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iRobot Roomba bankrupt, will be acquired by its Chinese contract manufacturer, will US ban it too?

https://www.theverge.com/news/844460/irobot-files-for-bankruptcyhttps://www.theverge.com/news/844474/who-is-picea-robotics-company-owns-irobothttps://www.linkedin.com/company/shenzhen-picea-robotics-co-ltd/about/ Better still, why wait for US to ban these smart home gadgets over privacy or security “concerns”? China should ban the export of these or just double the price.

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Tweets → Viewlets

Tweets, evolved. Viewlets are my quick links and one‑line takes. I’m retiring “tweets” on the site and rolling them into Viewlets—short, link-first notes for quick reactions and one‑liners. Expect the…

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Will Adobe respond with a free tier for all apps? Or just keep losing market share to freemium + SaaS alternatives?

https://www.affinity.studio/graphic-design-softwarehttps://www.howtogeek.com/this-newly-free-photoshop-alternative-convinced-me-to-cancel-adobe/ Adobe can’t buy Canva. They have been trying to release various lite versions of their apps over the years to keep user upsell flow to Creative Cloud suite. Graphics…

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Tech Sector Cuts Reach 80,000+ in 2025 as Another 4,000 Roles Vanish

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/salesforce-ceo-confirms-4000-layoffs-because-i-need-less-heads-with-ai.htmlhttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/tech-layoffshttps://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2025/the-10-biggest-tech-company-layoffs-of-2025-so-far Tech-sector job cuts this year are tracking similarly to last year: as of July 31, Layoffs.fyi reports about 80,250 employees let go in 2025, versus 152,922 for the entirety…

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