KCBS Bloomberg Tech and Business Report

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.