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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It's that Prime Day time of the year again (The...
Plus, mobile hackers and Instagram deepfakes.
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752
Bill Gates's top mistake? Letting Google's Andr...
Plus, the US may expel yet more of Huawei and a Senate bill would force big tech to disclose how much your data is worth.
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Is 5G safe? (The 3:59, Ep. 575)
We break down this critical question, talk about YouTube and regulatory scrutiny and AI-powered pizza.
4 min
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Samsung's Galaxy Note is coming (all while we k...
We also discuss how CRISPR gene editing could resurrect the wooly mammoth and your car's data privacy.
4 min
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Would you use Facebook's new Libra cryptocurren...
Plus, Palm's tiny phone is a surprise hit with kids.
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How to get your Instagram account back from hac...
Also, the next game you play could go on forever, plus how veterans are using smart homes.
4 min
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Google’s Pixel 4 gets a really, really early te...
We talk Pixel 4, altered videos and social networks and a crazy $1,200 smart oven hood.
4 min
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T-Mobile and Sprint's mega merger hits another ...
We break down the fate of the two carriers and offer an update on Nintendo from E3.
4 min
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Can tech giants like Facebook and Google really...
We examine the heightened scrutiny over tech giants and look at the one-year anniversary of the net neutrality laws getting struck down.
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Our E3 breakdown: Microsoft's Project Scarlett ...
Also, Keanu Reeves at E3 and Amazon drones.
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The FCC's looking to kill off robocalls for goo...
Also, our hands-on impressions from the Mac Pro, and a preview of Google Stadia ahead of E3.
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Amazon's Ring cameras are building out surveill...
Also, an interview with PlayStation's new CEO and how Amazon's voice assistant is getting smarter.
4 min
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Apple's WWDC brought dark mode, $6,000 cheese g...
We talk about all the big announcements from WWDC and how antitrust news stole some of Apple's thunder.
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Huawei against the world (The 3:59, Ep. 564)
The No. 2 smartphone maker is under fire in the US and may run into trouble in the UK as well.
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Apple is fixing its busted MacBook keyboards fo...
Plus Qualcomm's monopoly may be at an end and Oculus unleashes its Quest VR headset.
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Backlash grows for police use of facial recogni...
Plus, no, Facebook isn't listening to your conversations.
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The OnePlus 7 Pro reveals a notch-free future (...
Chatting with Shara Tibken on the new flagship phone, Apple and all things mobile.
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Disney is going to take over Hulu. Now what? (T...
Also, we could have the first city to ban facial recognition, and why you should patch WhatsApp ASAP.
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The drumbeat to break up Facebook gets louder (...
Plus, CNET had a chat with Google's ad chief.
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What exactly does Amazon do with your Echo data...
We look at what happens to the recordings from your Echo, talk about Google Assistant-powered smart headsets and run through what may get sacrificed for the Texas border wall.
4 min
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Google I/O: We break down the highlights and lo...
From Google Assistant to the budget Pixel 3A, here's everything the search giant announced.
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From Android Q to new Pixels: Our Google I/O pr...
We also talk about a new Amazon Go store that takes cash, and moar 5G.
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Amazon, weighing pregnancy against productivity...
Plus VR came to creepy life at the Tribeca Film Fest and Microsoft doesn't want us shout "Cortana!" anymore.
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Game of Thrones images too dark? We can help *M...
TV guru David Katzmaier offers insights on the Battle of Winterfell and dark TV viewing.
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The Oculus Quest may be a VR headset you should...
We break down the latest Oculus and F8 news, talk Apple earnings and discuss Julian Assange's sentence time.
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