Mon. 09/12 – The Whole “Oops! We Lost A Prototype” Gambit

One of those new Meta Quest headsets just happens to have been found in the wild. New Roku gear. Starbucks announces an NFT project. A spinoff Google Moonshot that might be the next generation networking gear. And is TikTok in the crosshairs again, and this time, not just for the US government? Sponsors: Zengo.com/ride code: ride Medcline.com/techmeme Links: ‘Quest Pro’ video shows Meta’s next VR headset a month before its launch event (The Verge) New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities (ArsTechnica) Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey (TechCrunch) Roku to Launch ‘The Buzz’ Short-Form Content Hub on Home Screen, Refreshes $30 Streaming Device (Variety) Google’s Loon Project Gets Resurrected. Without Google. Or Balloons (Bloomberg) TikTok’s Secret To Explosive Growth? ‘Billions And Billions Of Dollars’ Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel (Forbes)