Summary: It’s been a loooong campaign and Election Day is just a few weeks away. If you want to beat the crowds, J.D. has a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint on how to see if your state allows early voting — and what you need to bring to the polls. Meanwhile El Kaiser has a few new headphones to inspect. In the week’s tech news Google checks facts and flights, Samsung is still scrambling to douse the Galaxy Note 7 fires, Facebook Messenger has some suggestions for your online discourse and there is a squadron of Taunting Drones buzzing drivers south of the border. Want to find out more? Just press Play.<br> Headphone Review Models<br> • <a href="http://thestatusaudio.com/products/cb1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Status Audio CB-1 Closed Black Studio Monitors<br><br> </a>• <a href="https://store.thinksound.com/products/on2-monitor-series" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">thinksound On2 Monitor Series</a><br> Links to This Week’s News Stories<br> <br> * <a href="https://blog.google/topics/journalism-news/labeling-fact-check-articles-google-news" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Labeling fact-check articles in Google News</a> (Google blog)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/17/google-flights-will-now-tell-you-when-fares-will-increase-help-you-find-cheaper-tickets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Flights will now tell you when fares will increase, help you find cheaper tickets</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-results-idUSKBN12H2DP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Netflix subscriptions boom around world, shares jump 20 percent</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/40-percent-now-say-they-wont-buy-another-samsung-phone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">40 percent now say they won’t buy another Samsung phone</a> (CNET)<br> * <a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-benefit-samsung-galaxy-note-7/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Apple could benefit from Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasc</a>o (Digital Trends)<br> * <a href="https://consumerist.com/2016/10/18/samsung-setting-up-note-7-exchange-booths-at-airports-around-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Samsung setting up Note 7 exchange booths at airports around the world</a> (The Consumerist)<br> * <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-bans-all-samsung-galaxy-note7-phones-airplanes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DOT bans all Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones from airplanes</a> (Transporation.gov)<br> * <a href="http://blog.brandingbrand.com/news/survey-google-pixel-takes-a-bite-out-of-samsungs-declining-consumer-base" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Survey: Google Pixel takes a bite out of Samsung’s declining consumer base</a> (BrandingBrand.com)<br> * <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/comcast-google-verizon-might-be-able-to-avoid-consumer-protection-rules/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">FTC says it may be unable to regulate Comcast, Google, and Verizon</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/17/facebook-messenger-tells-you-what-to-talk-about-with-conversation-topics-feature/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook Messenger suggests what to talk about with “Conversation Topics” feature</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/3064673/reinventing-music/hands-on-with-amazons-spotify-competitor-a-bare-bones-service-but-still-a-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hands on with Amazon’s Spotify competitor</a> (Fast Company)<br> * <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2212418" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amazon launches all-new Prime Photos experience with Family Vault</a> (Amazon)<br> * <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-space-station-cargo-launches-from-virginia-on-orbital-atk-resupply-mission" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NASA space station cargo launches from Virginia on Orbital ATK resupply mission</a> (NASA)<br>
