KCBS Bloomberg Tech and Business Report

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Ilena Peng. Pistachio farmers in California are having a great year, thanks in part to a chocolate shop in the United Arab Emirates.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brian K. Sullivan. Big cuts are coming to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as the new budget proposal slashes the agency's budget by $1.5 billion. That will result in an estimated 2,200 jobs being cut, which is about 18% of the Administration's workforce.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Thomas Buckley. Apple's new Formula One movie F-1 topped the box office this week, taking in more than $55 million in the US and Canada. It's a new test for the company; screening movies in theatres before releasing them on its own Apple Plus streaming service.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. The S&P index opened in record territory this morning before losing steam. It's now down slightly, but the overall gains across the major indices has some worried that investors are ignoring warning flags. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Alexandra Semenova.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Erin Hudson. The Trump administration says it may pull funding for California if the state doesn't ban transgender student athletes from female sporting events.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bloomberg's Dina Bass. An AI bot has become one of the best defenses in the country to prevent hackings.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Craig Trudell. Tesla's robotaxi service appears to be hitting a rocky road on its first day in service in Austin, Texas. Videos shared on social media show the robotaxis violating various traffic laws.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg Managing Editor Mark Gurman. Meta has launched the newest version of its smart glasses in partnership with sunglass brand Oakley's. It's a departure from the tech giant's previous partnership with Ray-Ban.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Kara Newman. When people think of popular American alcohol, they might think of chardonnay from Napa, bourbon from Kentucky, or any number of craft breweries. But an increasing number of companies here in the US are now producing sake, including two in the Bay Area.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Amazon's CEO says the use of artificial intelligence will reduce the company's workforce. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day.

Hampton Inn and Suites has become the largest hotel here in the U.S...and part of its success may come down to waffles. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Bloomberg's Patrick Clark.

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. There are utility boxes along San Francisco's Embarcadero, painted to show robots with the words "Save the Humans." Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer speaks with entrepreneur, founder and CEO of MyOutDesk Daniel Ramsey. MyOutDesk offers "Human" virtual staffing solutions that cost less than full-time employees. Ramsey explains how that's possible. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Airbnb is teaming up with FIFA to offer special experiences for soccer fans.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Kara Carlson. Elon Musk is hoping its robotaxi service can turn things around for the company, which has seen vehicle sales slump. Musk says he plans to have the service up and running in Austin, Texas, in a week and a half.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Riley Griffin. Mark Zuckerberg is looking to step up Meta's artificial intelligence efforts. Bloomberg is reporting that the CEO is looking to recruit what's being called a superintelligence group.

Apple has announced a new looks for its operating system on all of its devices: Liquid Glass. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott spoke with Bloomberg's Redd Brown. A tiny Texas island is being flooded with tourists. But, most aren't visiting Galveston to see the sights. It's become one of the hottest hub for cruises in the country.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Bloomberg's Steven Church. The fate of the bankrupt South San Francisco genetics company 23andMe is once again up in the air. This comes after biotech company Regeneron sought to acquire the company for 236 million dollars last month. JHVEPhoto / Getty Images

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Dana Hull. As Tesla prepares to rollout a robotaxi service, federal officials are continuing to investigate the first pedestrian fatality linked to the company's self-driving technology.

Artificial intelligence is being called the Manhattan Project of our time by government leaders, and one of the leaders in the development of AI maintains that safety and human values are key to that advancement, KCBS Business Reporter Jason Brooks had an exclusive interview with Nvidia CEO and Founder Jensen Huang at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Photo by Randy Dumalig