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Amazon wants to rethink health care (The 3:59, Ep. 347)

The internet retailer teams up with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway to tackle health care costs. Also, we discuss security concerns for 5G.

Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News

Roger Cheng (he/him/his) was the executive editor in charge of CNET News, managing everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the telecommunications beat and wrote for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for nearly a decade and got his start writing and laying out pages at a local paper in Southern California. He's a devoted Trojan alum and thinks sleep is the perfect -- if unattainable -- hobby for a parent.

Expertise Mobile, 5G, Big Tech, Social Media Credentials

SABEW Best in Business 2011 Award for Breaking News Coverage, Eddie Award in 2020 for 5G coverage, runner-up National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for culture analysis.

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Ben Fox Rubin Former senior reporter

Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams.

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Roger Cheng

Ben Fox Rubin

Alfred Ng

Jan. 30, 2018 10:03 a.m. PT

Amazon Go retail store — Amazon wants to make health care more affordable for its employees.
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On Tuesday's podcast, we talk about:

Amazon taking on health care with the help of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan.
How the Trump administration's plan to build a 5G network points to legitimate security concerns.

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder.

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