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The Daily Charge gives you the inside take on the biggest stories on CNET. Every weekday, Executive News Editor Roger Cheng offers analysis, context and perspective on all things tech. 

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Crossing the Broadband Divide Part 3: The homew...
Blair Levin joins the show
21 min
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Crossing the Broadband Divide, Part 2: Why it's...
We talk with Bruce Mehlman, co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance, about the challenges we face today with broadband inequality.
24 min
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Crossing the Broadband Divide, Part 1: How we g...
CNET senior reporter Maggie Reardon breaks down how regulatory and business interests created the broadband gap.
17 min
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Apple and Google vs Epic and Fortnite: What you...
Let’s break down this massive dust-up over App Store rules and commission fees.
14 min
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How do you sell 5G in the middle of a pandemic?...
Kyle Malady, chief technology officer of Verizon, discusses the role 5G can play during this crisis.
10 min
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Verizon vows nationwide 5G coverage is coming i...
Kyle Malady, chief technology officer of Verizon, talks about the state of 5G.
14 min
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What do we really think of the $1,300 Galaxy No...
CNET phone guru Jessica Dolcourt is on with her full impressions and review of Samsung’s latest flagship phone.
13 min
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The real threat to mail-in voting (The Daily Ch...
There’s a lot of talk about fraud and security concerns over mail-in voting. But misinformation poses the biggest risk to compromising the elections.
11 min
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The DNC and RNC are going virtual. What can we ...
CNET reporter Maggie Reardon on the challenges and potential pitfalls of doing an all-digital convention.
9 min
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Looking for a MacBook Air alternative? Here are...
We talk with laptop guru Josh Goldman about the world beyond MacOS.
11 min
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Microsoft Surface Duo: What you need to know ab...
Just, uh, don’t call it a phone.
16 min
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How China uses facial recognition to shame and ...
The last part of CNET’s Generation China series takes a look at the dangers of facial recognition.
9 min
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Building a better early tornado warning system ...
Storm chasers are listening to low-frequency sounds that tornados make when they start to form.
10 min
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Trump, election security and the TikTok ban (Th...
We break down the latest discussion from Black Hat and Defcon and a late-evening executive order effectively banning TikTok and WeChat.
11 min
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TikTok vs Instagram Reels: Dawn of silly dance ...
Instagram is introducing a short-form video feature that takes on TikTok, which is dealing with its own controversy.
11 min
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Galaxy Note 20: We dig into Samsung’s latest fl...
Is the super premium phone launching at the wrong time?
10 min
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A look at police body cam technologies, and whe...
Body cams see their fair share of innovations, even if they don’t always make it to every police officer.
10 min
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TikTok may get banned or sold: Everything you n...
The fate of the hit video social network is up in the air. Could Microsoft be in the mix.
12 min
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Apple delays its iPhone while Alphabet, Faceboo...
It was a busy day of earnings on Thursday. We’ve got a full panel of experts to break it down.
17 min
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Big Tech vs DC: Here’s everything you need to k...
We watched five and a half hours of testimony so you didn’t have to.
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For the first time, Jeff Bezos is under the har...
The oldest of the four big tech executives, Bezos is a relative newbie to the DC circuit.
10 min
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Apple and Google are fighting over the future o...
Who wins could have a big impact on how you experience the internet down the line.
10 min
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Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook face Congres...
The companies face questions over whether they have too much power.
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What’s going on in the mobile world? (The Daily...
From 5G to new plans, it’s been a busy week for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. Let’s catch you up.
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How 5G will revolutionize cloud and virtual gam...
As part of our ongoing series looking at 5G applications, we talk about its impact on the world of gaming.
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