Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Australia and Britain have passed laws keeping children under 16 off major social media apps. California and about 30 other states are considering the same. Plus, we tell Crystal how to stop a group chat that fires off 500 messages a day on her 12-year-old daughter’s phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s Muse AI reportedly keeps a page on every person in a user’s life, including where they live, work, and how close they are. Plus we talked to Kalie about how AI pieced together her daughters’ personal information from her family's posts online. Her story hit 6 million views on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nation’s largest brokerage built its own site for “private exclusives” that only Compass clients can see. Plus, a Flock camera reportedly and wrongly linked Amadeus’s car to a 100 mph case. He was detained. A Wendy’s receipt is the only thing that saved his life. We talk to him about the scary encounter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insurers look at your home’s climate risk. You can see yours in 30 seconds. Plus, we help Kevin make his 100+ smart devices safer from AI risks with one router setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bad news if Apple’s first foldable iPhone was on your Christmas list. It was gone within hours of going on sale, and the next delivery dates are in early 2027. Plus, we tell Melodie why those “free TV boxes” are pirated and risky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can’t find your readers? Your phone can read that tiny print out loud. There are two free apps that get the job done. Plus, we talk to Richard about how he used AI to prepare for his wife’s surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk’s flying supercar was a stunt, not a product. Hear why real flying cars are decades away. Plus, the strange key fob trick helps you find your car, and how AI can now tell where a photo was taken, no location data needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s free Animated Drawings tool turns a masterpiece into a video that walks, waves, and jumps. Plus, we help Grandpa Keith use AI to turn his military stories into a children’s book for his grandkids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you tell whether that viral video is real? Hear the three free ways to check before you share. Plus, we talked to Cathy about how my newsletter helped her spot a fake bank call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you used the CVS app or website before July 27th, you may be owed a payment from its data-sharing settlement. Plus, we talk about the FBI raiding a Cambodian scam compound, and a global crackdown that has seized $17 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cellular carriers like T-Mobile are quietly raising customer bills by a dollar a line, and calling it a fee instead of a price hike. Hear how it works and how to try for a discount. Plus, we talk about Instagram Plus and Disney’s price hikes, and how you can get up to $200 back from Amazon Prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop wasting time searching through hundreds of emails. Gemini can answer questions about your own inbox. Plus, Teresa’s email flooded with spam right after she tested a Wyze camera. We talk to her about why it may be a coincidence, and a trick that keeps your real inbox clean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pre-orders for Apple’s first foldable iPhone open today. My advice? If you're buying one, get AppleCare too. Plus, we help John decide between getting an iPhone Duo or the iPhone 18 Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your dog or cat can be the star of your jack-o’-lantern this year. I’ll share the prompt that creates a custom stencil from a photo. It’s pawsitively gourd-geous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some AI researchers are reportedly taking up smoking to signal their belief that AI will cure cancer. Plus, we talk to Ruth, a Los Angeles screenwriter, who explains how Hollywood writers like her are getting paid to train AI to replace them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s first foldable phone could sell out in minutes. Hear the one step to take today to be first in line. Plus, why your iPhone battery is dying so fast after the iOS 27 update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A North Carolina man posted AI-generated songs on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube, then used 10,000 bots to stream them billions of times over seven years. We break down how the scam worked. Plus, we help Brian sell his AI-made cyberpunk albums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your phone on silent could mean missing an emergency call. There’s a setting that lets calls from your favorite contacts always ring through. Plus, we help Peter find a way to track his 14-year-old daughter for safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly half of them believe AI is already conscious and that tech companies are hiding super smart chatbots. We have the truth. Plus, Alabama capped TikTok at two hours a day for kids, with a midnight lockout. We explain why teens will get around it in seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may already have free coverage hiding on your credit card. I’ll teach you how to check it. Plus, we help James stop thieves from scamming his credit cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fleet of new SpaceX satellites could deliver everyday cell service anywhere on Earth. Plus, we help Bob fix the Wi-Fi dead zone in his metal garage shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A free search feature lets chatbots be your secretary. It will call local businesses for you and send back the prices. Plus, we help Tim use AI to make music scores from old piano recordings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI promised special protections for teens, but tests showed the safeguards failed. Plus, Chris's three kids bypassed phone locks through hidden game links. We break down how to lock down browsing safely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best picture of your kid might be hiding inside a video you already took. You can save it as a photo in five seconds. Plus, we talk to pilot Justin Myers, who says he may have found Amelia Earhart’s plane on Google Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world famous investor is 96-years-old, worth over $140 billion, and goes down the YouTube rabbit hole every night. We have what he watches. Plus, we help Dr. Moore, a periodontist outside Dallas, start a YouTube channel and podcast to educate patients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don’t need expensive inflatables to be the scariest house on the block. Your TV or a mini projector does the job. Plus, Amazon, Google and Meta keep notes on who they think you are, and there's a free site where strangers photograph your ancestors' headstones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passengers are taking Zoom calls mid-flight with Starlink internet. Plus, we help Mike and his wife find a better way to talk on the catamaran they live on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Echo or Ring camera might be sharing your internet with the neighbors. Listen to learn how to turn it off. Plus, a hidden gym camera, a hacked doorbell, and an ex spying through Ring. Oh my! We break down how easily your privacy gets invaded, and what to change today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla's long awaited Roadster hits 60 in 1.9 seconds. But you can only buy one if you paid $250,000 back in 2017. Plus, why GM's new trucks ditched the oil dipstick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waiting for a product to drop its price or go back in stock? Your phone watches and alerts you when it happens. Plus, we help Alan use his AI to its fullest potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homeowners are fuming over cameras that read license plates. But where was that outrage when we handed over our data for grocery discounts and "free" apps? Plus, we help Mary find cameras after her neighbor's dogs bit her. Twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You hand your kid your phone to play a game. Two minutes later they've texted your boss and found your banking app. There's a phone setting that locks it to just one app. Plus, Holly's son accidentally ordered 70,000 Dum Dums on Amazon! We talk to her about the candy conundrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waymo’s interior cameras and remote monitors caught two teens shooting a water gun out of a driverless car. No one else was around. Plus, a prankster got 50 friends to send 50 Waymos to the same dead end street. The result? Chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever look up at a plane and wonder where it's going? There’s a free app that tells you. Plus, the easy way to track a flight when you’re picking someone up from the airport. And we talk to Bray, the guy behind a telescope ranch that lets you stargaze from anywhere in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School picture day is on life support. Parents are ditching the $60 photo packages for a free AI hack you can do at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people couldn't list what they own if their house burned down tonight. AI can. It builds your home inventory for you in five minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's Project Suncatcher sent four of its most powerful AI chips into orbit on a SpaceX rocket. But can a data center really run in space on nothing but sunlight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation put historical passenger records online for free. I’ll tell you how to pull up the exact hand-written ship manifest that shows your ancestor's age, hometown, and even how much money they carried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The belief that a four year degree is a must-have has dropped to its lowest point ever. Meanwhile, plenty of trade jobs pay over $125,000 a year without one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The days of carrying a stack of plastic cards are over. Your phone can hold everything in one smart wallet. No separate apps needed. Hear how to set it up in minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much will you pay for a Big Mac before you head to Wendy's? McDonald's is using AI to find that number, and it changes with your city, your neighborhood, and even the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your power company might upgrade your thermostat for free, or pay you to enroll. There’s a two minute search to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CEO Garrett Langley says Flock helped clear over a million crimes last year. But CBS couldn't get a straight answer to back it up. Plus, a Florida officer used Flock cameras 717 times to stalk his ex-wife. We break down the company's new safeguards and the wild ways people are fighting back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iOS 27 added a feature that finds and automatically fixes your weak, reused, or breached passwords. Plus, how to use your phone as a stud finder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online scams are being run out of a massive 200 acre facility. It was built on human trafficking and targeting retired Americans. Plus, we talk about Matt Damon revealing Netflix's secret formula for keeping distracted viewers watching. And Elon Musk's plan to build his own version of "The Odyssey." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix has hidden features to remind you about new releases and to kick your ex off your account. Plus, Mary's son lost more than $250,000 to a romance scam. We help her figure out what to do next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The co-founder of Microsoft says unregulated AI could kill much of humanity. Meanwhile, Kathy makes her case for why AI isn't the real threat. It’s the humans behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That ad for your dream house might be too good to be true. Could be a stolen photo from another state. The same thing happened to Alison. Her 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politicians keep promising a law requiring a chatbot kill switch. But it's technically impossible. Plus, we break down if AI could actually help create a bioweapon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That membership fee you forgot about years ago? You’re probably still being charged. AI fixes it in 90-seconds. Plus, we help Luke take down a business that used his real name, address, and his parents’ phone number to open an LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices