I handed AI my husband’s Word doc. 35 minutes later, he had a website.
Kim Komando built a website with AI in about an hour. No coding, no designer. The exact steps, 5 prompts to copy and why Komando.com runs on Hostinger now.
The sleep formula I take every night
I wanted better sleep without relying on melatonin or sugar. So I created a formula designed to help me relax, sleep more restfully and wake up refreshed. Here’s why it’s become part of my nightly routine.
I put my driver’s license in my phone. Here’s what the bartender, the TSA agent and the cop see, and the one catch nobody mentions.
Fourteen states plus Puerto Rico let you load your license into Apple Wallet, and your passport works in all 50. Before anything leaves your phone, you see exactly what the bouncer is asking for and tap yes or no. The TSA line moves faster. The traffic cop? Still wants the plastic, friend.
🗣️ How to practice difficult conversations with ChatGPT Voice
ChatGPT’s GPT-Live voice mode lets you rehearse negotiations, interviews and awkward conversations with natural interruptions. Here’s how to start, the prompt to use and what happens to your audio.
AI made your marketing image? Read this before you post
You whipped up a slick image with AI for your latest ad. Looks great, saves time and no photographer needed. Nice. But before you hit post, there’s one more question: Do you have to tell people it’s AI? The rules are a patchwork, and getting them wrong can cost you. Here’s what to know before […]
Robotics companies pay people to film themselves doing dishes and chores
A gig staffing app usually known for line cooks is paying people to strap on a camera and do stuff. Robots can’t learn hand movement from the internet, so companies are buying footage of yours instead.
The scam email opens with a photo of your front door, then asks for $1,950. Here’s how they got your house and how to make it disappear.
Scammers grab your address from a people-search site, pull your house from Google Street View and mail you a threat with your own driveway on it. Nobody hacked your webcam, friend. Here’s what to do and how to cut off their supply.
You tapped an ad for Disney+ and landed in a casino. Over 400 brands are being used as bait.
That Delta ad in your feed may not be Delta, friend. NordVPN’s team found crooks using 400-plus real brands to push people into unlicensed casinos. Here’s the tell.
Your weather app runs on satellites, supercomputers and a retired science teacher who walked to his rain gauge at 7 a.m. every day for 50 years
The forecast on your phone has a secret ingredient: 8,700 volunteers with a thermometer. Meet the Frenches, a family in Gouverneur, N.Y. Ray monitored the stats for 50 years before his son took over. The 11-year-old granddaughter is next.
Your tech may be reporting to Beijing. Here’s how to find out where your gadgets were made and how to wall them off in five minutes.
Two Chinese companies make nearly half the world’s cellular modules, the chips inside doorbells, thermostats and fridges. Your smart gadgets, friend, may be chatting with Beijing. Five minutes on your router shuts the conversation down.
She was asleep at home. A license plate camera put her in jail for 13 days, facing 145 years.
Lindsey Isaacs’ black Durango passed a Flock camera two minutes before a deadly crash. The car actually involved was maroon. The 911 callers read a different plate. Troopers arrested her anyway. She tells Kim what happened and what’s left of her life.
SpaceX to launch satellites the size of a pickup, which could make your internet 10x faster
Starship will carry 26 next-gen Starlinks into orbit. Here’s how big they are, how fast they’ll be, how long they’ll last and what happens when one dies (nobody reboots it).
Which side of the family do your kids take after? Ask AI, and paste these 5 prompts
Grandma says the chin is Grandpa’s. Your sister says the kid is all you. Upload three photos and let AI referee. Five prompts, one warning about privacy and the science on who babies look like.
You turned off Location Services, but the booking site still knew your town. That’s the address setting your holiday prices.
Holiday flights and gift lists are being priced right now, friend, and the sites doing it know your town even with Location Services off. Your IP does that. Six minutes fixes most of it.
🔒 Stop ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini from using your chats for AI training
Your chatbot conversations can help train AI, and some may be reviewed by humans. Here’s how to tell ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini: Thanks, but no thanks.
Use AI to find the cheapest way to upgrade your flight
Cash, miles, points, elite perks and wait lists make airline upgrades a mess. This AI prompt compares every option and shows you what each upgrade really costs before you spend a dime.
A dozen of you asked me this in one week. No, your mother does not need a self-driving car. Nobody sells one anyway.
No car for sale drives itself, friend. Not even the one with Full Self-Driving on the window sticker. Don’t buy your mom the car. Set up the rides on her phone instead. Ten minutes, tops.
🤖 AI privacy report card: Which chatbots make the grade?
Not all AI bots guard your info the same. Here’s which ones are worst, what not to type and how to lock your data down.
For the first time ever, Apple announced new iPhones and made the old ones cost MORE. Here’s what’s driving the bump, and how to buy TVs, laptops and phones before prices climb again.
The iPhone 16 was $699 last Tuesday. The next day, it was $799. Same phone. Nothing changed. This is the first time Apple has raised prices on older iPhones at a launch event, and it’s not really about Apple. It’s about the chips inside everything you own, friend.