AI Explained (No Jargon)

June 18, 2026

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Still swiping your credit card at the pump? Big mistake. When you do, your card hands over your real number. Thieves steal it. The two minute fix to keep your money safe. Plus, Dan got hit with four fake job interviews. Meant to steal his information. The suspect? AI bots.

June 17, 2026

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Graduates are flooding hiring desks with AI-generated resumés. Hiring managers see right through it. Takes two seconds. Why they’re getting the boot and what actually works. Plus, I help Darrel save hundreds of dollars on fluctuating flights, hotels and rental car prices.

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Save $100 on a trip to the mechanic. AI knows exactly what that weird symbol lit up on your dashboard means. It’ll tell you for free. Plus, Kendra wants to keep her great-great grandmother’s recipes alive. I have the app that turns old cooking clippings into a feast of digitized memories.

June 16, 2026

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A grandmother was arrested. Spent five months in jail. The culprit? AI facial recognition. It wrongly linked her to a fraud case in a state she’s never visited. She’s not the only one. University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu shares how and why AI gets it wrong.

June 15, 2026

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Doctor printouts can look like they’re written in a total different language. AI makes sense of it in seconds. Plus, renowned surgeon Dr. Amron shares a wild story. He found out someone was using a AI voice clone of his voice. Why? To sell fake medical cream to his own patients.

June 14, 2026

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AI is making it hard to spot scam websites. It looks so real, Google sued the cyber thieves who used Gemini to pull it off. The one rule that keeps you safe.

June 13, 2026

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Your time never gets a refund. Let AI watch that 53 minute YouTube. Full recap in 15 seconds. Plus, Michael is drowning in real estate contracts. I’m helping save $999 an hour on a lawyer by using AI.

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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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June 11, 2026

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Looking for extra cash? You can get paid up to $40 an hour to read, rate and correct AI responses. If AI isn’t your thing, Steve has the ultimate blueprint for turning decades of IT and car dealership experience into a major, high paying remote consulting gig. Listen here for the best way to turn your resume into cash.

June 8, 2026

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Step aside humans. AI bots are running job interviews. Listen here for tips to beat the algorithm. Plus, Jim’s sister thought she found love online. She found a scam. She lost over $700,000 to a man named Robert who never showed.

June 6, 2026

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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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That chair in your online cart is way over budget. But there’s a trick to help you snag discounts off at checkout. And Johanna was moving to Spain with a new baby and a house full of furniture to sell. Fed up with scammers on Facebook Marketplace, she used AI to make her own selling site. Zero coding experience.

June 5, 2026

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You paid $90 at the pharmacy. The person behind you paid $8. Same drug. The simple trick to save you money. Plus, AI companies are paying experts like Dr. Jay up to $150 an hour to train their AI models. Here’s how to get started.

June 4, 2026

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Too much AI is bad for the brain. Ten minutes of it and your mind starts checking out. Researchers tested 1,200 people and found that leaning on chatbots made them significantly worse at thinking on their own. The fix is simple.

June 2, 2026

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Storm Duncan is selling his 14-acre California home. He won’t take cash. He wants Anthropic stock instead. I talk with him about why he’s ditching prime real estate and going all in on the future of AI.

June 1, 2026

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The $120 monthly fee can quietly become a $2,000 renewal. Use AI to flag every trap before you sign anything. And a bride-to-be saved over $12,000 on her dream dress. How? She used ChatGPT to make it.

May 30, 2026

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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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May 28, 2026

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Your kids say there’s nothing to eat. Your fridge says otherwise. AI is settling the argument. Use it to turn random ingredients into real recipes.

May 27, 2026

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AI can clone your Facebook account and scam your closest friends. All they need is your face and name. Here’s how to stop it before it happens.

May 26, 2026

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Americans lost $639 million to text scams in 2025. Crisis mode. AI is writing the bait now. Even the smartest people are falling it. Flip the script. Use AI to outsmart the imposters.

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