Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

A short, greeting-free message to your doctor has less than a 25% chance of getting a prompt reply. Hear the format that that nearly guarantees one instead. Plus, we help Joe use AI to find cancer treatments for his wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tired of losing your fantasy league? I have the exact AI prompt to build your entire draft board. Sleepers and busts included. Plus, Andrew unveils how chatbots made his dream team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think Tesla is leading the humanoid revolution? You might be waiting for a household robot to drop, but China has ones that outrun Olympians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses look just like regular shades, making it easy for anyone to record you in public without asking. Kim reveals three dead giveaways that instantly prove someone is spying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI layoffs are here, and hundreds of thousands of jobs are gone. The silver lining: small businesses are hiring displaced workers who have basic AI skills. Best part? AI will teach you for free. I'll show you how.t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buried school newsletter deadlines got you stressed? There's an AI trick that pulls out every date and permission slip in seconds. Plus, a teacher wants to use AI in her second grade classroom without replacing her students' creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's September 9 event is two weeks out, but a slip inside iOS 27 spilled the beans: a foldable iPhone and AirPods with cameras. Hear what's coming and why you shouldn't buy anything Apple until the 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A free app called Be My Eyes connects the visually impaired to sighted volunteers. It's all done on video call. In seconds. 10 million people already signed up to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five million people wear the Oura ring to sleep better. A new class action says its "95% accurate" sleep tracking is really AI guesswork with coin-toss odds. Oura denies it. Here's what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cell phone towers down? Your phone can text by satellite. Plus, a listener called in with a serious home security concern; Kim has a fix most people never think about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flock's next generation cameras can identify your plate. Identity. Address. Even your relatives. In seconds. This could end up at the Supreme Court. Plus, we talk to Phil. His question? Can cars still run without updates? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI data centers are quietly driving up power costs. 404 Media's Matthew Gault breaks down why and how to fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LinkedIn's rules explicitly says it's not a dating site. But a new survey says 1 in 4 people treat it like one. Meanwhile, job seekers are landing real interviews on Tinder. While actual daters are stuck dodging bots. That's what we call digital matchmaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Replying politely to a text from a stranger might seem harmless. But it's a trap. It's called a pig butchering scam. Plus, John gets flooded with flattering Facebook friend requests. From random people. We tell him about a man who lost $200,000 for falling for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company filed a patent for smart glasses. Scans a room. Then decides who’s worth recording. Without asking. Plus, Melissa’s notification said 62,000 people saw her photos. But she doesn’t post online. We break down the reason why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three young trades people in Texas are pulling six figures. No college degree needed. All thanks to the data center boom. Plus, we help Paul, a 20 year safety veteran, future proof his career with AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opening arguments begin today. Case claims Meta deliberately designed its app to addict kids and illegally collect their data. Plus, we look back at the business practices that built this case. And how it's gearing up to be the trial of the century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a free app that maps every known plate reader in the country. Routes you around them. Plus, a new system, Fusus, turns ordinary security cameras into a live police feed. Joseph from 404 Media tells us how it works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insurance companies are flying drones over homes. And dropping coverage over what they see. No claim. No inspection needed. Plus, Bill and his wife are still using super old iPhones. Way past software support. We help them upgrade without overpaying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are all types of scholarships out there that no one applies for. Left-handers. Tall people. Even duck callers. AI searches for you. Plus, we help Debbie turn her passion and decades of teaching into her next big career move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before you toss that old beige computer, check its resale value. An original Macintosh 128K just sold for thousands of dollars on eBay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your phone can answer critical medical questions for first responders. Even while it's locked. Plus, a fire captain rescues his daughter from a crash. How? Got an iPhone SOS alert. We talk with Jake about the scary moment and how to make sure your phone is set up.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FCC is warning about people posing as commissioners. Threatening fake investigations. There's one detail that gives it away. Plus, we're stumped on why a scam call asked a listener to read the logo off his TV remote. And how one woman turned $5,000 in Amazon returns into a multi-million dollar business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've probably never used your phone's hidden shortcut. One tap turns it into your flashlight, camera, or screenshot button. Plus, tired of your ex's face popping up in your photo app? There's a secret "breakup mode" setting that fixes it for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flock Safety managed to bring people together against its license plate cameras. Plus, Google paid $68 million and Apple paid $95 million after their smart speakers recorded private conversations by accident. We break down how easily it happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices