Episodes
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Paige Smith. A financial watchdog agency has found that 3 major retailers are making millions by charging customers who get cash back on their purchases. 
Published 08/27/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Jeff Stone. Officials in France have detained the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram. French President Emmanuel Macron issued a statement today, saying the arrest wasn't political, but part of an independent investigation. An arrest warrant shows he is being held in connection with money laundering and drug trafficking among other offenses.
Published 08/26/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Alicia Clanton. A new report by a nonprofit consumer watchdog shows that YouTube has been placing ads by some major brands next to controversial videos. The ads by companies including Verizon and Mastercard have shown up on videos promoting conspiracy theories and Project 2025, which is a guideline of policies conservatives would like to implement if former President Trump...
Published 08/23/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Jeff Green. Jack Daniel's is the latest company to cancel its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. It all follows a campaign by conservative commentator Robbie Starbuck, who has threatened to boycott brands he calls 'woke'. 
Published 08/22/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Keith Naughton. Ford has scaling back some of its electric vehicle plans. The company says it will reduce spending on EVs and scrap plans for an electric, three-row SUV You can hear our Tech and Business report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/21/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Uber has hired a former Tesla executive to oversee the company's efforts to shift to zero-emission vehicles.
Published 08/20/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Alex Tanzi. A new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows the number of people who are expecting to lose their jobs is at a record high. 
Published 08/19/24
Lovers of the New York Times game Connections, who are having difficulty solving the game, shouldn't feel bad. A group of Barnard College Students decided to see if chatbots could solve this and 200 other games. And the results are interesting. On today's Tech & Business Report, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Rya Jetha, Bloomberg News Reporter.
Published 08/16/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Matt Bigler was joined by Bloomberg's Julia Love. If you've searched for something on Google recently, you may have noticed an artificial intelligence overview at the top of the page's search results. Well some websites say that's leading to fewer people clicking through to their sites. And while there is a way to block Google from incorporating your page's results, there's a reason site owners may not want to do that.
Published 08/15/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple is reportedly working on developing a new tabletop robotic device that could be available as soon as 2026.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/14/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Daniela Sirtori. Shares of Starbucks are getting a jolt today following the surprise announcement that the company has hired the CEO of Chipotle to head the company. Brian Niccol was credited with revitalizing Chipotle after the chain was facing a backlash over a series of food safety issues. What did he do to turn things around?
Published 08/13/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Thomas Buckley. Disney unveiled a number of big changes coming to its theme parks at its D23 Expo over the weekend.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/12/24
The post-pandemic boom in travel appears to be slowing down. To discuss travel and possible discounts, KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John was joined by Natalie Lung as a part of our daily Tech and Business Report.
Published 08/09/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matthew Boyle. Layoffs continue to hit the Bay Area hard, with Intel, Intuit and Nerd Wallet among the companies announcing job cuts over the past month. When companies let workers go, some pay severance. But Bloomberg took a look at the full cost of those layoffs, and found they extend way beyond those payments. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm...
Published 08/07/24
X CEO Elon Musk has filed suit against a group of advertisers, saying a boycott cost his company billions of dollars.  KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner for our daily Tech and Business Report. 
Published 08/06/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Last week on our Tech and Business Report, we told you that Apple was delaying the rollout of its AI upgrade to its mobile operating system, but Mark got a chance to test out Apple Intelligence.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/05/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Leah Nylen. The Justice Department announced today it's suing TikTok for allegedly violating a federal children’s online privacy act by collecting information about kids under 13 without parental consent.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/02/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Amanda Mull. By now, we've all walked into a grocery store or pharmacy to find something we want locked up, requiring a worker to come unlock the case. While it's all to prevent shoplifting, it may be backfiring on the retailers.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 08/01/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Alicia Clanton. NBC is testing out a new way to get younger users interested in the Olympics. For the first time, the network is credentialing more than two dozen social media influencers to cover the games in Paris.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 07/31/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Jeff Stone. Microsoft is calling on Congress to crackdown on deepfakes. The company says while tech companies and nonprofit groups are working to address the issue while lawmakers have failed to enact any regulations so far. 
Published 07/30/24
Apple's upcoming artificial intelligence powered revamp of its mobile operating system is taking longer than expected and won't be ready in time for the company's newest line of iPhones. Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Published 07/29/24
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Curtis Heinzl. A new report shows that bike and e-scooter rental programs in the US and Canada are more popular than ever. Unfortunately, they're also more expensive than ever.  You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radop and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8am.
Published 07/26/24
Disney is hoping 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' which is hitting the big screen this week, will help turn things around for the Marvel franchise. For our daily Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Thomas Buckley.
Published 07/25/24
This is KCBS Radio's Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bloomberg's Ilena Peng. If you thought your morning cup of coffee was already expensive, it's about to cost even more. It's all because the price of beans has been spiking. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.
Published 07/24/24
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner. Meta is introducing a new and improved version of its Llama AI model. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling Llama 3-point-1 'state of the art'. What's different about this new version?
Published 07/23/24