Summary: It’s not just the abundance of pumpkin spice revving up the Big Apple air the first week of October — it’s the buzzy excitement of New York Comic Con returning once again to the Jacob K. Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan for four days of high-octane pop-culture fun. J.D. gets an insider’s view of the expo from Rich Bernatovech and Jamie Fay, two local comics creators who’ve been attending the event for years. This week’s episode also features a ramble through the recent tech headlines — including Amazon’s avalanche of Alexa gear — and a certain El Kaiser who’s more than a little leery of Apple’s new Face ID technology. Bang! Pow! Play!<br> Links to Stories on This Week’s Show<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/technology/twitter-russia-election.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter, With Accounts Linked to Russia, to Face Congress Over Role in Election</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41412607" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tweeters get cheeky after Twitter ups character limit</a> (BBC News)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/technology/facebook-russian-ads.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.recode.net/2017/9/27/16373384/donald-trump-white-house-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-collusion-russia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">President Trump is accusing Facebook of being ‘anti-Trump’</a> (Recode)<br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104067130714241" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook</a><br> * <a href="https://de.newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/update-zu-den-wahlen/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Update on German Elections</a> (Facebook)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/business/equifax-ceo.html?mcubz=0&_r=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Trying to Stem Fallout From Breach, Equifax Replaces C.E.O.</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-27/equifax-will-offer-free-credit-freezes-for-life-new-ceo-says" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Equifax Will Offer Free Credit Locks for Life, New CEO Says</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170927006219/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Introducing the Next Generation of Echo: the All-New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus</a> (Business Wire)<br> * <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2303268" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range</a> (Amazon)<br> * <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2303267" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon Introduces a New Member of the Echo Family: Echo Spot</a> (Amazon)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/27/amazons-echo-plus-features-a-built-in-smart-home-hub-for-149/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon’s Echo Plus features a built-in smart home hub for $149</a> (Techcrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/27/16374906/amazon-echo-buttons-family-games-connected-alexa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon announces $20 Echo Buttons for playing trivia games</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-27/amazon-unveils-35-gadget-for-hands-free-landline-phone-calls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon Unveils $35 Gadget for Hands-Free Landline Phone Calls</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208108" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">About Face ID advanced technology</a> (Apple Support)<br> <br> Interview With Rich Bernatovech and Jamie Fay
