Trades are booming while AI panic spreads. A SpaceX welder’s $28/hr job turned into $880K stock. Electricians building data centers earn up to $260K debt-free. The FAA hired 2,000+ gamers as $144K controllers. No degree needed, just paid apprenticeships.
Twenty family facts, like nicknames, old addresses and that one boat story nobody lets go of, are all AI needs to write the clues. Free sites turn them into printable games in about 15 minutes flat, no cost, no login.
GoGuardian watches about 27 million students, roughly half of America’s K-12 schools, and it doesn’t clock out at 3 p.m. Gaggle scans essays, emails and chats in about 1,500 districts, and kids have been flagged for song lyrics and a Bible verse. Four house rules protect your family, starting with the postcard talk.
The kids are bored, the crayons are out, but every coloring book is scribbled in. Here’s the quick AI trick that turns your own photos into custom pages nobody else on Earth has.
No telescope, no chart, no clue what you’re looking at? Doesn’t matter. The free app already in your pocket names every star you point it at, and one trick lets you see the stars beneath your feet. Plus, the farthest thing your eyes can ever reach.
They take one real number, usually a child’s or a senior’s, glue on a fake name and birthday, then create a brand-new “person” who racks up credit and vanishes. You don’t find out until your file is wrecked. Here’s how to catch it.
A WSJ study found Americans speak 28% fewer words daily than we did in 2005. Parents on phones speak 16% fewer words to babies. That silence is stealing our children’s future vocabulary.
You sent a thumbs-up. They took it as passive-aggressive. You used the skull. They thought you were hilarious. Nobody told you the rules changed.
ChatGPT’s memory feature is on by default, and it’s been building a personal profile from every conversation you’ve ever had. Here’s what it knows and how to take control in under two minutes.
The blue area is what AI could do. The red area is what it’s actually doing. That gap is the most important thing you’ll look at today.
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.
A computer engineer gets lured to a “job” in Laos. What follows: 40 days of espionage, beatings and one of the most harrowing escapes you’ll read this year.
This game gave my family a reason to laugh together instead of scrolling alone.
Think lawyers are charging too much? Kim Komando explains how the billable hour is changing and what AI can replace for pennies.
Nicole from Washington, D.C., recently wrote, “Hi, Kim, I love your shows on WTOP. I read your article about how to use AI to write a book. I want to write a children’s book. But I’m no artist!” Nicole, I love this idea. But you absolutely don’t need to be an artist to pull this […]
The weekend is here, and it’s hard to believe that geocaching recently turned 25 years old. It’s still going strong with over 3.4 million caches hidden around the world. I used to do geocaching with my son Ian. It’s a lot of fun. Whether you’re looking for a new way to get your steps in, […]
When I was a kid, my kindergarten teacher called my mom and said, “We think Kim might have a problem. She’s convinced she went to Paris last weekend.” My mom laughed and said, “Oh no, we did go to Paris.” See, my dad worked for United Airlines, so I grew up in the air. Flying […]
“Hi, Kim, I’ve been taking care of my dad since his stroke. Your story about using ChatGPT to map out questions for our doctors has actually truly helped me feel a little more in control. It’s not perfect, but it’s been a lifeline.” — Maya in Ohio Thanks for your kind note, Maya. Being a […]
Your brain is meat. Beautiful, magical meat. But it loses things. Important things like “brilliant 4 a.m. business idea” slip into the gray matter of the most sophisticated organ on the planet. That’s why the smartest people I know (including me!) have a “second brain.” A digital vault that catches ideas, plans, reminders and projects […]
Emojis are your digital body language, and just like in real life, one wrong move can send the totally wrong message. 😬 The right emoji adds personality, sarcasm or a playful tone. But some of these tiny icons carry hidden meanings you might not realize. Use the 🍆 emoji to talk about dinner? Yikes. Definitely […]
