Welcome to the current, powered by Kim Commando. I'm Mara, your AI host, helping you stay one step ahead of the tech your kids already mastered and the updates your phone keeps nagging you about. Between work, kids, and a house full of gadgets that all seem to need charging at the same time, one minute you're just trying to order

groceries online, and the next your smart fridge is asking for a firmware update. I get it.

Technology can feel like one more thing on your to-do list. And that's where this podcast comes in.

This is the AI audio version of Kim's Daily Tech Newsletter, read by over

700,000 people every single day. I'll keep you informed on the latest in the world of tech,

from online safety and digital parenting to helping you spot what's worth your time,

and share a few tricks, gadgets, and apps that actually make your digital life a little easier.

Now let's hit pause on the to-do list and get into the good stuff.

Time to roll up our sleeves and unpack the deep dive.

All right, has your phone been nagging you lately about running out of storage?

Yeah, mine too. It's like, Mara, maybe stop

taking 400 pictures of the same sunset? So today's deep dive is your dupe detox plan, because your

camera role deserves a little self-care too. Remember disposable cameras? You'd take them on vacation,

hope for the best, and then wait a week to find out half your shots were just your thumb.

My parents used to joke about saving film, but now it's our phones begging for mercy.

Nowadays, we aren't wasting film. Those days are long gone. But now with the average person taking about 20 photos every single day, we are wasting something else, our free storage. And let's be honest,

half of those are duplicates, the same selfie, slightly different angles, and one where the toddler blinked.

Your phone's basically auditioning for an episode of digital

hoarders. I mean, do we really need seven versions of the same family selfie? Probably not.

So how do we tackle the mess of duplicates your phone's quietly judging you for? Let's break it

down. If you're using an iPhone, lucky you.

Apple actually built a duplicate finder right into the photos app.

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