Episodes

  • Pandemic-era program may be harming mid-sized businesses

    Pandemic-era program may be harming mid-sized businesses
    Nov 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.
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    4 mins
  • Is paying for "Clear" worth it when flying?

    Is paying for "Clear" worth it when flying?
    Nov 22 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.
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    5 mins
  • Comcast will spin off many of its cable channels into a separate company

    Comcast will spin off many of its cable channels into a separate company
    Nov 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.
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    4 mins
  • Officials may request Google to be broken up, citing anti-trust concerns

    Officials may request Google to be broken up, citing anti-trust concerns
    Nov 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.
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    5 mins
  • The Trump administration plans to ease regulations for self-driving cars

    The Trump administration plans to ease regulations for self-driving cars
    Nov 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.
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    5 mins
  • Disney has earned more from streaming than from its movie division

    Disney has earned more from streaming than from its movie division
    Nov 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.
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    4 mins
  • A judge has approved Diamond Sport's restructuring plan

    A judge has approved Diamond Sport's restructuring plan
    Nov 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?
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    4 mins
  • Federal judge to set trial for FTC's anti-trust lawsuit against Meta

    Federal judge to set trial for FTC's anti-trust lawsuit against Meta
    Nov 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.
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    4 mins