
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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
Microsoft plans to use third party firms to sell its software
4/25/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brody Ford. Microsoft is making changes to the way it sells some of its software.
Duration:00:03:28
Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 console have sold out at most retailers
4/24/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Cecilia D'Anastasio. Nintendo's new Switch 2 console appears to be an early hit with gamers, with pre-orders selling out.
Duration:00:05:13
Streaming sticks, cameras, and upgrades - Roku's latest rollout of products
4/23/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. San Jose based Roku is rolling out an updates line of products.
Duration:00:04:38
New Chinese CATL battery can go 320 miles with five minute charge
4/22/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's David Welch. A Chinese company says it has developed an electric vehicle battery that offer a 320 mile charge in just five minutes. The news comes just a month after Chinese EV maker announced it's latest batteries can provide 250 miles from a five minute charge.
Duration:00:05:34
Airbnb to show cleaning and service fees following FTC ruling
4/21/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Airbnb is making it easier for people to figure out exactly how much their next booking will cost.
Duration:00:03:36
Judge rules Google broke antitrust laws by using advertising tech
4/17/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg antitrust litigation and policy analyst Justin Teresi. A federal judge has ruled that Google's violated antitrust laws in the way it's been using its online advertising technology.
Duration:00:04:10
Wealthy investors taking advantage of SF's slumping real-estate market
4/16/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Biz Carson. Some ultra-rich investors are using the downturn in San Francisco's real estate market to snatch up some high-end properties at a discount.
Duration:00:05:32
GM CEO goes “all in” on electric vehicles, despite market shift
4/15/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's David Welch. GM CEO Mary Barry has gone all in on EVs. And while recent events have many car makers shifting production back to hybrids and gas powered vehicles, she appears to be staying the course.
Duration:00:04:27
Bay-based Nvidia plans half a trillion investment in AI infrastructure
4/14/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg reporter Brody Ford.
Duration:00:04:12
Apple's push to move into US manufacturing -- is it possible?
4/11/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. When President Trump announced that he was imposing tariffs on most countries, he said part of his goal was to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US. Earlier this week, the White House noted that Apple's iPhone is one of those devices he'd like to see made here. But, that goal may be a tough climb.
Duration:00:05:07
Consumers scramble to stock up on goods as tariff threat looms
4/10/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Carrington York. President Trump's threat of massive tariffs sent some buyers scrambling to stock up on goods before prices spiked. While those tariffs have been paused for 90 days on most countries, they are still scheduled to go into effect for China, with President Trump clarifying today the 125 percent tariff he's imposing is on top of an earlier 20% hike.
Duration:00:03:41
Amazon cancels inventory orders from China amidst Trump tariff turmoil
4/9/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Spencer Soper. Amazon has cancelled some of its inventory orders from China to protect itself from President Trump's tariffs. This according to a document obtained by Bloomberg.
Duration:00:04:30
Apple stocks drop as China announces retaliatory tariffs
4/8/2025
Shares of Apple have taken another hit after the U.S. said it will impose a 104% tariff on goods from China. President Trump had threatened to increase the tariff if China went ahead with at 34% tariff on U.S. goods following Trump's the president's initial tariff announcement. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Ryan Vlastelica.
Duration:00:03:47
This company uses AI to write code, garnering millions of users
4/7/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Rachel Metz. A San Francisco-based AI company has become one of the fastest-growing startups of all time. The company is called Anysphere.
Duration:00:05:17
Theater owners talk with studio execs on keeping films in cinemas longer
4/4/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Thomas Buckley. Movie ticket sales in the US are down 11% this year and that has theater owners asking studios to keep their films on screens longer.
Duration:00:04:36
Tariffs hit device and hardware makers the most within the tech industry
4/3/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mike Shepard. Tech is continuing to be hit hard by those tariffs.
Duration:00:04:23
Roblox rolls out more parental controls as scrutiny with children's safety looms
4/2/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Cecilia D'Anastasio. San Mateo based Roblox is rolling out more tools to help protect children on its platform.
Duration:00:03:58
Get your Shake Shack to go with Delta Airlines
4/1/2025
Delta Airlines is partnering with Shake Shack for special in-flight meals for its first class passengers. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Bloomberg's Brooke Sutherland.
Duration:00:04:13
Student loan defaults on the rise, putting borrower credit scores at risk
3/31/2025
Since the government did an about-face on forgiving student loan debt, worries mounted that defaults would surge, and it's looking like that is starting to happen. About 13% of student-loan borrowers are at least 90 days past due on their payments, that's up from just under 8.5 percent in 2020, putting millions of Americans on track to take a massive hit to their credit scores. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News Reporter, Claire Ballentine.
Duration:00:04:39
Rivian's latest spin-off company to create micromobility vehicles
3/28/2025
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan joined with Bloomberg's Kara Carlson. EV maker Rivian is spinning off a company that will focus on micromobility vehicles.
Duration:00:04:28