The Daily Charge

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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Streaming services: is 'less' 'MORE'? (The Dail...
When will we see a cutoff or rollback on all of the new streaming platforms? Will the almighty 'bundle' rule the roost?
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Galaxy Fold set for September relaunch (The Dai...
Samsung says it's fixed the problems that forced it to withdraw the flexible phone earlier this year. We also break down AT&T's newest streaming service -- as in, why launch a fourth one?
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What will be the precedent now that the FTC has...
With mergers left and right... how does Google factor into this new Dish deal?
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Facebook is walloped with $5 billion fine (The ...
It's a week of penalties. We also break down Dish's $5 billion wireless deal and what it means for T-Mobile-Sprint, as well as
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Oled, Qled, Dolby Vision, HDR, 8k, *insert more...
Our audience taps the Sourcec0de on what to look for in TV's: The one and only David Katzmaier.
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When's the best time to buy a new TV? We ask th...
TV reviewer extraordinaire David Katzmaier joins the Daily Charge to answer all your boob tube qs.
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Where does Marvel's MCU go from here? (The Dail...
We join our live audience in speculating what to expect out of Marvel's MCU Phase 4 following San Diego Comic-Con.
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Equifax hit with $700 million fine for data bre...
Also, Marvel talks Phase 4 and more Huawei drama.
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Neopets? What about Tamagotchi? Digi-pets? or P...
Going down a 90's toy rabbit-hole, detailing Youtube's piracy plight and predicting Netflix's future
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Netflix probably won't be jacking up prices aga...
Plus, YouTube's piracy crackdown and the real Neopets were the friends we made along the way.
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How close is Elon Musk's Neuralink to 'The Matr...
Alfred and Ben floor questions from our live audience in regards to Elon Musk's brain-computer interface and explore the latest data leak
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Elon Musk's Neuralink wants to let your brain c...
Plus, a Chinese database leak and CES opening up to sex tech.
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What will come of 'big-tech' on Capitol Hill th...
From today's stream: an extended post-show Q&A with the live audience.
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Should the government break up big tech? (The D...
Plus, Prime Day, MagSafe and kids using phones.
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Amazon Prime Day 1 & Audience Q&A (The Daily SU...
From today's stream: an extended post-show Q&A with the live audience.
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Amazon Prime Day has turned us all into shopaho...
Black Friday mania erupts in the summer, DC faces off against Big Tech and the 5G battle brewing between the US and China.
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Is the new MacBook Pro worth the upgrade? (The ...
We run through whether the new upgrades to the Macs make a difference and talk more Nintendo Switch.
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Does the Nintendo Switch Lite make the 3DS irre...
We talk about Nintendo's new budget console, the deep fake problem and Europe's big 5G push.
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Apple's MacBook news: The good, the bad and the...
Plus, Google Assistant continues to lead the crowd in voice responses.
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T-Mobile and Sprint's mega-deal might actually ...
Plus, Android apps harvesting your data and Huawei's Android alternative.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Is fixed, but don’t hold ...
The foldable may arrive in time for the holidays, Alexa keeps your data and the Commerce Department is still enforcing its ban on Huawei.
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What do you want to see out of the Galaxy Note ...
Samsung confirms the Note launch date, its CEO apologizes for pushing the Galaxy Fold too soon and using DNA sharing to solve cold cases.
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The promise and peril of new 5G networks (The 3...
CNET tested 5G across the global. Plus, a look into Amazon's AI brain.
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EA's Origin service leaves gamers exposed (The ...
We also break down a new plan by Verizon's Visible and more standardized security for Internet of Things devices.
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It's that Prime Day time of the year again (The...
Plus, mobile hackers and Instagram deepfakes.
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