
KCBS Bloomberg Tech and Business Report
Technology Podcasts
Every weekday, KCBS and Bloomberg discuss the biggest news from Silicon Valley and the intersection of tech and business.
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United States
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Every weekday, KCBS and Bloomberg discuss the biggest news from Silicon Valley and the intersection of tech and business.
Language:
English
Website:
https://kcbsradio.radio.com
Episodes
Pelaton's new 'marketplace' lets you buy discounted equipment
8/4/2025
This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Samantha Kelly. Peloton is launching a new marketplace where people can buy and sell their used equipment.
Duration:00:05:11
Trump wants to fire commissioner of the BLS
8/1/2025
This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News Economics Editor, Molly Smith. Amid one of the most dismal jobs reports since the pandemic, President Trump says he plans to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Duration:00:03:50
Chase creates $4-million disaster relief fund for restaurants
7/31/2025
This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos. Chase is introducing a new plan to help bars and restaurants affected by natural disasters, like the devastating fires that tore through Southern California earlier this year.
Duration:00:03:52
TikTok rolls out new safety tools for creators and users
7/30/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, TikTok is rolling out new safety features for creators and some of its younger users. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Samantha Kelley.
Duration:00:04:10
California's cage-free egg law ruffles Trump's feathers
7/29/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Deena Shanker. President Trump has been critical of a law in California requiring all eggs sold in the state be from cage-free chickens. While the eggs may be more expensive than those from chickens raised on battery farms, the extra cost hasn't deterred the general public from buying them.
Duration:00:04:24
Microsoft to integrate AI into their Edge browser experience
7/28/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day. Microsoft is giving its Edge browser an AI boost.
Duration:00:04:31
Tesla "ready" for robotaxi rollouts - regulators say otherwise
7/25/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg Technology co-host Ed Ludlow. Tesla's robotaxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco, with service starting as soon as today.
Duration:00:05:41
Amazon loses shoppers to Walmart despite extended Prime Day deals
7/24/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Spencer Soper. Amazon's extended Prime Day sales event this year turned out to be a big boost for Walmart.
Duration:00:04:25
White House announces plan to boost AI development
7/23/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, the White House has release what it's calling an AI Action Plan with the hope of boosting the development of artificial intelligence in the United States. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg Politics Reporter Stephanie Lai.
Duration:00:02:49
Coke to swap corn syrup for cane sugar in US sodas
7/22/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, Coca-Cola is introducing a new version which will be made with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. This comes as the Trump Administration has been pushing food and beverage companies to eliminate ingredients and chemicals it deems as unhealthy For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brett Pulley.
Duration:00:05:03
DMV claims Tesla overstated and "misled" consumers on driver assistance software
7/21/2025
A hearing is underway in Oakland in a case which could affect Tesla's future in the state. It centers around the company's Autopilot function. KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Madlin Mekelburg about the case.
Duration:00:04:31
Employees are adjusting as companies return to fully in-person work
7/18/2025
This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Heather Landy. It's been years since the pandemic changed the way we work, pushing a lot of industries to offer remote models. But now, fewer and fewer businesses are offering hybrid options for their workforce -- especially the Fortune 100.
Duration:00:04:46
Meta lawsuit reaches a settlement immediately after trial
7/17/2025
This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg Law's Jennifer Kay. The day after trail started in a lawsuit filed by Meta investors against the company, the two sides have reached a settlement.
Duration:00:05:02
SpaceX announces in-orbit drug research program
7/16/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, SpaceX is working on a program that would use its Starship rocket to conduct drug research in space. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Sana Pashankar.
Duration:00:04:28
Gen Z says no to AI in dating apps
7/15/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Artificial Intelligence is making its way into more parts of our everyday life. But one area where it's apparently not welcome? Dating apps. That according to a survey on Gen Z-ers looking for the perfect partner. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Nicole D'Souza.
Duration:00:04:25
General Motors to ramp up production of low-cost EV batteries
7/14/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. GM is once again increasing its EV battery production. The company along with LG Energy Solution plans to start making more of its lower-cost batteries at its plant in Tennessee. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's David Welch.
Duration:00:04:39
How hot can a heatwave get? Scientists still aren't sure
7/11/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, as most of the country is in the grip of a heatwave, climate scientists are continuing to work on forecasting models to determine just how hot it can get. Their work comes following an extreme heat spike and wildfire in Lytton, British Columbia in June of 2021 that claimed at least 1,400 lives. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Eric Roston.
Duration:00:04:34
Google's newest Gemini AI feature: turning photos into videos
7/10/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with we're joined by Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Google is rolling out a new feature for its Gemini artificial intelligence app.
Duration:00:04:19
"X" CEO steps down—experts weigh in on her tenure
7/9/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner. "X" CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down. Yaccarino took over two years ago after Musk had bought the company formerly known as Twitter. By that point the company had already lost three-quarters of its workforce.
Duration:00:04:43
Amazon Prime Day spending is down from last year
7/8/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Amazon's Prime Day is getting off to a slow start this year, with sales down almost 14% in its first four hours. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Spencer Soper.
Duration:00:04:15