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Google Maps accidentally photographed the world’s strangest secrets

From a village with 400 dolls to a desert landing pad for space travelers, here’s what Google’s cameras found when nobody was watching.

My grandfather had 7 letters on his Ellis Island form. That’s how we got Komando.

My grandparents came from Ukraine with a name nobody could spell. An immigration officer wrote down seven letters, and our family was changed forever. I finally went looking for what came before.

Pull up your childhood home and go back in time. Here’s how.

Google Maps has a hidden clock that lets you drag time backward to 2007. Your old fence might be there. The car in the driveway. People have found photos of loved ones taken before they passed. Kim shows you five free ways to walk back through your own history, and one AI trick to make something unforgettable out of it.

That estimate sitting on your counter is probably wrong. AI can tell you how wrong in about three minutes.

A $900 landscaping quote dropped after a three-minute ChatGPT camera scan revealed $20 plants hiding in the mix. The same trick works on contractor estimates, repair bills and hospital invoices. Here’s exactly how to point your phone and stop paying more than you owe.

AI companies are paying people to do their own chores. Here’s how to get in on it.

Hundreds of people are strapping cameras to their heads and getting paid $20 an hour to wash dishes, fold laundry and clean kitchens. No, really. The robots are watching. And the pay is real.

Data brokers are selling lists of the recently widowed, diagnosed and broke. Here’s who’s buying.

It’s not your credit score they want. It’s your worst moment. Already packaged. Already sold.

Allergy season survival gear: Deals up to 36% off

Inside: HEPA air purifiers, a dust-busting mattress vacuum, cooling eye masks and more must-haves that make a big difference.

You forget 80% of what your doctor says before you leave the parking lot. AI can fix that in 90 seconds.

This week: Use AI as your doctor’s appointment copilot The average doctor’s appointment is 18 minutes. You waited weeks or months for it. You drove there, parked, sat in the waiting room with a 2022 copy of People magazine, watched a fish tank for nine minutes. Then the moment you sat on that crinkly paper […]

Everyone’s asking AI to draw their character. I tried something way more interesting.

You’ve seen the trend. Everyone’s asking AI to turn them into a cartoon character, a video game avatar, a Pixar version of themselves. Cute. Fun. I get it. But I kept thinking: What if you asked AI for a portrait that actually meant something, a reflection you’d still be thinking about tomorrow? ✍️ Here’s the […]

Travel safer this spring: Save up to 35% before takeoff

Your carry-on just got smarter: Protect your privacy, power your phone and keep tabs on your luggage with these handy tools.

A data broker was caught selling a list of 435,000 Alzheimer’s patients. Your family could be on it

A Texas company sold names, addresses and phone numbers of people with Alzheimer’s, addictions and disabilities to anyone willing to pay. The fine? Just $45,000.

Handy deals $25 and under: Save up to 58%

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Someone just looked at you and pulled up your name, job and home address. You didn’t notice.

Meta is adding facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Anyone wearing a pair of sunglasses can look at you and instantly pull up your personal details. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Criminals are using Zillow to plan break-ins. Here’s how to remove your home in 10 minutes.

An 84-year-old was kidnapped from her home. Retirees in Florida had their sliding glass door shattered at midnight. Two teens dressed as delivery drivers duct-taped a couple in Scottsdale. It all starts the same way: Your address is free online, and Zillow shows them the blueprint.

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The $10 mistake that made a doorbell camera useless when it mattered most

Millions of us have a doorbell camera and feel totally safe. But when an 84-year-old woman vanished from her home, the camera on her front door had zero usable footage. Here’s the $10-a-month mistake you might be making right now.

Early Presidents’ Day price drops: Up to 77% off

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The resume spy game: How tracking pixels reveal when, where and how many times you apply

Kim Komando exposes how some resume builders and applicant tracking systems embed invisible trackers in your PDF resume that follow you across every job application.

Tax-prep tools to save your sanity: Up to 48% off

Get ready for tax-prep season now. Save on software and security tools that most people forget to buy.

The eBay mafia: How tech executives tried to silence a newsletter with psychological torture

A bloody pig mask and live cockroaches were just the beginning. The Current exposes the disturbing true story of eBay executives who launched a campaign of psychological terror against a small publication. From anonymous threats to federal prison time, discover how a Fortune 500 giant tried to crush the truth.