Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M to sprint away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches

Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly!
Years after recalling one of its smartwatches over overheating batteries that burned people, Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty to the US government to settle allegations it knew about the risk but failed to immediately report it as required by law.…