Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Your peace sign selfie may be exposing your fingerprints online. Seriously.
This week, Kim dives into the strangest and most important tech stories happening right now, including:
• AI replacing parts of IVF
• Robots fighting each other
• Alexa hearing things you never said
• Kids fooling AI age checks with fake mustaches
• How thieves steal Apple Watches during handshakes
• A $700,000 romance scam
• AI systems replicating themselves
• China’s insane transforming rideable robot
• Hidden cameras found inside an Airbnb
• Waymo driving off with someone’s luggage
Plus, WSJ writer Danielle Crittenden shares an emotional story about the devices still connected to her late daughter.
Subscribe for smart tech news, digital life hacks, AI updates, scams to avoid, and the stories everyone will be talking about next week.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Robot Fight Club Goes Viral
0:59 Tiny Humanoid Robots Are Already for Sale
1:16 Welcome to the New Kim Komando Show Set
2:00 Dirty Gym Shoes vs. Fashion Debate
3:03 Subscribe to Kim Komando on YouTube
3:36 Why Kim Switched to Consumer Cellular
5:23 Nuclear Plants vs. AI Data Centers
6:23 AI Electricians Making $260K a Year
7:00 Gen Z’s Shift Toward Trade Careers
8:00 Scientists Say AI Can Replicate Itself
9:09 Instagram Quietly Removed Encryption
10:24 Why You Should Never Flash a Peace Sign in Photos
11:40 Airbnb Cleaning Fees Are Getting Out of Control
13:31 Google AI Is Exposing Personal Information
15:24 “What Does My AI Chatbot Look Like?”
15:49 Should a 13-Year-Old Have a Webcam?
18:25 Best Parental Control Software for Kids
20:14 How AI Helps Pick the Best Credit Card
22:17 Jim “Gymnasium” Calls Into the Show
23:21 Kim’s Experience Using the Hallow App
24:33 Romance Scams Are Destroying Families
25:19 Woman Loses $700K to Online Romance Scam
29:12 Why Loneliness Makes People Vulnerable to Scammers
31:17 Where to Get Help for Scam Victims
32:00 Kim’s Favorite Raycon Earbuds
33:00 Viral Trend: Asking AI What It Looks Like
35:31 How to Catch a Pickpocket
36:00 Meet Magician & Pickpocket Ben Simon
37:08 Can Someone Steal Your Apple Watch?
38:47 The Biggest Thing Ben Ever Pickpocketed
40:48 The Biggest Thing Ben Simon Ever Stole
41:15 How Ben Learned Pickpocketing as a Teen
41:45 Stealing His Grandma’s Watch for Practice
42:13 Why Pickpocket Magic Is So Difficult
42:30 Ben Simon’s Final Pickpocket Advice
01:02:13 AirTag Tracking Fails in Las Vegas Casinos
01:03:00 Why AirTags Get Confused in Crowded Areas
01:03:37 Carbonite Sponsor Message
01:04:00 The Rise of Livestream Culture
01:19:02 High-Paying AI Training Jobs Explained
01:19:48 Companies Paying Experts to Train AI
01:20:23 AI Side Hustles Paying $15–$75 an Hour
01:21:07 Where to Find AI Training Jobs
01:21:19 Waymo Driverless Cars Are Everywhere
01:25:29 Kim Reacts to Joining the Radio Hall of Fame
01:26:03 How Businesses Are Using AI Right Now
01:26:50 Why Kim Switched From QuickBooks to NetSuite
01:27:14 The Biggest Tech Stories You Need to Know
01:27:53 Graduation Crowd Boos AI Speech
01:28:23 Students Fear AI Replacing Their Careers
01:29:25 How AI Replaced a Graphic Design Job
01:30:10 The Hard Truth About AI & Employment
01:30:50 New Google Drive Phishing Scam Warning
01:53:23 Webroot Sponsor Message
01:53:46 Why Everyone Hates Meetings
01:54:14 Turn Meeting Transcripts Into AI Summaries
01:55:17 Jeff Bezos’ “Two Pizza” Meeting Rule
01:55:41 What Is “Nana Maxing”?
01:56:09 NativePath Collagen Sponsor Message
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Your peace sign selfie may be exposing your fingerprints online. Seriously.
This week, Kim dives into the strangest and most important tech stories happening right now, including:
• AI replacing parts of IVF
• Robots fighting each other
• Alexa hearing things you never said
• Kids fooling AI age checks with fake mustaches
• How thieves steal Apple Watches during handshakes
• A $700,000 romance scam
• AI systems replicating themselves
• China’s insane transforming rideable robot
• Hidden cameras found inside an Airbnb
• Waymo driving off with someone’s luggage
Plus, WSJ writer Danielle Crittenden shares an emotional story about the devices still connected to her late daughter.
Subscribe for smart tech news, digital life hacks, AI updates, scams to avoid, and the stories everyone will be talking about next week.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Robot Fight Club Goes Viral
0:59 Tiny Humanoid Robots Are Already for Sale
1:16 Welcome to the New Kim Komando Show Set
2:00 Dirty Gym Shoes vs. Fashion Debate
3:03 Subscribe to Kim Komando on YouTube
3:36 Why Kim Switched to Consumer Cellular
5:23 Nuclear Plants vs. AI Data Centers
6:23 AI Electricians Making $260K a Year
7:00 Gen Z’s Shift Toward Trade Careers
8:00 Scientists Say AI Can Replicate Itself
9:09 Instagram Quietly Removed Encryption
10:24 Why You Should Never Flash a Peace Sign in Photos
11:40 Airbnb Cleaning Fees Are Getting Out of Control
13:31 Google AI Is Exposing Personal Information
15:24 “What Does My AI Chatbot Look Like?”
15:49 Should a 13-Year-Old Have a Webcam?
18:25 Best Parental Control Software for Kids
20:14 How AI Helps Pick the Best Credit Card
22:17 Jim “Gymnasium” Calls Into the Show
23:21 Kim’s Experience Using the Hallow App
24:33 Romance Scams Are Destroying Families
25:19 Woman Loses $700K to Online Romance Scam
29:12 Why Loneliness Makes People Vulnerable to Scammers
31:17 Where to Get Help for Scam Victims
32:00 Kim’s Favorite Raycon Earbuds
33:00 Viral Trend: Asking AI What It Looks Like
35:31 How to Catch a Pickpocket
36:00 Meet Magician & Pickpocket Ben Simon
37:08 Can Someone Steal Your Apple Watch?
38:47 The Biggest Thing Ben Ever Pickpocketed
40:48 The Biggest Thing Ben Simon Ever Stole
41:15 How Ben Learned Pickpocketing as a Teen
41:45 Stealing His Grandma’s Watch for Practice
42:13 Why Pickpocket Magic Is So Difficult
42:30 Ben Simon’s Final Pickpocket Advice
01:02:13 AirTag Tracking Fails in Las Vegas Casinos
01:03:00 Why AirTags Get Confused in Crowded Areas
01:03:37 Carbonite Sponsor Message
01:04:00 The Rise of Livestream Culture
01:19:02 High-Paying AI Training Jobs Explained
01:19:48 Companies Paying Experts to Train AI
01:20:23 AI Side Hustles Paying $15–$75 an Hour
01:21:07 Where to Find AI Training Jobs
01:21:19 Waymo Driverless Cars Are Everywhere
01:25:29 Kim Reacts to Joining the Radio Hall of Fame
01:26:03 How Businesses Are Using AI Right Now
01:26:50 Why Kim Switched From QuickBooks to NetSuite
01:27:14 The Biggest Tech Stories You Need to Know
01:27:53 Graduation Crowd Boos AI Speech
01:28:23 Students Fear AI Replacing Their Careers
01:29:25 How AI Replaced a Graphic Design Job
01:30:10 The Hard Truth About AI & Employment
01:30:50 New Google Drive Phishing Scam Warning
01:53:23 Webroot Sponsor Message
01:53:46 Why Everyone Hates Meetings
01:54:14 Turn Meeting Transcripts Into AI Summaries
01:55:17 Jeff Bezos’ “Two Pizza” Meeting Rule
01:55:41 What Is “Nana Maxing”?
01:56:09 NativePath Collagen Sponsor Message
#kimkomando #privacy #techtips #cybersecurity
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