Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, June 10th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, another payoff to ransomware hackers. Facebook to launch a smart watch, Microsoft to launch a dedicated

game streaming device, Samsung uncles a tiny, tiny camera sensor, Stripe wants to handle

your sales tax headaches, and can the Creator Economy

take off in a world of App Stores with 30% rakes?

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. JBS, the largest meat company by sales,

and a top supplier of chicken and pork in North America,

revealed it paid an $11 million ransom in Bitcoin to resolve a cyberware attack last week,

quoting the Wall Street Journal.

The ransom payment in Bitcoin was made to shield JBS meat plants from further disruption and to limit the

potential impact on restaurants, grocery stores, and farmers that rely on JBS said

Andre Nogera, chief executive of Brazilian meat company JBSBS S.A.'s U.S. division.

Quote, it was very painful to pay the criminals, but we did the right thing for our

customers, Mr. Noglera said. Wednesday in an interview with the

Wall Street Journal, he added that the payment was made after the majority of

JBS plants were up and running again. Mr. Nogyer said JBS learned of the

attack early on Sunday, May 30th, when technology staff members noticed

irregularities with the functioning of some servers.

Soon they found a message demanding a ransom to reclaim access to the company's system.

Mr Nogera, who was traveling, said he was awakened around 5 a.m. by a phone call from his chief financial

officer, notifying him of the incursion.

JBS immediately alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Nogera said, and the company's technology team began shutting down the

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