Summary: 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…<br> 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?<br> Lithium-Ion Battery Information<br> • <a href="http://batteryuniversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Battery University<br><br> </a>• <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-19" target="_blank">Why Lithium Batteries Keep Catching Fire</a><br><br> • <a href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/lithium-ion-battery.htm" target="_blank">How Lithium-Ion Batteries Work</a><br> Links to This Week’s News Stories<br> <br> * <a href="http://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Samsung will ask all global partners to stop sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note7 while further investigation takes place</a> (Samsung)<br> * <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/international/samsung-galaxy-note7-terminated.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Samsung ends Galaxy Note 7 production as problems mount</a> (NYTimes.com)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-nsa-order-idUSKCN12800D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">U.S. pressed to disclose secret court’s order on Yahoo email search</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://apnews.com/6a4464ca36d344238da46136a74c27ac/Amid-breach-talk,-some-Yahoo-users-finding-it-hard-to-exit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amid breach talk, some Yahoo users finding it hard to exit</a> (Associated Press)<br> * <a href="https://consumerist.com/2016/10/10/yahoo-turned-off-e-mail-forwarding-just-when-people-might-want-to-leave/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yahoo Turned Off E-Mail Forwarding Just When People Might Want To Leave</a> (Consumerist)<br> * <a href="http://fortune.com/2016/10/11/verizon-drop-yahoo-lower-price/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Verizon won’t drop Yahoo but may seek lower price</a> (Fortune)<br> * <a href="https://www.aclunc.org/blog/facebook-instagram-and-twitter-provided-data-access-surveillance-product-marketed-target" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter provided data access for a surveillance product marketed to target activists of color</a> (ACLU of Northern California)<br> * <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/comcast-pay-23m-fine-resolve-billing-complaints" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Comcast to pay $2.3M fine to resolve billing complaints</a> (FCC)<br> * <a href="http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/introducing-workplace-by-facebook/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Introducing Workplace by Facebook</a> (Facebook Newsroom)<br> * <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/10/13225094/microsoft-paint-windows-10-app-leak-hands-on" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s new Paint app for Windows 10</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/83034/microsoft-updating-paint-new-features-refreshed-interface" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft is updating Paint with new features and refreshed interface</a> (Thurrott.com)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/10/07/save-the-date-for-our-microsoft-event/#qZ4fGmmSkiZdELYe."></a>
