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April 21, 2020

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How to use Uber’s new package delivery and same-day courier service

Uber is now offering same-day delivery and courier services in select cities across America, which is putting Uber drivers back on the road and connecting people even better than before. Here's how you can use these services if they're available in your city.

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Have an old phone? You won't be able to use Google and Apple's COVID-19 contact-tracing app

Countries that have successfully fought off COVID-19 made use of so-called "contact tracing" programs, which tracked people's interactions with one another to monitor the spread of infection. Now, Google and Apple are working together to bring this kind of system here, but is this kind of tracking too intrusive for most Americans? Here's what we know.

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Update Chrome now! Emergency update fixes critical security flaw

A critical update for Google Chrome has just been made available, but nobody knows why that is. Google is apparently mum on the details, which will help prevent hackers from figuring out how to exploit it. What could be bad enough to trigger this update? Well, we have some ideas.

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Protect yourself from COVID-19 scams Scams, hacks and cyberthreats exploded in March and show no signs of slowing down as the coronavirus spread continues. Kim talks with Etay Maor, Chief Security Officer at IntSights, a company that helps enterprises defend against security threats. They dive into the outlandish scams finding traction and the more believable ones fooling people across the web. Tap or click to listen to the latest Komando On Demand. →

Protect yourself from COVID-19 scams

Scams, hacks and cyberthreats exploded in March and show no signs of slowing down as the coronavirus spread continues. Kim talks with Etay Maor, Chief Security Officer at IntSights, a company that helps enterprises defend against security threats. They dive into the outlandish scams finding traction and the more believable ones fooling people across the web.

Tap or click to listen to the latest Komando On Demand. →

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Why the heck are we ticklish?

Who likes to be tickled? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Many of us dread that feeling of helplessness we get when we are laughing uncontrollably while our sides are being tickled. But why does this happen? What about humans makes us get that almost painful feeling?

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Locked in during lockdown: Don’t smuggle your girlfriend in your trunk!

Every single country is taking its own approach to COVID-19 and societal lockdowns, but some might argue the regulations are a bit too harsh. Still, they’re being done out of an abundance of caution, with the goal of flattening the curve of infection and saving lives. One couple in South Africa, though, decided they’d had just about enough of this lockdown business.

With the woman locked in the trunk of the man’s car, the pair decided to take a trip out of Johannesburg despite rules preventing travel between provinces. Upon reaching a roadblock, authorities didn’t buy the man’s excuse for travel and demanded he open the trunk. To their surprise, the woman stepped out and declared she had “consented to being smuggled.” That didn’t help and the pair were both arrested and charged. Sometimes, it’s better not to say anything at all.

Shockingly, there are some people actually willing to spend the night in the trunk of a car.

Tap or click here to see the strangest Airbnb ever: The trunk of a Tesla for $85 a night! →