More than a billion birds can fly over the U.S. in a single night, and this is the week it could happen. Here’s how to see how many are crossing your county tonight.

While you sleep, millions of birds fly over your roof, up to 10,000 feet high. Weather radar counts them, and a free site shows you how many crossed your county last night, friend. Here’s how to watch the billion-bird season, and the one switch that keeps them safe.

Your phone can record the call, type and summarize it before you hang up. Here’s how on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, and the legal line you can’t cross.

The doctor who calls back. The contractor who gives you a quote. The insurance rep who talks in numbers. Your phone will record them, transcribe the conversation and write a summary, no app to buy, friend. Steps for iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy below, plus the 12-state rule that keeps you out of court.

How do we control AI? Here’s what to say when it comes up at dinner

Bill Gates just said on “Meet the Press” that AI could cause a billion deaths. Every news media is running that story today. The scarier part was quieter.

AI facial recognition got a Florida dad wrongfully arrested for a crime 300 miles from home

The suspect was clean-shaven. Robert Dillon had a full beard. Police arrested him anyway. Here’s his story and how to protect yourself.

🎃 Boo-tiful upgrades under $50

Inside: Color-changing lights, smarter plugs and storage finds make decorating easier now and cleanup less painful later.

Incognito mode won’t hide your browsing from your internet provider

Incognito mode keeps your history off the computer, but your internet company still sees every site you visit. Here’s what they collect and how to shut it down.

‘Kim, which battery brand is safest?’ Here’s the answer for your phone, your iPad and your laptop, with links and the 10-second label check that matters more than the brand.

A listener wants one power bank she can trust for her phone, iPad and laptop, because she’s scared of a fire on her nightstand or on a plane. Fair fear in a year when there have been more than 50 overheating incidents on flights, friend. Three picks, and the label trick that beats any brand name.

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.

🏈 Score big on your game-day setup

Kick off football season with 10 practical upgrades: Streaming, grilling and tailgating gear are all on sale.

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).