Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

OpenAI spent years telling us it was saving humanity. Now it's reportedly weeks away from launching a smut mode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Half of all U.S. states now require age verification to keep kids off social media and adult sites. Spoiler: the kids aren't slowing down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the richest companies on earth just said: we can't build AI fast enough. Here's what it means for all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say "goodbye" to boring backgrounds and say "hello" to picture-perfect photos. Google's Gemini edits them for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New data shows AI isn't firing people, it's just not rehiring them. The reason why most people still have jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yellowstone and Glacier are two of the hardest campsites to reserve in the U.S. But booked out doesn't always mean unavailable. The free tools that will get you in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's more than Bezos, Musk, and Page combined. So, how do you get your hands on it? Let’s just say you’ll want to keep a very close eye on your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Uber driver might not be who they say they are. Accounts are being bought and sold on Facebook Marketplace everyday. Three things to do before every ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data centers are taking over neighborhoods and sending electric bills through the roof. Inside Elon Musk's plan to build them in space instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think that fake username is keeping you anonymous online? Not anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI makes your life easier? That's the promise. A study of over 164,000 workers tells a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trapped upside down in a freezing river, an Ohio woman had only four inches of air to breathe and no way to call for help. How her Apple Watch saved her and how you can program yours to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI that's been getting basic facts wrong now wants to shop for you. Here's why you should be worried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hours-long security lines? No thanks. Here is how to bypass the shutdown blues and get to paradise faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI is getting rid of white collar jobs, but the trades are booming. Find out who's safe and who's not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You pay $140 for the membership. Is it a price hike in disguise? What Amazon doesn’t want you to know in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I asked the chatbot about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. What it said back will shock you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's what teachers want parents to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A machine cannot own a patent, a copyright, or a single brushstroke for the art it creates, according to a recent decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you breathing? Because if you were checking your email, there's a good chance you weren't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents are getting too involved, even accompanying their Gen Z kids to job interviews and negotiating pay: an embarrassing trend that one Shark Tank star says will land your resume in the trash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your car is collecting data on your every move and selling it to insurance brokers, hiking your premiums. Here's how to limit the tracking with one critical privacy setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of mid-flight audio disturbances, United takes a hard line: Refuse to use headphones, and you could be kicked off your flight or arrested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use AI as your personal concierge to plan the perfect Friday night in seconds. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every chatbot has a tell. Once you see the quirks, you can never un-see them. What are they? I reveal them in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices