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Kim Komando Today

Google date-me docs, light bulb bans & burner email addresses

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Plus, I offer advice to a guy who fell for an airline scam. More young people are needing hearing aids — here's why. A Dark Web tool is giving criminals access to Macs. BMW's new sedan boasts an impressive backseat. And, discover three ways to avoid fake home listings.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:08.1

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.9

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:13.2

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.7

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out.

0:17.7

And that's it.

0:18.9

I would like to kick things off with something super interesting.

0:21.9

As many of you know, Elon Musk owns Twitter, and he has now changed the name to X because

0:27.8

he likes the letter X. He likes the name X. He actually named one of his kids' X.

0:32.5

But also, when we switched from Twitter to X, we got rid of that lovely little bird logo, right?

0:39.4

Well, some people are desperate to get the bird logo back for their Twitter, which is now called X.

0:45.4

So how are they doing this?

0:47.1

Well, there are some ways, some long ways that you can do that.

0:49.8

We have all the steps over at the website at commando.com.

0:53.6

But some people are getting creative.

0:55.9

How? They're taking their old phones, okay, that have the Twitter logo right there,

1:02.9

uh, and turned off any update for Twitter, and then they're selling them on eBay. Old phones

1:08.1

with the Twitter logo. How much do you think they're going for on eBay? Anybody? How

1:12.7

much do you think? Well, one hasn't sold yet, but they're listed there for around $25,000.

1:20.0

Oh my gosh, $25,000. Speaking of eBay, I put all my copies of Chiropractors weekly up for sale on eBay. That's right.

1:30.3

I just have loads of back issues. Yes, on that happy note, welcome. It's, of course, the Kim

1:37.2

Commando show. It's the nation's best and biggest and most trusted show about all things digital.

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