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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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Episodes

Loki is over but what’s next for the MCU (The Daily Charge, 7/14/2021)

We take a look at the series and figure out Marvel’s next move. Story: https://cnet.co/3B6HgG2 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 202111 min

How MacOS Monterey changes the MacBook game (The Daily Charge, 7/12/2021)

CNET Editor Dan Ackerman on his time with the new MacOS update. Story: https://cnet.co/3xBdMhf Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 202111 min

We all depend on GPS. But what if it goes down? (The Daily Charge, 7/9/2021)

Here’s a look at why we don’t really have a dedicated fallback if GPS goes down. Story: https://cnet.co/3hSDA1D Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 09, 202112 min

Trump sues Google, Facebook and Twitter (The Daily Charge, 7/8/2021)

The former president is taking action after getting banned from the various platforms. Story: https://cnet.co/3AIzn9l Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 202110 min

Pentagon cancels $10B JEDI contract, ending Amazon-Microsoft standoff (The Daily Charge, 7/7/2021)

The Department of Defense’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, was a lucrative government contract worth $10 billion. But it was also the subject of a messy legal fight between Microsoft and Amazon. And now it’s dead. What is JEDI and what the heck happened? Story: https://cnet.co/3xtGArS Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Jul 07, 20218 min

Waiting for that 5G killer app (The Daily Charge, 7/5/2021)

Qualcomm researcher Tingfang Ji talks about the benefits of 5G as the technology matures. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 05, 202118 min

Your robocall hell may soon be over (The Daily Charge, 6/29/2021)

The carriers are all required to use new tools designed to combat spam calls. But will this actually stop them? Story: https://cnet.co/3h2GJNa Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 202111 min

Wikipedia is grappling with how to handle the coronavirus lab leak theory (The Daily Charge, 6/24/2021

The theory, which claims the new coronavirus may have leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, is gaining more mainstream attention. But Wikipedia's editors aren't sure if, or how, to present it. Story: https://cnet.co/3y2Ltbt Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 24, 202118 min

Everything we want and expect from Windows 11 (The Daily Charge, 6/22/2021)

Microsoft is unveiling a big revamp of its operating system on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know Story: https://cnet.co/3xCZlso Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 20218 min

Reface CEO on how to responsibly handle deepfakes (The Daily Charge, 6/18/2021)

The CEO behind the face-swapping app on how he thinks about the ways people could potentially abuse his company's technology. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202115 min

How a viral app avoids being a flash in the pan (The Daily Charge, 6/17/2021)

We talk with the CEO of the company behind Reface, which topped the App Store last fall, on why his app isn't just a gimmick. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 202118 min
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