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iRobot, the 35‑year‑old maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be acquired by its Chinese contract‑manufacturer Picea Robotics. The company says operations—including app support, customer programs, supply‑chain relationships and product support—will remain uninterrupted, so current users should see no immediate impact on their devices. iRobot’s decline in
Reddit has sued Australia in its High Court to override a national ban that bars users under 16 from creating social‑media accounts, arguing that the law violates the implied constitutional freedom of political communication by restricting children’s ability to share political views that influence voters. The company also contends that its primary purpose is not user‑to‑user interaction—partly due to widespread anonymity—and that a read‑only mode may actually expose minors to more harm because logged‑in users can opt into content filters. Despite the court’s discretion to decline the case, the Australian government has pledged to defend the ban, citing parental support and a commitment to
Asia’s tech‑space headlines this week spanned a near‑miss in orbit
In a recent Vergecast episode, hosts Nilay Patel and David Sivers, joined by tech columnist Joanna Stern, riffed on a mix of “mild, medium, and spicy” tech predictions for 2026, ranging from plausible developments like an Apple foldable phone and the release of Grand
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