My niece Danielle bought carbon monoxide detectors through online AI ads. One of them blared a fake 4 a.m. emergency warning her family’s air was combustible. Even though they were just fine. She shares her wild story with us, and what to check before you buy one for yourself.
Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund of Andon Labs gave $100K to an AI agent named Luna to open a store. Not only did she write code. She signed a lease. Haggled with suppliers. And hired human employees. The result? Andon Market in San Francisco.
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. We talk to Travis about this unconventional setup.
Steve Brown’s doctors missed his cancer diagnosis. So he built an AI agent that caught what they didn’t. Saved his life.
UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. Other experts are getting fooled too. What that means for the rest of us.
30 years in tech. Christina got laid off. She didn’t sulk. She dusted off her entrepreneur cape and built her own AI consulting company.
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.
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.
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.
“I told my wife I might not wake up.” That’s what David Grant said when his doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. When he turned to ChatGPT, it diagnosed him in minutes. I speak with David about the moment AI saved his life.
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.
Your phone is not private. A U.S. Customs agent can legally search it when you return home from your trip abroad. They scan every picture, text, or email. In 2025, agents searched 55,318 devices. I’ll tell you why this is happening and how to protect yourself. We’re also looking at why some workers are choosing to retire early rather than retool for AI again. Plus, no more repeating yourself twice at drive-thru. Philips’ new espresso machine will remember your coffee order. Brew and conversation go a long way.
Seven fingers? Extra teeth? Those tells are gone. New research from UC Berkeley confirms we’ve crossed what they call the “Indistinguishable Threshold,” the point where AI-generated faces have become so realistic that people perform no better than a coin flip when trying to distinguish them from real photos. That’s why I sat down with Dr. Hany Farid, digital forensics professor at UC Berkeley and the person many call “The Deepfake Detective,” to talk about what this means for trust, elections, and the spread of misinformation in a world where seeing is no longer believing.
Gmail. Google Maps. The App Store. Every one was dismissed like an absurd April Fools’ prank. But each had the last laugh. Then I cover why AI tax scams are getting smarter by the minute. I’ll show you how to avoid them. Plus, your wine fridge is getting smart. It can scan hundreds of bottles and know your collection better than you. Wine not?
Your family tree has been hiding in plain sight. AI just learned how to read it. I’ll show you a free tool that searches 8 billion records. I tested it myself. Turns out my grandmother outsmarted an entire Ukrainian village to score a ticket to America. Plus, the real story behind the Komando name. Also: Scammers are now building fake Zoom waiting rooms that look identical to the real thing. And there’s an AirPod trick going viral. All it takes is a twist.
Leave all your stuff plugged in? That’s a hidden electricity drain driving up your electric costs. I have simple fixes to save money. Good news: You won’t have to unplug a thing. Plus, Amazon launches one-hour deliveries, new sleep apnea masks, and why AI agents are coming for entry-level office jobs.
What if someone paid you $20 an hour to do your chores? Right now, people are strapping cameras to their heads to wash dishes and fold laundry. Not for social media, but to teach AI how to do it.
Ask a chatbot what it knows about you, and the answer might stop you cold. I tried it and AI turns into the most honest mirror you’ve ever looked into. Plus, the jobs actually safe from AI, Iran-linked hackers targeting Stryker, and meet Tilly Norwood: the AI-generated actress taking on Hollywood.
Your phone isn’t listening. The truth is scarier. Today’s episode breaks down exactly why all those ads seem magically made for you. Plus: how a hacker used Sony’s own chatbot to steal $20,000 worth of PlayStation games, and why you should avoid ChatGPT for medical emergencies. Phone dying? Here’s a quick iPhone battery check that could save you $700 today.
Think AI is just a job killer? It’s actually creating a new class of $200,000-a-year careers. From “vibe coding” to high-paying roles that require zero programming skills, ASU’s Dr. Ross Maciejewski reveals how to future-proof your paycheck and master the human-tech partnership.
