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Ukraine Deputy Minister on the IT Army That’s Taken Up the Fight (The Daily Charge, 3/17/2022)
Alex Bornyakov, the nation’s deputy minister of digital transformation, talks NFTs and a roster of volunteer IT professionals who are helping the nation’s resistance. 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
Ukraine Deputy Minister on How Cryptocurrency is Supporting the Fight Against Russia (The Daily Charge, 3/16/2022)
Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister of digital transformation, talks about how his job has radically changed since the invasion began. 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
Apple’s iPhone SE is an affordable onramp to 5G (The Daily Charge, 3/14/2022)
CNET Editor Patrick Holland spent the last few days with the new SE and shares his thoughts. Story: https://cnet.co/3t807OW 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
How tech is playing a role in Ukraine’s fight against Russia (The Daily Charge, 3/11/2022)
Natalie Jaresko, former finance minister of Ukraine, talks about what the tech industry and you can do to support the embattled country. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What additional sanctions we should be levying against Russia (The Daily Charge, 3/10/2022)
Natalie Jaresko, former finance minister of Ukraine, talks about what else needs to be done in the second part of our interview. 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
What the true monetary cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be (The Daily Charge, 3/9/2022)
Natalie Jaresko, the former finance minister of Ukraine, says the country will ultimately prevail. 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
Apple shows off Mac Studio, M1 Ultra iPhone SE and iPad Air (The Daily Charge, 3/8/2022)
The company brought out a new computer line while offering some refreshes to longstanding products. Story: https://cnet.co/3vKja3w Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why a new iPhone SE could be a big deal (The Daily Charge, 3/7/2022)
With costs rising, a budget iPhone with 5G may be what consumers are looking for. Story: https://cnet.co/3tuBqLu Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beware of Ukraine charity scams (The Daily Charge, 3/4/2022)
Scammers are out there looking to exploit your goodwill. Story: https://cnet.co/3HJW13B Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nintendo Switch turns 5. Here’s how it became a phenomenon (The Daily Charge, 3/3/2022)
We wish the console a happy birthday as we break down its path to success. Story: https://cnet.co/3K8nSMc Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russia’s war with Ukraine could create a splinternet (The Daily Charge, 3/2/2022)
Further isolating Russia may spark a move towards an even more fragmented internet. Story: https://cnet.co/3pydci9 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Misinformation runs rampant amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (The Daily Charge, 3/1/2022)
What are the social media companies doing about it? Story: https://cnet.co/3sxxFph Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser is like living in a video game (The Daily Charge, 2/28/2022)
But is it worth paying that jaw-dropping price? Story: https://cnet.co/3HzbCTf Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elden Ring amazes critics, gamers to be the biggest hit of 2022 so far (The Daily Charge, 2/25/2022)
This year of gaming is already to a big start. Story: https://cnet.co/3LZadcj Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meta is building smarter AI assistants as it pushes the metaverse (The Daily Charge, 2/24/2022)
Dubbed Project CAIRaoke, the new effort could help Facebook's parent company build better assistants for virtual and augmented reality. Story: https://cnet.co/3t43Yer Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sony Unveils PlayStation VR 2 Headset (The Daily Charge, 2/23/2022)
CNET's Scott Stein joins us to talk about Sony's latest iteration of its virtual reality technology for the PlayStation 5. Story: https://cnet.co/3HdWomG Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spotify’s Car Thing is out. But who actually wants this thing? (The Daily Charge, 2/22/2022)
We break down Spotify’s accessory for cars who don’t have CarPlay or Android Auto. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AirTags opened a can of worms that Apple alone can’t fix (The Daily Charge, 2/21/2022)
Apple’s trackers brought to light a privacy problem that the whole industry needs to address together. Story: https://cnet.co/3v2hFNB Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Sunday Ticket the next crown jewel for streaming services? (The Daily Charge, 2/18/2022)
DirecTV heads into its final year of its Sunday Ticket contract with the NFL next season. Other suitors are lining up. Story: https://cnet.co/34UyBLj Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Teachers are burning out. Is the Great Resignation coming for them? (The Daily Charge, 2/17/2022)
We talk about the pressures facing teachers, and what some are doing to find a solution. Story: https://cnet.co/3BBOnH6 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paramount Plus isn’t just the Star Trek TV service anymore (The Daily Charge, 2/16/2022)
The service unveiled a larger slate of programming – and offered some clarity on how big it actually is. Story: https://cnet.co/3rTnGu1 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra is really just the new Galaxy Note (The Daily Charge, 2/15/2022)
The Note isn’t really dead – it just underwent a little rebranding. Story: https://cnet.co/3LDG16o Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What does Valentine’s Day and being single look like in the COVID era? (The Daily Charge, 2/14/2022)
Here’s a game plan on what to do if you’re single on Feb 14. Story: https://cnet.co/3rOMZ0m Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Valentine’s Day, you may be looking for love, but scammers are looking for you (The Daily Charge, 2/11/2022)
Scams looking to take advantage of those looking for that special one see a big spike around this time of year. Story: https://cnet.co/33dDmyK Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mandalorian, Boba Fett and the future of Star Wars TV (SPOILERS) (The Daily Charge, 2/10/2022)
With the uneven Book of Boba Fett done, we discuss what’s next for Star Wars on Disney Plus. Story: https://cnet.co/3GH4NP9 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samsung unveils Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab 8 families (The Daily Charge, 2/9/2022)
Samsung’s Unpacked event showed off its flagship phones and tablets. Story: https://cnet.co/3GFEysi Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Changing your Instagram can lead to a healthier body image (The Daily Charge, 2/8/2022)
You just need to cut out influencers setting an unrealistic standard of beauty. Story: https://cnet.co/3B5AO2n Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Could Facebook and Instagram disappear from Europe? (The Daily Charge, 2/7/2022)
The company warned it would pull the networks because of data rules. Story: https://cnet.co/3snyDDf Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser: A controversial and pricey Star Wars experience (The Daily Charge, 2/4/2022)
We break down everything you need to know about Disney’s upcoming ambitious experience. Story: https://cnet.co/3ortYPv Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nintendo Switch is now the most popular home console of all time (The Daily Charge, 2/3/2022)
We take a look at the numbers and discuss the Nintendo Switch phenomenon. Story: https://cnet.co/3rna6yL Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Did the Wordle phenom already jump the shark? (The Daily Charge, 2/2/2022)
Wordle took the world by storm. But will the New York Times scooping it up change the game? Story: https://cnet.co/3rk8oy7 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The GameStop phenomenon, one year later (Part 2) (The Daily Charge, 2/1/2022)
It wasn’t just GameStop that saw a lift. Here’s what happened to the other “meme stocks.” Story: https://cnet.co/34ptJgz Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The GameStop phenomenon, one year later (Part 1) (The Daily Charge, 1/31/2022)
A bunch of individual investors on Reddit rattled Wall Street and threatened to upend the financial world. Here’s where the major players are. Story: https://cnet.co/34ptJgz Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FAA vs 5G: Here’s how this whole dispute spiraled out of control (The Daily Charge, 1/28/2022)
We break down the clash between agencies and why it could lead to problems down the line. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Neil Young pulls out of Spotify due to Joe Rogan (The Daily Charge, 1/27/2020)
The musician accuses Spotify of spreading misinformation. Story: https://cnet.co/3KPaCxm Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple’s earnings should tell us how well the iPhone 13 sold (The Daily Charge, 1/26/2022)
We’ll get a glimpse of how big its holiday season went. Story: https://cnet.co/3nZNpid Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fitness trackers are playing a more central role in our lives (The Daily Charge, 1/25/2022)
The future of fitness is all about getting more useful information. Story: https://cnet.co/3qZfHLB Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT&T is giving its home internet service a huge speed boost (The Daily Charge, 1/24/2022)
Just what we need for our work-from-home setups. Story: https://cnet.co/32r82Mz Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Video games are embracing NFTs. Here’s what you need to know (The Daily Charge, 1/21/2022)
The NFT trend is getting to the point where it’s almost inescapable. Story: https://cnet.co/3Iq3NjH Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breaking down the false term ‘mass formation psychosis’ (The Daily Charge, 1/20/2022)
Looking at how it’s being used to spur more COVID misinformation. Story: https://cnet.co/3KxoXyu Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wireless carriers and the airliners are clashing over 5G and airports. Again (The Daily Charge, 1/19/2022)
It’s a bit of dejá vu as AT&T and Verizon are once again delaying the rollout of their upgraded 5G networks around the major airports. Story: https://cnet.co/3IiEn7B Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Microsoft shakes up gaming landscape with $68.7B Activision buy (The Daily Charge, 1/18/2022)
Microsoft’s largest acquisition ever brings the Call of Duty and Warcraft franchises under its umbrella. Story: https://cnet.co/3GJO8eI 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
2022 will be the year of 5G. No, really (The Daily Charge, 1/14/2022)
We’ve said it before, but 5G could be reaching the level of maturity where it becomes more noticeably useful. 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
QR code scams are the new cybersecurity threat of the day (The Daily Charge, 1/13/2022)
Be careful where you scan. Story: https://cnet.co/3tu06oX 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
Omicron shows travel will continue to be messy in 2022 (The Daily Charge, 1/12/2022)
Just when we were ready to hit the road again. But how will things be after omicron passes? Story: https://cnet.co/3IfFXY7 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
With climate change devastating the world, calls for reparations gain momentum (The Daily Charge, 1/11/2022)
There’s an increasing push to get wealthier countries to pay for their outsized environmental impact. Story: https://cnet.co/3zKxb17 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
AR, VR and smart glasses could have a big year (The Daily Charge, 1/10/2022)
CES hinted at the long nascent smart glass and AR market to gain ground in 2022 Story: https://cnet.co/3HP7aQR 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
Why there’s value to going to CES after all (The Daily Charge, 1/7/2022)
We can write off this year as another byproduct of the global pandemic. Story: https://cnet.co/3F1hun7 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
Our biggest takeaways from CES 2022 (The Daily Charge, 1/6/2022)
From fancy new TVs to realistic robots, what could’ve been a blah conference ended it up surprisingly strong. Story: https://cnet.co/3zx19W5 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
CES 2022 shows how laptops will be even more central to our lives (The Daily Charge, 1/5/2022)
We run through the latest trends we’re seeing with laptops at the show. Story: https://cnet.co/3340yzg 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