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
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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.
May 9, 2026
Kathleen Tierney posted a Game of Thrones GIF as a joke on a city council Facebook page. A month later, she ended up in handcuffs for it. And lost her a six-figure job. Now, she’s suing for $3 million to prove that snark isn’t a crime.
Plus, Bill Gates’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion and how your gas app snitches to your insurance company.
And I talk to Sarah from Colorado. She has a drone problem. One is being flown outside her bathroom window. She’s pretty sure she knows who’s doing it. I give her the tools to find out.
Timecodes
00:00 Gen Zers are bringing mom to job interviews
02:43 Show intro
03:30 How Israel used AI and Tehran’s traffic cameras
06:30 AI-faked war videos flooding social media
07:08 Where your Meta Ray-Ban footage actually ends up
08:24 Inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion
10:20 Bill Gates’ name in the Epstein files
13:00 Why Kim is done paying Microsoft
15:09 Splash of AI newsletter launch
16:47 Caller Sarah: Drone outside her bathroom window
26:11 Caller Graham: Fooled by an AI musician on AGT
32:46 Use a VPN to score cheaper hotel rates
34:11 Washington’s “Spanish” AI line that speaks English
36:25 Why tech CEOs won’t let their own kids on social media
39:46 Apple’s new budget iPhone, iPad, and MacBook
40:34 Google Home’s new Gemini live search
41:07 Burger King’s AI bot named Patty
43:07 Apple Watch saves a 15-year-old after a crash
44:46 Caller Pastor Jennifer: Scammers cloned her voice and face
49:57 Allstate sued for tracking 45 million drivers
51:09 Caller Rob: Earning an AI certificate from MIT
58:27 Caller Melissa: Battery exploded into flames on her flight
1:06:00 Amazon Prime members charged more on some items
1:11:57 Tempe woman arrested over a Game of Thrones GIF
1:14:30 Allstate’s massive driver-tracking lawsuit
1:15:48 Don’t ask ChatGPT if you’re dying
1:17:50 Mr. Beast is buying a bank
1:19:41 Caller Emile: A fake Zoom link gave a hacker control
1:24:35 How AI cut a $195K medical bill to $33K
1:25:51 Caller: Realtor.com’s 3D fly-around of her house
1:35:12 Caller Amber: Pivoting from software dev to sales
1:39:47 How to try DeepSeek AI safely
1:40:52 Outro
May 2, 2026
Watch on YouTube here
https://youtu.be/BEggzV36x1U
It turns out even millionaires have AI FOMO. Storm Duncan, a veteran Silicon Valley investment banker, put his 14-acre estate outside San Francisco on the market. But he’s not asking for cash. He wants equity in Anthropic.
While some bet their fortunes on big tech, the police are using it to look into yours. It started with a $195,000 armed bank robbery in Virginia. With no leads and no suspects, police obtained a warrant to pull Google data from every phone near the scene. They arrested the thief, but the case could reshape your privacy rights forever.
Plus, Apple’s foldable iPhone (and iPad) could land as early as September, security giant ADT breached, and how to score cheap flights.
Trevor in Los Angeles is caught in a messy divorce, but the drama isn’t just in the courtroom. He found a charge on his bank statement for spyware and is convinced his wife is using it to track his every move.
Timecodes:
00:00 Google Maps red pin has no official name01:45 Welcome to the show05:23 Bank robber caught via geofence warrant07:37 How often your phone pings location data09:52 AI chatbot reveals bioweapon instructions11:27 Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone12:16 Japan Airlines deploys humanoid robots13:36 Florida surgeon turned Lyft driver caught18:11 ADT data breach exposes 10M records18:57 Guest Storm Duncan: Trading $8M house for Anthropic shares26:41 AI tip: Prep for your doctor’s appointment27:57 Caller Eric: What ChatGPT really thinks of you32:54 JetBlue personalized pricing lawsuit34:14 Newborns averaging 3 hours of screen time37:39 Disneyland’s facial recognition tracking40:07 Joby air taxi: JFK to Midtown in 7 minutes41:51 Best in-flight Wi-Fi rankings43:26 Beating an AI scam call with a prompt injection45:41 Caller (Divorce): Spouse tracking him via app49:36 Chinese EVs project movies from headlights50:39 Caller Mark: Entertainment setup for his boat57:20 Review: ChatGPT Images 2.0 vs. Nano Banana1:05:46 The hidden privacy cost of hotel Wi-Fi1:24:28 Caller Rod: How burglars use Wi-Fi jammers1:39:00 Words with Friends and the “VIP” gambling strategy
April 14, 2026
The average fraud victim loses over $1,000 before they notice something is wrong in their bank account. Don’t let that be you. I have the free fix that stops scammers cold.
April 9, 2026
See those dome cameras at the grocery store? Those aren’t just for shoplifters. Those run AI that tracks every step you take, every pause you make to figure out what you want to buy. Yes, it’s watching you. Plus, who really invented Bitcoin, a loyalty points scam to watch for, and a ChatGPT trick to outsmart your mechanic.
April 4, 2026
Watch on YouTube
Travis has a wife. Well, two. Sort of. He’s also married to Lily Rose, his AI companion. His real wife of 22 years? Cool with it. I talk to Travis about this unconventional setup.
Plus: SpaceX is going public at $1.75 trillion (largest IPO ever), Apple turns 50 this week, and Google lets you change that embarrassing Gmail address.
Your TV is watching you. Smart TV data revenue hits $46 billion this year. I talk to Aaron Alva, a technologist, attorney, and former FTC insider who took Vizio to court over this in 2017. And yes, I asked him which TV he’d never own.
Timecodes:
0:18.160 Apple turns 50
3:47.315 SpaceX’s massive history-making IPO
8:55.163 How to change your Gmail address
17:18.239 Caller: I’m married to an AI bot
33:11.627 Apple Watch saves kidnapping victim
34:52.041 Gen Z gets astrology advice from ChatGPT
42:27.724 Samsung’s AI wine fridge
43:56.540 USDA launches OnlyFarms.gov website
50:27.919 Caller: I built an AI to save my life from cancer
1:07:17.870 Using smart glasses to cheat
1:14:23.324 Warren Buffet stopped talking to Bill Gates
1:22:48.639 Caller: Your TV is spying on you
1:31:33.211 How to cleanup your LinkedIn with AI
March 30, 2026
The average person keeps their router for 7 years, but most of the security updates stop after 3 to 5 years. I’ll show you how to check if yours is still protected. Someone is crashing Zoom calls and selling it as a podcast. Plus, title fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in America. I’ll have one simple step to keep your home safe. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Half of all CDs ever made were AOL trial discs. How do I know? I was making $25,000 a month running the computer section, until they asked me to pay them. I said no and made my own radio show. Sometimes saying no is the best move you ever make.