New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two bills into law to regulate digital platforms' algorithms and the use of children's data, aiming to protect children and teens online. Gov. Hochul discusses the impact of the first-in-the-nation legislation and also addresses the future of congestion pricing in New York City. Jared Bernstein, Chair of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the current state of the economy, President Biden’s initiatives to lower the cost of living for Americans, government spending, and its impact on the federal budget deficit. Meanwhile, a cyber outage at retail technology and software provider CDK is affecting automobile dealers across the United States. Plus, Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa might cost you $10 per month. Jared Bernstein - 11:33Gov. Kathy Hochul - 25:30 Jared Bernstein, @econjared46Gov. Kathy Hochul, @GovKathyHochulJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick,@BeckyQuickKatie Kramer,@Kramer_Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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