Emily Chang’s Tech Briefing

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Artificial Intelligence is making its way into more parts of our everyday life. But one area where it's apparently not welcome? Dating apps. That according to a survey on Gen Z-ers looking for the perfect partner. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Nicole D'Souza.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. GM is once again increasing its EV battery production. The company along with LG Energy Solution plans to start making more of its lower-cost batteries at its plant in Tennessee. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's David Welch.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, as most of the country is in the grip of a heatwave, climate scientists are continuing to work on forecasting models to determine just how hot it can get. Their work comes following an extreme heat spike and wildfire in Lytton, British Columbia in June of 2021 that claimed at least 1,400 lives. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Eric Roston.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with we're joined by Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Google is rolling out a new feature for its Gemini artificial intelligence app.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner. "X" CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down. Yaccarino took over two years ago after Musk had bought the company formerly known as Twitter. By that point the company had already lost three-quarters of its workforce.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Amazon's Prime Day is getting off to a slow start this year, with sales down almost 14% in its first four hours. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Spencer Soper.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, Tesla's stock is down more than 7 percent following this weekend's announcement that CEO Elon Musk is planning to launch his own political party. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's David Welch.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brody Ford. OpenAI has just signed a new deal with Oracle as it works on the Stargate Initiative.

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

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, the nation's largest food supplier is working to help restaurants find a way to avoid costly tariffs. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Daniela Sirtori.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Roblox's latest hit game is so popular that an underground economy has popped up where people can buy virtual livestock and crops. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Cecilia D'Anastasio.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Robert Langreth. The cost of cancer drugs has been skyrocketing, but now questions are being raised about just how beneficial they are. A recent analysis in JAMA Oncology found that a drop in cancer deaths between 1975 and 2020 was due mostly to improved screening and preventative health measure, and not new treatments.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed off on a new law that aims to protect children online. The measure was one that both Apple and Google opposed. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Joe Lovinger.

Memorial Day weekend always sees heavy travel, and this particular weekend is expected to see a record number of travelers hit the road and the air. Notably, this surge comes in the wake of several high profile accidents, as well as glitches at airports. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mary Schlangenstein.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Bloomberg's Chris Palmeri. Unions representing Disney theme-park workers in Florida are condemning the companies firing of dozens of Venezuelan employees, whose visas were revoked by the Trump administration.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas was joined by Bloomberg's Spencer Soper. Amazon's CEO says, so far, the tariffs don't appear to have had much effect on the company.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Dana Hull. Elon Musk says he's committed to running Tesla for the next five years. Musk, who was at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, told Bloomberg he also plans to pare back his political spending.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Hannah Miller. Amazon hopes the schedule for the NFL's 2025 season is just what the doctor ordered to boost its Prime Video streaming service.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan was joined by Bloomberg's Spencer Soper. President Trump's decision to end a tariff exemption on small packages has taken a big hit on Chinese commerce sites Temu and Shein. That, however, provides somewhat of a boost for retailers and discount stores.

This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Brody Ford. Salesforce's newest technology is also ushering in a new way to pay for it. The company is charging customers a per use fee for some of its AI agents.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Felix Gillette. HBO is back. Two years after dropping the name from its Max streaming service, Warner Brothers is bringing it back.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Bloomberg's Ashley Carman. Amazon plans on using AI to bring more books to its Audible streaming service

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Aisha Counts. President Trump today announced a 90 day pause on tariffs on China as the two countries continue negotiations. But, the threat of tariffs are already taking a toll on another industry. Broadcast and cable tv networks have been hit by a downturn in advertising revenue.