Meta's Orion glasses—will they connect or further remove us from reality?

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John spoke with Bloomberg's Aisha Counts. Meta is expected to show off its new augmented reality smart glasses at its annual Connect conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday. The person in charge of those glasses took an u…

AI startup seeks to democratize weather forecasting

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Lauren Rosenthal. A startup is looking to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting. The company is called Brightband. You can hear our Tech and Business Report we…

Vehicle to everything (V2X) is helping to eliminate traffic

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Maria Clara Cobo. The federal government is pushing a new technology that could eliminate all traffic deaths.  It's called vehicle to everything, or V2X for short.

GM and Tesla release the Supercharger adapter—what's the selling point?

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's David Welch. People who drive GM electric vehicles will now be able to use Tesla's Superchargers to power up. GM announced that it has started selling an approved adapter that will let people …

Instagram utilizing AI to keep young users from evading new restrictions

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner. Instagram is taking steps to try to make its platform safer for its younger users. Meta says it will change its default setting for teenagers in the U.S. to make the accounts priv…

Amazon mandates 5 days a week in office

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Matt Day. It's back to the office for Amazon workers after the company's CEO said employees will now have to report to work five days a week. The company had previously only required workers t…

United Airlines partners with SpaceX to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mary Schlangenstein.  A big collaboration is officially in the works between United Airlines and SpaceX's Starlink. The major US carrier announced a deal to power its inflight Wi-Fi…

GM and Hyundai are joining forces to create new vehicles

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's David Welch. GM has announced a new partnership with Hyundai—as the two team up to develop new cars. 

Starbucks is cozying up with its warm and inviting roots

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Daniela Sirtori. The new CEO of Starbucks—who was brought in to revitalize the company—is taking a page from the company's past as he tries to turn things around.  You can hear our…

Electric vehicles are getting leased rather than bought—why?

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Keith Laing. More people who are considering buying a new electric vehicle are turning to leasing—as manufacturers are offering deals to move vehicles off their lots.