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This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Bloomberg's Reshmi Basu. TV shopping network QVC has hit some hard times as the company shared plans to file for imminent Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move comes as the company faces a mound of debt.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Bloomberg's Rachel Metz. AI company Anthropic has introduced a new version of its Claude Model, Opus 4-point-7, which it says has improved software engineering. Meanwhile, Anthropic is keeping access to its even more powerful "Mythos" model, limited due to fears that its capabilities could overwhelm most cybersecurity programs.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Dana Wollman Senior Editor at Bloomberg. Google has released a Gemini app for Mac giving users AI access right from their desktop.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Leah Nylen Concert tickets cost a pretty penny these days in fact, so much that the U.S. largest concert promoter and ticketing service, Live Nation and Ticketmaster, has faced federal allegations of running a monopoly.

The new glasses are one part of the tech giant's push into A-I wearables that also includes new AirPods and a pendant featuring a camera. This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg Reporter Eliyahu Kamisher. Nvidia's CEO is encouraging people to move in to California; this after a group of billionaires exited the state because of high taxes and threats of a new levy.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Paulina Cachero. Mortgage rates have fallen for the first time since the beginning of the War in Iran. This decline could bring some relief to the U.S. housing market just as the spring selling season gets underway.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Margi Murphy . Anthropic says its new AI model Mythos is so powerful its holding it back from a wide release because it might allow hackers to breach some of the world's most sensitive cyber defenses. Instead, the company says its forming an initiative known as "Project Glasswing" with a select group of large corporations allowing them access to Mythos, so they can use it to test their own systems for weak points.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Peter Blumberg. Open AI is asking the Attorneys General of California and Delaware to look into Elon Musk's efforts to block Open AI from becoming a for-profit company.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS' Holly Quan spoke with Todd Woody Skyrocketing gasoline prices, as a result of the war in Iran, aren't helping states like California that want to encourage the use of renewable energy. The concern is that climate action isn't affordable right now.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Emily Birnbaum. As the US government attempts to solidify its position on AI big tech and labor unions are trying to push federal policy in different directions. Labor Unions such as AFL-CIO generally want more guardrails and regulation whereas big tech favors a more Laissez-Faire approach. Both groups met with lawmakers last week.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Natalie Lung Open-AI may be a competitor for Apple's app-store. The A-I company is continuing to appeal to third-party apps like Spotify to launch mini apps inside Chat-GPT but it's not taking off the way the company planned.

A PlayStation 5 console will cost you more these days. Sony announcing today that it's raising the price of all editions of the system, effective next week.

Influencers are taking to the seas, and revamping cruise lines. During Covid, cruises developed a reputation for being super-spreaders. but now they're trying to bounce back using social media

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Rebecca Torrence Almost everyone is adopting AI these days and now cows are too. A startup out of New Zealand has created artificial intelligence-powered collars for cows to help farmers.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Nathan Risser. With gas prices averaging 5-67 a gallon here in California, state regulators say they're keeping an eye out to make sure gas stations aren't taking advantage of the situation to try and make an extra buck.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg reporter Mark Niquette. As the Iran war goes on, drivers are lining up to find the cheapest gas. With the national average reaching nearly $4 a gallon and the Bay Area seeing prices of over $7 a gallon, consumers are keeping their wallets shut and spending less outside of the gas station.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg Reporter Alicia Clanton. California may be the social media capital, but new legislation is seeking to restrict its access. A bill is looking at banning social media accounts for users under the age of 16, but the debate is ongoing

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Bloomberg reporter Chris Welch joins us to tell us more. Apple is offering some snazzy and helpful features on the next generation of AirPods Max. The headphones are set to come with live-translation, upgraded noise cancellation, and more.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Scott Cohn spoke with Bloomberg Reporter Samantha Kelly. Peloton is hoping to work-out better in the fitness market. The exercise company, known for their stationary bikes and virtual classes, is vowing to make some adjustments to their business model.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Scott Cohn spoke with Bloomberg's Biz Carson. A group of Silicon Valley billionaires is banding together to create a fund to protect their political interests.

This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. Grubub is set to start testing a new program to deliver food by drone.

This is our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day. A court has ruled that San Francisco based Perplexity AI must stop letting people use its browser to make Amazon purchases on their behalf.

What does Bay Area tech company Anthropic's classification as a "supply chain risk" mean for private companies? On our daily Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan speaks with Matt Schettenhelm, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Litigation and Policy Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, to learn more.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Miquéla V Thornton. It turns out that fitness class might put one specific aspect of your health at risk.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day. Amazon is launching new AI tools for medical patients and doctors.

This is our daily Tech and Business Report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Anne VanderMey. Open Ai's CEO says his company's deal with the Pentagon over the use of its AI technology last Friday looked sloppy and opportunistic. The deal came after the White House stopped the government to stop using Anthropic over restrictions the company insisted on.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Scott Cohn spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman Apple unveiled two new products today which will be available for pre-order starting Wednesday.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchors' Rebecca Goodeyon and Scott Cohn spoke with Bloomberg's Kyle Stock. Renewable energy appears to be surging despite the current administration's efforts to reduce funding for natural sources, like wind and solar.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's John Gittelsohn. The ongoing AI boom has made San Francisco's office space one of the hottest markets in the country.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Chris Welch. Samsung unveiled its latest line of Galaxy smartphones in San Francisco this morning.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Natalie Wong A deal has been reached to sell a San Francisco landmark. The deal would mark the second time the Transamerica Pyramid has changed hands in the last six years.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Ilena Peng While the price of beef may be at all-time high Americans are expected to eat the most they have in 15 years.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Spencer Soper. Amazon has surpassed Walmart, becoming the world's top company based on sales. Still, Walmart has been working on expanding its online sales, which may boost the company past its competitor's tests of brick-and mortar store strategy.

Apple is giving three wearable devices an AI boost KCBS' Holly Kwan speaks with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman to learn more in our daily tech and business report.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Rachel Metz San Francisco-based Anthropic is out with a new ai model that it says is even better at taking over computer tasks for its users.

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Lily Meier. Discount retailer Dollar Tree is going after a new type of shopper opening more locations in higher-end locations.

Apple's latest attempt to revamp Siri are running into some snags. This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Samantha Kelly.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Anna Kaiser. A proposed billionaire tax in California is leading to a boom in luxury house sales in Florida.

This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor KCBS Radio News Anchor Holly Quan spoke with Peter Blumberg Trial gets underway today in the case of a woman suing social media companies of making products that get kids addicted to their apps and websites. The trial comes after the plaintiff reached settlements with two of the companies that were initially part of the lawsuit.

Waymo is crafting models of the world to train their cars. The self-driving tech company is employing Google's AI model to draw up maps and digital worlds to adjust their vehicles responses to real-life situations. This is our daily Tech and Business report. KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with Bloomberg's Natalie Lung. You can hear our tech and business report weekdays at 12:32 p.m. on KCBS.

Amazon's new AI-boosted version of Alexa is now out. This is the daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Matt Day.