August 8, 2026
Those pre-approved credit card offers could be a crook’s easiest target. There’s a free site to stop it for good. Plus, Byron didn’t find out about his data breach until a year later. We teach him how to protect himself.
August 5, 2026
Smart TVs are screenshotting what you watch and selling it to advertisers. Hear how to turn it off. Plus we talk to Aaron Alva, a technologist, attorney, and former FTC insider who took Vizio to court over this in 2017.
August 4, 2026
Store signups, raffle tickets, and online sellers don’t need your real cell number. Google Voice keeps the scam calls and texts away. Plus, we help Mena and tell her why tapping to pay might be safer than swiping.
July 28, 2026
Thieves are pretending to be the FBI to re-scam victims. Plus, we talk about the real FBI’s new program, Operation Level Up. They warn victims they’re being fooled.
July 25, 2026
Lucky ordered a Waymo for her daughter. Routine, right? Then a man climbed out of the trunk. Police showed up with guns drawn. Lucky joins me to walk through every minute of it, including the part that still gives me chills. Also this week: Recruiters are paying women $7,000 a month to run AI romance scams on lonely men. That’s not a typo. And a stranger at a bar secretly filmed Alex on his Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. The video went viral. She never said yes because she didn’t even know. In this episode: 0:00:00 Your phone is aging your brain by 10 years. 4:12.245 AI cameras are catching drivers texting. 10:15.473 A listener just earned an MIT AI certification. 17:15.263 How to snag a “booked” campsite. 18:50.992 He filmed her on Ray-Ban smart glasses. She had no idea. 23:15.020 A magician made his hand-chip password disappear. 27:35.418 Let AI write your memoir. 36:43.525 Recruiters pay women $7,000 a month to scam men with AI. 45:22.600 She lost $2,000 to a Venmo scam at a stoplight. 49:48.408 Alexa asked a 4-year-old what she’s wearing. 1:07:05.261 ChatGPT helped cure his dog’s cancer. 1:08:23.044 The jobs AI is coming for first. 1:13:03.886 A chatbot drafted her divorce papers. 1:14:58.445 A stranger was hiding in her Waymo trunk. 1:22:31.875 ChatGPT told viewer to go to the ER. She went. 1:28:53.938 His stolen iPhone pinged from China. 1:34:04.481 Get paid to play games. Know someone who thinks a self-driving car is safer than a stranger behind the wheel? Send them this one. Turns out the stranger might already be in the back.
July 21, 2026
Paying for a smart device doesn’t mean you actually own it. How to protect yourself before a company shuts it down. Plus, Michael thought he picked up a regular Uber ride. Turns out it was a scam. He saved an older woman from becoming a victim too.
July 7, 2026
Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. Dr. Matthew Guariglia breaks down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web. Plus, why so many people are getting rid of it.
June 27, 2026
UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. What that means for the rest of us. Plus, a caller slashed a $99,000 medical bill in half. How? AI. And Elliot and his fiancée go on a wild police chase in a Waymo. Against their will. In this episode: 0:00:00 Robot butler does your laundry. 7:40.320 Spy cameras hidden in bushes. 14:56.486 President Nixon goes viral. 27:40.456 AI knows your pet is in pain. 37:50.837 Google home cameras recognize your body. 43:23.418 Shopping carts secretly track you. 48:32.858 Google Pixel Watch could save your life. 49:38.503 Jeff Bezos backs EV Slate truck. 1:01:12.907 Be a graphic designer with AI. 54:20.494 Skip Geek Squad. Ask AI for free. 56:06.807 AI restores old family photos. 1:03:31.051 Uber driver saves woman from scam. 1:12:41.917 Teens stunt-ride Waymos. 1:15:52.283 Data centers controversy. 1:22:06.113 AI lifeguard catches pool drownings. 1:25:48.023 Apple Watch health risks.
June 25, 2026
Big Tech is muscling its way into the movie business. The prize? How you spend your free time. Plus, John’s bank blocked a sneaky $30 scam from a website promising free background checks. I talk with him about the red flags and the public databases he should be using.
June 23, 2026
Nothing ruins your day like spending 45 minutes on hold. I have the cheat codes to talk to humans fast. Plus, Laura lost $250,000 to a romance scam. We break down every red flag.
June 14, 2026
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 8, 2026
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
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.
May 31, 2026
Stalkware hides inside apps you trust. The creepy part? You let them in. Plus, I talk with Shawna. She wants one place to track all her investments, without apps spying on her.
May 30, 2026
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 New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now, so you never miss a thing.
May 27, 2026
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 23, 2026
After cutting 8,000 jobs, Meta told its remaining employees something jaw-dropping: every keystroke you type at work is being recorded. Why? To train the AI that could replace you. If that doesn’t make you put down your coffee, this will. Your AI therapy chats? Not as private as you think. They could be read back to you in a courtroom. 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 – Smartphones and falling birth rates. The connection is real. 6:35.184 – AI recovers $400K in forgotten Bitcoin. (You might want to check your old hard drives.) 13:03.114 – Strangers form a human roadblock to stop a swerving driver 38:50.210 – Find your ancestor’s WWI and WWII draft cards online, free 42:53.853 – A CIA scientist claims the government knows about four alien species. (His words.) 50:01.500 – One bride used ChatGPT to design her own wedding dress and saved $12,000 1:02:22.007 – University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu on AI-powered wrongful arrests 1:15:46.260 – The Air Force wants to land rockets on old oil rigs 1:30:33.282 – A hacker held a Facebook account for ransom 1:39:32.183 – A grandpa uses AI to write a children’s book for his grandkids. (Grab the tissues.) Plus: delivery drivers kept pulling into the wrong driveway. So Tom did what any totally normal person would do. He programmed a drone to write directions in the sky. It worked. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now so you never miss a thing.
May 19, 2026
Imagine your pet goes missing, and hours later you get a photo of them on an operating table with a demand for $2,700 to “save” them. It’s a terrifying new scam that happened to a Florida family. I spoke with them about how they were almost duped.
May 16, 2026
That innocent peace sign selfie? It may be exposing your fingerprints to criminals. Meanwhile, AI is now stepping into the IVF process in ways that sound straight out of science fiction. In this episode, Kim breaks down the wildest, creepiest, and most important tech stories changing your life right now. You’ll hear: 31:21 How thieves steal Apple Watches during handshakes 1:15:32 Why kids beat AI age checks using fake mustaches 1:32:14 The hidden-camera trick Kim used to uncover 11 cameras in an Airbnb 19:33 A terrifying $700,000 romance scam 7:52 AI systems beginning to replicate themselves 40:37 China’s $650,000 transforming rideable robot 1:18:47 Why people booed an AI-generated graduation speech 1:12:58 How Waymo “stole” a passenger’s luggage Plus, Wall Street Journal writer Danielle Crittenden joins Kim for an emotional conversation about the devices still connected to her late daughter and what happens to our digital lives after we’re gone.
May 13, 2026
Your friend booked the same flight for way less money. It wasn’t luck. JetBlue is being sued for allegedly using customers’ personal data to set ticket prices. Here’s how to save money on your next flight.