for sale. 42:41.742 “Why do data centers have a disclaimer?” 45:52.185 MLB uses tech to challenge calls. 52:29.830 3 words upgrade AI answers Pt. 1. 1:02:30.770 AI inventories your house. 1:03:39.654 Fob thieves steal your car key’s signal. 54:56.203 Comedian Jason Gowin creates AI Robo-Dad. 1:04:25.945 “Marry Lisa” billboards go viral. 1:29:07.863 2 words upgrade AI answers Pt. 2. 1:37:11.178 AI spots hidden treasure in clutter. 1:47:38.684 Banks don’t FaceTime. 1:30:35.418 How do I start an AI career? 1:40:49.595 Tips to market new apps. Check out Joel Feder’s full story from The Drive: https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 11 · 1 hr 44 min
Human body clones. Enough said
A billion-dollar startup wants to clone your body. The catch? The cloned bodies would be used as a source to harvest organs or even house transplanted brains. Creepy? Or intriguing? Plus, your smart devices could be weapons in disguise. Botnets are tied to 300,000 attacks. Intelligence analyst Allan Liska breaks it down. And watch out for fake rideshare drivers. They’re “scooping” passengers up and stealing their money. In this episode: 0:00:00 Gen Z asks AI for horoscopes. 8:21.350 Meta smart glasses turned food narc. 16:02.418 Steve built an AI that saved his life from cancer. 24:52.957 Chat aloud with Gemini Live. 26:38.042 Fix your laptop’s sun glare. 35:43.535 Real creator of Bitcoin unmasked. 40:38.723 Alexa+ orders Uber Eats and Grubhub. 43:45.856 Kid bit by wolves. Parents on their phones. 1:09:28.443 AI adult stars clones. 1:12:17.351 American Airlines duped by bus bookings. 1:14:20.763 Amazon’s new supercenters are run by robots. 1:17:03.469 NVIDIA’s new AI sounds human. 1:23:01.235 AI reunites woman and her lost dog. 1:35:39.841 This app made $5K in 3 days. By moaning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 4 · 1 hr 53 min
Heart attack? There’s an app for that
John had a heart attack behind the wheel. He called his son for help. One problem: His son was an entire state away. Didn’t matter. From his phone, the son rerouted his dad’s Tesla straight to the ER. Doctors say those minutes saved John’s life. Plus, drones are the new fireworks. 17x Guinness World Record holder Sky Elements tells us how it’s done. In this episode: 0:00:00 Mexico’s Batman tapes thieves to lampposts. 5:32.503 Woman watched ex’s Ring camera for 700 hours. 7:28.646 Drone hits JetBlue plane. 12:47.055 AI flowers and animals fool the internet. 29:23.589 Turn your phone into a star map.17:24.662 Viral LEGO trick tames tangled cords. 38:50.661 Do’s and dont’s for AI dating help. 49:14.979 UV light zaps germs in Hyundais and Kias. 1:01:02.675 Google Finance’s AI makeover. 50:50.680 SOS tip saves stranded boaters. 1:04:54.641 AI ad or dog doppelgänger? 1:10:33.527 AR contact lenses exist. 1:15:32.489 Ford fired engineers for AI. Then hired them back. 1:19:09.588 Star Wars droids are Disney’s new servers. 1:26:15.818 Meet Roy. The original GPS voice. 1:36:12.582 Use AI to turn clutter into cash. 1:44:08.743 Stranger raises $149K for AMC employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 27 · 1 hr 52 min
Deepfake experts are getting fooled
UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. What that means for the rest of us. Plus, a caller slashed a $99,000 medical bill in half. How? AI. And Elliot and his fiancée go on a wild police chase in a Waymo. Against their will. In this episode: 0:00:00 Robot butler does your laundry. 7:40.320 Spy cameras hidden in bushes. 14:56.486 President Nixon goes viral. 27:40.456 AI knows your pet is in pain. 37:50.837 Google home cameras recognize your body. 43:23.418 Shopping carts secretly track you. 48:32.858 Google Pixel Watch could save your life. 49:38.503 Jeff Bezos backs EV Slate truck. 1:01:12.907 Be a graphic designer with AI. 54:20.494 Skip Geek Squad. Ask AI for free. 56:06.807 AI restores old family photos. 1:03:31.051 Uber driver saves woman from scam. 1:12:41.917 Teens stunt-ride Waymos. 1:15:52.283 Data centers controversy. 1:22:06.113 AI lifeguard catches pool drownings. 1:25:48.023 Apple Watch health risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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