Tesla saved a family from a crash + 1.2 million free AI business ideas
A wrong-way driver hit their Model Y head-on on the freeway. Jeff Fantin and his son survived, and it was all caught on camera. Jeff and his son were driving home from a Tesla fan event in Austin when the crash happened. First responders credited their safety to Tesla’s engineering. We talk to Jeff about the scary situation and Tesla’s safety features. Then, worried AI will take your job? Idealab founder Bill Gross used AI to generate more than 1.2 million business ideas from 31 idea-generating methods and 17 million documents. Now he’s giving them away for free at idealab.ai. We talk to him about the job market and how the program works. Plus: A joke text sent a United flight back to Las Vegas, outside AI agents showing up in customers’ bank accounts, Apple’s first touchscreen Mac, fake voter texts, an AI toy sold on Amazon that reportedly exposed 13 million kids’ conversations and The Verge’s Nathan Edwards and his neighbor are sending each other potatoes by drone. It’s spud-tacular. If you start a business after hearing this, let us know. Head to idealab.ai to explore the ideas, and your story could be featured in a follow-up with Bill Gross. I’m Kim Komando, and I’ve got the tech stories you need to know, without the geek speak. Enjoy the show? Hit Follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a 5-star review. It’s how new listeners find us. Show notes and every episode: komando.com/podcasts Ask me a tech question: komando.com/contact-us/askkim Free newsletter: GetKim.com Find me @kimkomando everywhere. CHAPTERS: 0:00 11-foot space object found in farmer’s backyard. 6:46 AI agents are getting into bank accounts. 7:50 A text prank diverted a United flight. 9:14 Elon Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger. 11:15 An inventor built a flying skateboard. 13:49 Michelle’s cousins posted naked videos of her. 19:31 Fake voter texts are going around. 20:17 Hospital leaks patient records using AI. 21:11 Nathan’s potato drone deliveries. 25:32 AI finds money leaking from your account. 27:43 Bruce: Legit ways to make money using AI. 32:23 ChatGPT flagged Lauren’s cancer. 37:03 Police warn of viral door-kicking pranks. 39:04 Adults post online ads to find friends. 41:27 First robotic surgery from 35 miles away. 43:09 Amazon’s Eiliko toy exposed 13 million kids’ chats. 44:51 Apple’s touchscreen MacBook, iPad mini and Duo fix. 47:00 Tesla saved Jeff and his son in a head-on crash. 58:04 Protect files from rogue AI wipes. 59:04 Game: Brand New or Not True. 1:02:53 Michele: AI lessons and Veterans Day radio tips. 1:11:41 Beth: When to turn off phone Wi-Fi. 1:15:18 Your robot vacuum and speaker watch you. 1:17:12 “Maxxing” is the dictionary’s Word of the Year. 1:20:56 Google’s 3D booths connect military families. 1:21:51 Zoom adds eye-scan human verification. 1:23:18 Free home repairs train AI robots. 1:26:43 Unitree’s $21,600 kung fu robot. 1:29:07 John used AI to write a TV script. 1:32:38 Turn your smartphone into reading glasses. 1:34:15 Idealab’s 1.2 million new AI business ideas. 1:47:44 Don’t let AI plan your hike. 1:48:45 Charlie: Track kids’ iPhones from an Android. 1:51:26 Google Translate speaks teenager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices