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The Current powered by Kim Komando

AI cloned your kid's voice

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

AI cloned a woman's voice and her mom wired fifteen thousand dollars before she knew what hit her. I break down exactly how scammers do it in three seconds, why your bank's voice authentication is already defeated, and the one code word your family needs today. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg's kids aren't on social media but yours might be, Microsoft's AI was reading your boss's confidential emails for weeks, and your phone posture might be causing your heartburn. Time to sit up straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8

Hey there, it's Kim and welcome to the audio version of my daily tech newsletter, the current,

0:36.9

read by nearly a million

0:38.1

people every single day. Now let's get into today's newsletter for Thursday, February 19, 2026.

0:45.8

Now it's Thursday, which means you made it through most of the week, and I am genuinely proud of you.

0:51.8

Keep chugging. Before we dive in today, I have got a trivia question for you,

0:56.2

and I want you to hold on to your answer until the very end of the show. So here it is. Out of nearly

1:01.2

4,000 emojis available to you right now, which one is the single most popular emoji on social media?

1:07.0

Is it A, the face with tears of joy, B, the loudly crying face, C, the red heart, or D, fire,

1:14.4

hmm, think about it and we will come back to it. And trust me, the answer is going to surprise you.

1:19.8

Okay, let's get into today's big story, because this one could literally save you or someone you

1:25.1

love, thousands of dollars, seriously seriously so AI can now clone your voice

1:29.1

and it doesn't take much only about three seconds not three minutes three seconds

1:33.3

yikes so that means that instagram story you posted last week your voicemail greeting that is more

1:38.3

than enough raw material for a scammer to build a near perfect copy of your voice and here's the

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