Emily Chang’s Tech Briefing

It's officially been four years since COVID-19 upended our lives and changed some key guidelines, one of them being the option to skip out on standardized testing.

But earlier this year, three Ivy League schools reversed that option and started requiring incoming students to provide their SAT and ACT scores, causing parents to book tutors for their teenagers at up to $500 an hour.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Nacha Cattan in today's Tech and Business Report.

Amazon is issuing refunds to some companies who bought ads after learning that those ads were being shown to some people who couldn't buy the products.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg News reporter Spencer Soper in today's Tech and Business Report.

Macy's plans to close its flagship store in San Francisco's Union Square and sell the building as part of a broader plan to shutter 150 underperforming locations.

For more on what's behind the closures and the company's focus going forward, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Olivia Rockeman in today's Tech and Business Report.

San Mateo-based Roblox says people who develop games on the platform made a record $741 million dollars last year. For more on Roblox, how it works and what kinds of games are available, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Cecilia D'Anastasio in today's Tech and Business Report.

Officials in the U.S. and 10 other countries say they've taken down what's believed to be the most prolific hacking group of all time. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Jamie Tarabay in today's Tech and Business Report.

In what may be a sign that people were quick to give up their New Year's resolutions this year, foot traffic at gyms in the US was flat last month.

For more, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Cam Baker.

Ford has stopped making a hybrid-version of its top selling Explorer SUV. The news comes the same week CEO Mary Barra announced the company would be refocusing on offering more hybrids instead of fully electric vehicles.

Today, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Keith Naughton for more.

Amazon is disabling a feature that let people with Ring doorbells share video footage with law enforcement agencies.

For more context on what led to this decision, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Matt Day in today's Tech and Business Report.

Apple's new mixed-reality headset is set to launch at the start of next month, but some of the most popular apps for streaming videos and music will be missing.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Samsung unveiled its latest lineup of smartphones at its Unpacked Conference in San Jose this morning, with artificial intelligence playing a big role in the latest updates.

KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke to Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Gurman about the new phones in today's Tech and Business Report.