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
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https://kcbsradio.radio.com
Episodes
Streaming vs. broadcast: The NFL's biggest rivalry
12/4/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Ira Boudway. Amazon says it's Black Friday NFL stream of the Raiders-Chiefs drew 13.5 million viewers. While that's a more than 40% jump from the company's first broadcast last year, it's still well below the 34 million average who tuned in to games on the broadcast networks Thanksgiving Day. 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.
Duration:00:05:49
Some U.S retirement care facilities are facing potential bankruptcy
12/3/2024
This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Martin Braun. Some Baby Boomers entering their golden years choose to move into full-service continuing care retirement communities. Those are facilities which provide meals, housekeeping, social activities, as well as medical care. Now, some people are discovering there's a financial risk involved.
Duration:00:05:16
Pat Gelsinger was once hailed as Intel's savior. What happened?
12/2/2024
This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Ian King. Intel's Board of Directors has ousted company CEO Pat Gelsinger as it tries to gain ground on its main competitor, Nvidia. Gelsinger was once hailed as the company's saviour. So, what changed?
Duration:00:05:20
'Tis the season to sign up for streaming services
11/27/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Hannah Miller. Black Friday may be a great day to score deals in stores or online, but it's also a good time if you've been thinking about signing up for a video streaming service, thanks to some special deals.
Duration:00:03:30
Uber is expanding into the AI world
11/26/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Uber is expanding its line of gig-workers to now include programmers. It's part of an expansion into artificial 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.
Duration:00:04:53
Uber's experimental pay method could boost the economy, new study says
11/25/2024
A new study by economists at UCLA shows that an experimental way that Uber pays its workers could be a boon to the U.S labor market and overall economy. This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Alex Tanzi.
Duration:00:04:47
Pandemic-era program may be harming mid-sized businesses
11/22/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchors Holly Quan and Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Catarina Saraiva about how a pandemic-era federal program to help mid-sized businesses may now be putting them in a crunch. 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.
Duration:00:04:17
Is paying for "Clear" worth it when flying?
11/21/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brody Ford. A service that lets fliers pass through airport security screenings quicker is now worth more than some airlines, including JetBlue and Frontier. But, Clear could be facing some challenges. The $199-a-year service uses biometrics to let people scan their fingerprints and eyes to verify their identities, which let's them skip part of the security line.
Duration:00:05:26
Comcast will spin off many of its cable channels into a separate company
11/20/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Chris Palmeri. Comcast plans to spin off some of its cable channels...including MSNBC and the USA network.
Duration:00:04:17
Officials may request Google to be broken up, citing anti-trust concerns
11/19/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Leah Nylen. Federal and state officials are considering whether they should ask the judge overseeing Google's anti-trust trial to break the company up. The judge ruled over the summer that the company did illegally monopolize the search market.
Duration:00:04:48
The Trump administration plans to ease regulations for self-driving cars
11/18/2024
This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's David Welch. The Trump Administration plans to make it easier for companies to test out self-driving technology. Bloomberg was the first to report that the Transportation Department plans to make it one of its priorities. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS. For more, tune into Bloomberg technology weekdays at 8 a.m.
Duration:00:04:52
Disney has earned more from streaming than from its movie division
11/15/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Disney's investment in its streaming services appears to be paying off. The company's latest earning's report shows the entertainment giant earned more profit from streaming than it did from its movie division. To learn more, KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bloomberg's Thomas Buckley. 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.
Duration:00:03:51
A judge has approved Diamond Sport's restructuring plan
11/14/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Reporter Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Jonathan Randles. This new plan will all the sports broadcasters to stream games on Amazon. Diamond Sports was previously Bally Sports, and while many people would thought broadcasting sports would be lucrative, that hasn't been the case. Where did things go wrong?
Duration:00:03:59
Federal judge to set trial for FTC's anti-trust lawsuit against Meta
11/13/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Josh Sisco. A federal judge has ruled that a federal anti-trust lawsuit against Meta over its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp will move forward.
Duration:00:03:51
Oil lobbyists appeal to the Trump administration prior to his inauguration
11/12/2024
Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's News Anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's David Wethe. A lobbying group for the oil industry is making its pitch to President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans to make it easier to drill for oil. What's the group asking for?
Duration:00:04:48
U.S poised to support contentious U.N cybercrime treaty
11/11/2024
This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchors Holly Quan and Shane Guinness were joined by Bloomberg's Jamie Tarabay. The Biden Administration is poised to support a contentious cybercrime treaty at the United Nations this week, which could become a legal framework for countries around the globe to prevent and investigate crimes in cyberspace. You can hear our Tech and Business report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS. For more, tune into Bloomberg technology weekdays at 8 a.m.
Duration:00:04:58
New report shows about 10% of the US workforce is a part of the gig economy
11/8/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. A new federal report shows about 10% of the US workforce has a job with the gig economy. That's virtually the same as the last time the government released numbers, which was back in 2017. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Alex Tanzi. 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.
Duration:00:04:15
The future of cryptocurrencies under the new Trump Administration
11/7/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Dave Liedtka. The value of cryptocurrencies have been surging since Donald Trump's election night victory. One of the reasons is the likely departure of current SEC chair Gary Gensler. 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.
Duration:00:04:54
Elon Musk reaps the benefits of President-elect Trump's victory
11/6/2024
This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow. Tesla shares are up more than 14 percent today following Trump's election victory. This, as company CEO Elon Musk became one of the Former President's biggest backers, spending more than $130 million on Trump and other Republican races. 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.
Duration:00:04:01
Voters and investors hedging their bets; how will Wall Street be influenced?
11/5/2024
Today is big moment of truth for Wall Street as trades made in anticipation of the presidential election going one way or the other. For more, KCBS Radio's News Anchor Shane Guinness spoke with Carter Johnson, foreign exchange rates reporter with Bloomberg.
Duration:00:03:22