The Kim Komando Show

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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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.
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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.
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Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. This week, we break down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web, why smart glasses keep trying to make “face cameras” happen and how AI tools can now drop you into someone else’s YouTube video. Normal stuff.

Also this week: Iranian hackers targeting water systems, Snap’s pricey new smart glasses, robot beggars, and the phrases that get you past customer-service bots.

Plus, a caller asks how to save old Betamax tapes, and a granddaughter goes viral teaching her 102-year-old grandpa how to order Uber Eats.

In this episode:

0:00.000 What most OnlyFans influencers make
8:57.941 Iranian scammers hack tap water.

9:59.359 Snap unveils new $2,195 smart glasses. 

13:08.546 Begging robot goes viral. 

34:49.227 How many people don’t use the internet? 

41:05.957 FBI built a fake town to fight cyberattacks. 

45:03.132 Meta watches your posts. 

1:03:20.917 AI brings your old family photos back to life. 

51:17.890 People are ditching Ring cameras.

1:09:12.496 Dad fishes daughter’s stolen iPhone from sewer.

1:17:06.238 Data centers are moving to the ocean.

1:21:17.836 “I got arrested because of AI. Twice.”

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