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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

Colonial Pipeline One Year Later: What’s Changed?

We look at whether the risk of another big ransomware attack has risen or fallen since last year’s big attack drove a gas shortage panic. Story: https://cnet.co/3ypbKUN Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 06, 202212 min

How to Avoid the ‘Retail Therapy’ Trap (The Daily Charge, 5/3/2022)

Shopping online gives you a hit of dopamine. Here’s how to know when it’s going too far. Story: https://cnet.co/3vDBbzS Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 202210 min

Buying a home? Here are some pitfalls to avoid (The Daily Charge, 5/2/2022)

Housing prices are crazier than ever, but it is possible to become a homeowner. You just need to be smart about it. Story: https://cnet.co/3vAiUn5 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 02, 202211 min

Snapchat is Making a Selfie Drone. Why? (The Daily Charge, 4/28/2022)

It’s the latest branch out into hardware for the social networking company. Story: https://cnet.co/3LqjA48 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 202211 min

Getting Rich is a Lot More Complicated in 2022 (The Daily Charge, 4/25/2022)

From rising inflation to a war in Ukraine, things are a lot wilder and conventional wisdom on building wealth may no longer apply. Story: https://cnet.co/3LgSEUk Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 202214 min

How the Pandemic Strained Our Heart (The Daily Charge, 4/11/2022)

We’re still trying to figure out the impact that COVID-19 and other stresses had on heart disease. Story: https://cnet.co/38HFrFH Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 20229 min

What Estonia’s Digital Transformation Teaches (The Daily Charge 4/9/2022)

By moving nearly every facet of the government digitally, the country has cut down on a lot of red tape for its citizens. Story: https://cnet.co/3jlNgD8 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 08, 202218 min

How Will We Behave in the Metaverse? (The Daily Charge, 4/7/2022)

If the metaverse is going to be a thing, we need agreement on how to treat each other. Story: https://cnet.co/3KqdcJx Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 07, 202215 min

Is T-Mobile’s brash Un-carrier image dead? (The Daily Charge 4/1/2022)

Two years under CEO Mike Sievert, and T-Mobile is a more conventional carrier. Story: https://cnet.co/37auGLn Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/rogerwcheng Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 01, 202216 min
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