One of the perks of online shopping may be going away, as more companies are no longer offering free returns.

Bloomberg reporter Allison Nicole Smith cites high costs as the main deterrent to continue offering these services. 

One of the perks of online shopping may be going away, as more companies are no longer offering free returns.
Bloomberg reporter Allison Nicole Smith cites high costs as the main deterrent to continue offering these services.

Every weekday, KCBS and Bloomberg discuss the biggest news from Silicon Valley and the intersection of tech and business.

Every weekday, KCBS and Bloomberg discuss the biggest news from Silicon Valley and the intersection of tech and business.

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Retailers scale back on free return policies

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 weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.

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 weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radio and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8 am.

AI startup seeks to democratize weather forecasting

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.

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.

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 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 connect to Tesla's network.

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 connect to Tesla's network.

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