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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.

Copyright: © 2022 Red Ventures

Latest Episodes:

The FCC's looking to kill off robocalls for good (The 3:59, Ep. 567) Jun 06, 2019

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Also, our hands-on impressions from the Mac Pro, and a preview of Google Stadia ahead of E3.

https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-makes-economic-case-for-shutting-down-illegal-robocalls/https://www.cnet.com/news/the-new-mac-pro-makes-its-debut-at-wwdc-2019-starts-at-5999-available-fall-2019-apple/

https://www.cnet.com/news/e3-2019-how-to-watch-google-stadia-connect-conference-live/

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Amazon's Ring cameras are building out surveillance for police (The 3:59, Ep. 566) Jun 05, 2019

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Also, an interview with PlayStation's new CEO and how Amazon's voice assistant is getting smarter.

https://www.cnet.com/features/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/

https://www.cnet.com/news/sonys-playstation-ceo-wants-a-seamless-transition-to-its-next-generation-console/

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-voice-assistant-will-get-smarter-these-new-alexa-prize-teams-will-help/

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Apple's WWDC brought dark mode, $6,000 cheese graters -- and antitrust threats (The 3:59, Ep. 565) Jun 04, 2019

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We talk about all the big announcements from WWDC and how antitrust news stole some of Apple's thunder.

WWDC links: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-wwdc-2019-ios-13-dark-mode-mac-pro-macos-10-15-and-everything-apple-just-announced/https://www.cnet.com/how-to/dark-mode-in-ios-13-everything-we-know-about-apples-new-feature-for-iphones/https://www.cnet.com/news/the-new-mac-pro-makes-its-debut-at-wwdc-2019-starts-at-5999-available-fall-2019-apple/

Antitrust links: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-could-face-doj-probe-as-part-of-antitrust-review-report-says/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-is-not-a-monopoly-tim-cook-says-at-wwdc/

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Huawei against the world (The 3:59, Ep. 564) May 23, 2019

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The No. 2 smartphone maker is under fire in the US and may run into trouble in the UK as well.

https://www.cnet.com/news/huawei-ban-full-timeline-on-how-and-why-its-phones-were-banned-security/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/amazon-is-working-on-a-wearable-device-that-reads-human-emotions https://www.cnet.com/news/shareholder-efforts-to-curb-amazon-facial-recognition-tech-falls-short/https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/playdate-handheld-gaming-device-coming-in-2020/

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Apple is fixing its busted MacBook keyboards for free -- and maybe for good? (The 3:59, Ep. 563) May 22, 2019

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Plus Qualcomm's monopoly may be at an end and Oculus unleashes its Quest VR headset.

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-redesigns-keyboard-in-new-macbook-pro-update-and-promises-quick-repairs-on-sticky-keys/https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-is-a-monopoly-and-must-renegotiate-deals-judge-rules/https://www.cnet.com/reviews/oculus-quest-review/https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-oculus-quest-heralds-vrs-next-gen-but-will-we-buy-in/

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Backlash grows for police use of facial recognition (The 3:59, Ep. 562) May 16, 2019

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Plus, no, Facebook isn't listening to your conversations.

https://www.cnet.com/news/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-bar-police-from-using-facial-recognition/https://www.cnet.com/news/police-are-using-flawed-data-in-facial-recognition-searches-study-finds/https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-isnt-secretly-listening-in-on-your-phone-conversations-really/https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-ad-targeting-has-created-a-creepy-image-problem-it-cant-shake/

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The OnePlus 7 Pro reveals a notch-free future (The 3:59, Ep. 561) May 15, 2019

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Chatting with Shara Tibken on the new flagship phone, Apple and all things mobile.

https://www.cnet.com/news/oneplus-7-pro-bets-on-pop-up-camera-notch-free-display-to-justify-premium-price/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-sales-drop-but-services-and-wearables-offer-a-boost/https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-will-pocket-4-5b-to-4-7b-from-apple-settlement-in-q3/

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Disney is going to take over Hulu. Now what? (The 3:59, Ep. 560) May 14, 2019

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Also, we could have the first city to ban facial recognition, and why you should patch WhatsApp ASAP.

https://www.cnet.com/news/san-francisco-tuesday-could-become-first-city-to-ban-facial-recognition-technology/

https://www.cnet.com/news/whatsapp-vulnerability-reportedly-allowed-spyware-attack/

https://www.cnet.com/news/disney-to-take-over-hulu-outright-positioning-it-as-sister-service-to-disney-plus/

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The drumbeat to break up Facebook gets louder (The 3:59, Ep. 559) May 13, 2019

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Plus, CNET had a chat with Google's ad chief.

https://www.cnet.com/news/can-facebook-be-broken-up-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.cnet.com/features/googles-head-of-ads-pushes-privacy-to-gain-back-frayed-trust-prabhakar-raghavan/

https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-owners-can-sue-apple-over-app-store-supreme-court-says/

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What exactly does Amazon do with your Echo data? (The 3:59, Ep. 558) May 09, 2019

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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.

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-assistant-powered-earbuds-get-ready-for-a-flood-of-new-models/https://www.cnet.com/news/border-wall-now-under-construction-could-kill-off-birds-ocelots-and-a-church/

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-transcripts-live-on-even-after-you-delete-voice-records/

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