Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how all major suitors have pulled away from a possible offer to acquire Twitter.

Google announced that mobile search results will soon be fresher and broader than desktop search.

The US Department of Transportation placed a full ban on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, with fines and possible prosecution for those who attempt to fly with one.

Yahoo has re-activated the auto-forwarding feature for Yahoo Mail users looking to port their email outside of the service.

The White House has open-sourced the code behind President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot for other agencies to adapt and use.

The Mocoro, Kobi and Kirobi Mini robots take center stage and hope to become your robotic companions, while doing all of your chores.

Megan's Anki Cozmo robot stops by the studio to push blocks around, and to learn Jason's name.

Finally, Virgin America created a high-tech shoe that's being auctioned for the Soles4Souls charity, and it's inspired by "first class amenities."

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Don't fly with a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, finding a better internet provider in your area, hanging a TV over the fireplace, password managers and coming up with a strong memorable password, wiping data on a broken hard drive and more of your calls.

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We build a Nano Box for Arduino and show you how to use dials and PWM to control the color of your LEDs!

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss Amazon's new Prime Reading that offers some free books to read on your iPad or your iPhone as long as you have the Kindle app. Plus, let Google Play Book suggest titles for you and tips for using iBooks on your iPhone and iPad. They'll also talk about a new app called Pry by Tender Claws that's a novella, a movie, and an iPad app all rolled up into one. Find out what Andy Inathko wore to New York Comic Con and they help you decide whether or not you need to upgrade to the new iPhone 7.

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This week, we'll be discussing Samsung's super bad month, the potential of Google's Pixel lineup, a review of the LG V20, a look at the LG X Power, and Cyanogen getting out of the OS game.

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Scott Wilkinson talks with Tyll Hertsens of Innerfidelity.com about the future of headphones and the role smart headphones can play with augmented reality.

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Guest: Tyll Hertsens

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It's time to patch your Linux box, and if you have any Linux lovers in your life, it is time to tell them to do the same. Ars Technica reports that a flaw in the OS could allow an unprivileged local user to gain write access to otherwise read-only memory mappings, thereby increasing their privileges on the system. Julia Angwin at ProPublica says that sometime this summer, Google changed verbiage in their terms of service that could affect your privacy. Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics lifted the recommended ban on screens for children under two years old. Facebook says it plans to work with partners and community to overhaul community standards and include posts that contain nudity, yet are newsworthy. And the website UniqueFind has a Halloween costume not for you, but for your iPhone.

• Nicole Lee from Engadget discusses the DDoS attack on Dyn.
• Bryan Clark from The Next Web talks about a new study that says millennials fall for more scams than seniors. Also, Samsung is trying to use DMCA takedowns to remove videos that include GTA mods of people using the Galaxy Note 7 as a bomb. And finally, do you have a good iPhone 7, or one that sucks? Bryan will tell you.

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A massive botnet of IoT devices took down Dyne DNS, knocking several major US websites off line in a DDOS attack Friday. Hackers were able to break into John Podesta and Colin Powell's Gmail accounts via a simple phishing scheme. Both Microsoft and Apple will hold events next week announcing new hardware - rumors predict an all-in-one Surface PC and new MacBook Pro laptops, respectively. Google's Pixel phones are out, and with Samsung damaged by Note 7 explosions, their timing couldn't be better. AT&T acquires Time-Warner. And Tesla announces full self-driving hardware will be in all new Tesla cars.

• David Pogue says that Friday's DDOS attack is just the beginning, and we have almost no ability to protect against the next attack.
• Steve Kovach lost sleep over the AT&T - Time-Warner merger - he says the deal was rushed to stay ahead of rumor.
• Leo says there are only two flagship phones anyone should buy now - the iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel.

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