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The Biden Administration announced today that more car owners may soon be able to claim the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicles. This is after a tweak to the Inflation Reduction Act has broadened certain conditions for crossover SUVs to quality. In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg automotive reporter Keith Laing for more details.

Several company veterans at Google who helped to spearhead the companies advertising business have been laid off in a round of cuts that may signal big changes coming to the tech giant.  The cuts come after the DOJ last week sued Google-parent company Alphabet, saying it holds a monopoly over digital advertising technology. Are these cuts just part of the mass layoffs hitting the tech sector right now or do you think this has more to do with the antitrust case? 

If you haven't signed up for Peacock's ad-based, free streaming service, you'll now have to pay for it. The company's cheapest option will now start at $5. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with  Bloomberg News Reporter Chris Palmeri.

More workers are slowly returning to the office. A new study says that last wee, more than 50% of employees in major cities in the U.S. went back to the office for the first time since the pandemic.  For more on this, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg tech reporter Matthew Boyle.

Ford is cutting the price of its electric Mustang by as much as $5,900. The move comes two weeks after Tesla slashed its prices by as much as 20% on certain models.  Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg News auto reporter David Welch.  

Today, we're joined by Bloomberg Senior Tech Editor Graham Starr.   A Southern California startup in on an out of this world mission to extract and refine metals. what can you tell us about AstroForge?

The Justice Department says it broken up a ransomware group that's extorted more than 100 million dollars from 15-hundred victims. KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg News reporter Jeff Stone.

Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Gurman about Apple's upcoming headset that can switch between augmented and virtual reality.

The Department of Justice and 8 states, including California, are suing Google over the company's advertising technology business.  The suit seeks to break up its ad division. Today, KCBS Radio is joined by Bloomberg News reporter Julia Love.

The push for green energy has the demand for wind energy growing. But, it comes as more problems appear to be affecting some of the newer turbines.  KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John is joined by Bloomberg News reporter Ryan Beene for more.

As we've been reporting, Google's parent company Alphabet says it is cutting 12,000 jobs, which is more than 6% of its workforce. This follows similar moves by other tech giants, including Salesforce, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Davey Alba.

Apple is stepping up its efforts in smart home devices. KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Gurman in today's Tech and Business Report for the latest.

The latest round of tech layoffs are continuing with Amazon announcing it will be letting go of 18-thousand workers.  KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg tech reporter Matt Day.  

Microsoft says it plans to add the artificial intelligence chatbot Chat GPT to its Azure cloud services soon.  KCBS Radio's Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg News reporter Dina Bass for more.   

As you've been hearing on our financial reports, Tesla is slashing prices on most of its electric cars across the U.S. and Europe in response to dropping demand for the cars. This comes after a tumultuous few weeks for the electric car company as its stock price has been tumbling and sales are slowing. KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg reporter Dana Hull for more information in today's Tech and Business Report. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio.

In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Olivia Rockeman about Amazon's new partnership with Rent the Runway, a designer clothing rental company. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio.

Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Gurman. Apple says it will start making the screens for its devices, possibly as early as next year. 

In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Dina Bass about Open AI, the company behind ChatGPT that is drawing attention and potentially billions of investment dollars from companies such as Microsoft. You can hear our Tech and Business Reports live on weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio.

Federal officials are taking steps to regulate gas stoves following several reports showing they may be harmful to people's health. KCBS news anchor Holly Quan is joined by Bloomberg News reporter Ari Natter for more.

In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio news anchor spoke with Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Gurman on the launch of the long-awaited Ring Car Cam, a dashboard camera intended to deter vehicle break-ins, among other uses. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio.