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Amazon Prime Day has turned us all into shopaholics (The Daily Charge, 7/15/2019) Jul 15, 2019

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Black Friday mania erupts in the summer, DC faces off against Big Tech and the 5G battle brewing between the US and China.

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-prime-day-evolves-from-goofy-sideshow-to-black-friday-esque-phenom/

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-apple-amazon-and-facebook-face-off-with-congress-this-week/

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-5g-got-tied-up-in-the-us-trade-war-with-china/

https://www.cnet.com/news/prime-day-brings-out-wave-of-activism-against-amazon/

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Is the new MacBook Pro worth the upgrade? (The 3:59, Ep. 585) Jul 11, 2019

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We run through whether the new upgrades to the Macs make a difference and talk more Nintendo Switch.

https://www.cnet.com/news/hands-on-with-the-new-apple-macbook-air-and-macbook-pro/https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-vs-apple-ipod-touch-which-is-best-200-gaming-handheld-for-kids/https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-from-d-pads-to-sharable-games-heres-what-we-learned/

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Does the Nintendo Switch Lite make the 3DS irrelevant? (The 3:59, Ep. 584) Jul 10, 2019

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We talk about Nintendo's new budget console, the deep fake problem and Europe's big 5G push.

https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-arrives-for-200-and-here-is-how-it-plays/https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-in-europe-after-the-big-switch-on-its-game-on-for-the-networks/https://www.cnet.com/news/vidcon-kicks-off-with-deepfake-dilemma-as-its-opening-act/

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Apple's MacBook news: The good, the bad and the meh (The 3:59, Ep. 583) Jul 09, 2019

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Plus, Google Assistant continues to lead the crowd in voice responses.

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-kills-12-inch-macbook/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-cuts-macbook-air-price-by-100-gives-macbook-pro-chip-upgrade/https://www.cnet.com/news/want-to-find-info-on-starbucks-or-jetblue-better-ask-google-assistant/

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T-Mobile and Sprint's mega-deal might actually happen this time (The 3:59, Ep. 582) Jul 08, 2019

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Plus, Android apps harvesting your data and Huawei's Android alternative.

https://www.cnet.com/news/t-mobile-sprint-deal-may-close-soon-heres-what-you-need-to-know/https://www.cnet.com/news/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/https://www.cnet.com/news/huawei-ceo-says-its-android-alternative-is-likely-faster-but-needs-its-own-app-store/

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Is fixed, but don’t hold your breath for it (The 3:59, Ep. 581) Jul 03, 2019

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The foldable may arrive in time for the holidays, Alexa keeps your data and the Commerce Department is still enforcing its ban on Huawei.

https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-has-completed-its-galaxy-fold-redesign-report-says/https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-keeps-your-data-with-no-expiration-date-and-shares-it-too/https://www.cnet.com/news/commerce-department-still-considers-huawei-blacklisted-despite-trumps-deal/

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What do you want to see out of the Galaxy Note 10? (The 3:59, Ep. 580) Jul 02, 2019

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Samsung confirms the Note launch date, its CEO apologizes for pushing the Galaxy Fold too soon and using DNA sharing to solve cold cases.

https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-confirms-next-unpacked-event-for-galaxy-note-10-will-be-aug-7-in-new-york/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-chief-galaxy-fold-delay-was-embarrassing-but-no-new-launch-date-in-sight/https://www.cnet.com/news/how-sharing-your-dna-solves-horrible-crimes-and-stirs-a-privacy-debate/

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The promise and peril of new 5G networks (The 3:59, Ep. 579) Jul 01, 2019

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CNET tested 5G across the global. Plus, a look into Amazon's AI brain.

https://www.cnet.com/features/we-tested-5g-speeds-around-the-world-heres-what-we-found/https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-future-vision-of-ai-warehouse-bots-and-alexa/

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EA's Origin service leaves gamers exposed (The 3:59, Ep. 578) Jun 26, 2019

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We also break down a new plan by Verizon's Visible and more standardized security for Internet of Things devices.

https://www.cnet.com/news/ea-origin-had-a-vulnerability-that-left-300-million-players-potentially-exposed/

https://www.cnet.com/news/verizons-visible-removes-data-speed-caps-keeps-40-price/

https://www.cnet.com/news/fido-alliance-looks-to-create-standards-for-internet-of-things-devices/

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It's that Prime Day time of the year again (The 3:59, Ep. 577) Jun 25, 2019

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Plus, mobile hackers and Instagram deepfakes.

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-prime-day-sale-bonanza-kicks-off-july-15-will-run-for-48-hours/https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-hit-over-a-dozen-mobile-carriers-and-could-shut-down-networks-researchers-find/https://www.cnet.com/news/instagram-chief-adam-mosseri-we-dont-have-a-policy-against-deepfakes/

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