The Kim Komando Show

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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Law & Order couldn’t see this coming. A judge threw out four lawyers’ cases. Why? They used AI in court. Made up fake cases. You won’t believe what the judge did next. Plus, ASU augmented intelligence expert Dr. Ross Maciejewski tackles AI jobs. Takes your calls. Gives you the scoop to make AI work for you. 

We break it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy and your life right now. Here’s the complete rundown.

10:34.241 Order DoorDash with AI.

12:02.462 Imitation Tesla self-driving stroller. Jet from New York to London in 3 hours.

26:53.129 Overpacker? AI picks your wardrobe looks.

17:25.360 Waymo cards rider.

30:17.603 Banned contest junkie applies for 200 a day.

34:43.719 Tech geeks spend $5K an hour for escorts.

39:20.853 iOS 27 glow-up.

47:39.480 Robot kicks kid, goes viral.

1:04:16.040 Procrastinator? Goblin fixes your problems.

51:23.474 Tonya plans to prank her twin with AI.

1:05:44.259 Jennifer wants to use AI to battle terminal cancer.

1:12:30.303 Jobs AI is coming for first.

1:21:56.310 Olivia’s college degree is worthless because of AI.

1:26:19.231 Catch AI mistakes for $150 an hour.

1:32:29.861 College grads boo pro-AI speaker.

1:36:19.039 Hollywood trains its AI replacements.

1:48:12.153 Best degrees for high school grads.

Plus, every parent’s worst nightmare. A fire captain rescues his daughter from a crash. How? Got an iPhone SOS alert. We talk with Jake about the scary moment and tell you how to make sure your phone is set up properly. 

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SpaceX is going public, targeting a valuation of at least $1.75 trillion. Largest IPO in history. Anthropic filed, too. Warren Buffett dropped $10 billion on Alphabet. Plus, your car is being watched. Culprit? Flock’s 80,000 cameras, which are now backed by drones. They log your driving, then the information is sold to private companies. No warrant needed. Fly-by-night surveillance. 

Kim Komando breaks it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy and your life right now.

This week on The Kim Komando Show:

13:38.994 Teen’s Bluetooth name cancels flight midair 

16:34.441 ChatGPT somehow knew her date of birth 

26:33.595 Adam dumps AI marketing, goes back to the basics for bagel shop 

12:17.418 Attack of the mosquitoes! Why tech titans are releasing millions of bugs 

8:20.248 Siri gets smart, Apple makes glasses, and a new Android trap 

23:41.688 AI Tool: Turn your digital footprint into art 

32:20.758 Use it or lose it. How AI shrinks your brain 

34:12.540 Peekabook, a viral fake book, lets parents hide their phone from their kids 

45:40.903 AI predicts 2026 NBA Finals winner 

47:53.035 Uber’s newest ride option: Professional drifting 

1:03:41.967 AI Tool of the Week: Use ChatGPT voice tool to breeze through paperwork 

1:10:30.365 Moving to the moon

1:14:44.885 Data centers in your backyard could raise your electric bills

1:21:28.029 Two YouTube creators won the box office

1:26:24.419 Video vs. audio: The best way to reach exhausted caregivers

1:33:31.331 Laid off at 55. How Kristina built a thriving AI consultancy

1:41:19.541 Your router is spying on you

Butterflies, duck sausage, a dishwasher. Oh my! Uber is revealing some of the weirdest things people left in their rides. Award-winning photographer Steven’s entry was so stunning, the competition said it looked too good to be believed. The kicker? It was shot on his Samsung phone. I speak with Steven about how he fought back and got his picture-perfect ending.

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Think your Google history is safe? Think again. Police are using online search history to hunt down suspects. A creepy guy used Meta smart glasses to secretly record Alex outside the club. Video went viral. I talk with her about the fallout.

Kim Komando breaks it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy and your life right now.

This week on The Kim Komando Show:

1:17.870 Why men shout at AI

30:36.937 AI Tool: Beat AI screening on your next job interview

49:25.418 Caller: Real estate agent spots romance scam

33:05.535 Smart home gadgets are tattling to insurance companies

39:25.634 Chatbots are secretly recording Zoom meetings

1:05:03.889 Your hotel key card livestreams your every move

18:16.841 Caller uses AI to make over family’s 1908 barn

1:06:08.741 Salvage crews are pulling the plug on internet history

1:08:34.962 54% of teens are using AI for homework

1:13:01.303 Meta’s new glasses find your Instagram profile in 90 seconds

1:22:52.725 Caller: Best AI college programs for students

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