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Oct 12, 2026

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9 min read

🫣 Amazon’s butt guess

Plus: A ban on bullying chatbots, the browser padlock proves nothing, Elon eyeing your phone bill, a bestseller with a fake author, finding lost earrings with your flashlight, Gmail working without internet and a job interview answered in Sims gibberish.

Oct 11, 2026

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9 min read

📸 Free grave photos

Plus: The touchscreen MacBook Apple swore it would never make, Kardashian faces gone rogue, robot shoes that hit 7 mph, the chip inside every NFL shoulder pad, a vinegar fix for stinky dishwashers and the contact EMTs see when you can’t talk.

🎙️🤑 Amazon has a secret file on you - The Kim Komando Show

Oct 10, 2026

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7 min read

🎙️🤑 Amazon has a secret file on you - The Kim Komando Show

Plus: License plate reader blocks Flock cams, Meta’s AI keeps a file on your family, a woman dumps ChatGPT and the free thermostat with a catch