The crisp fall air has returned to the Northeast, as do memories of sipping apple cider in front of a roaring fire. Unfortunately for some, the only fire around was coming from their replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones…

On this week’s episode, El Kaiser and J.D. wrangle the week’s headlines, including the latest from the aforementioned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Inferno, a new coat for Microsoft Paint and Sprint’s efforts to close the digital divide for low-income high-school students. El Kaiser discusses proper electronics safety and J.D. has a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint on how to find out what other household products might be problematic. Now, where are those marshmallows, Hershey bars and graham crackers?

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Links to This Week’s News Stories

* Samsung will ask all global partners to stop sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note7 while further investigation takes place (Samsung)

* Samsung ends Galaxy Note 7 production as problems mount (NYTimes.com)

* U.S. pressed to disclose secret court’s order on Yahoo email search (Reuters)

* Amid breach talk, some Yahoo users finding it hard to exit (Associated Press)

* Yahoo Turned Off E-Mail Forwarding Just When People Might Want To Leave (Consumerist)

* Verizon won’t drop Yahoo but may seek lower price (Fortune)

* Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter provided data access for a surveillance product marketed to target activists of color (ACLU of Northern California)

* Comcast to pay $2.3M fine to resolve billing complaints (FCC)

* Introducing Workplace by Facebook (Facebook Newsroom)

* Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s new Paint app for Windows 10 (The Verge)

* Microsoft is updating Paint with new features and refreshed interface (Thurrott.com)

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