The Kim Komando Show

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.
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