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iRobot files for bankruptcy Moravec‘s Paradox

iRobot files for bankruptcy

After 35 years, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night. Following warnings issued earlier this year that it was fast running out of options, iRobot says it is entering Chapter 11 protection and will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, China-based Picea Robotics.…
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December 15, 2025
NYC Radio Show Shutdowns: Hot 97 Abruptly Cancels ‘Ebro in the Morning,’ The Block Says Goodbye to Miss Jones and Ed Lover New York City

NYC Radio Show Shutdowns: Hot 97 Abruptly Cancels ‘Ebro in the Morning,’ The Block Says Goodbye to Miss Jones and Ed Lover

Photo Credit: Ebro in the Morning / Hot 97 Two of New York City’s most popular hip-hop morning shows have been shut down: Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, and The Block’s Miss Jones and Ed Lover. Major changes are coming to New York City’s morning hip-hop radio offerings. Hot…
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December 15, 2025
Tomago a sweet deal for Norway and China. But taxpayers? Hmmm. China's Social Credit System

Tomago a sweet deal for Norway and China. But taxpayers? Hmmm.

The government’s handout to Rio Tinto last week to ensure the future of the expensive, enormously energy-hungry Tomago plant in NSW rewards a strange collection of bedfellows. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Tomago plant in the Hunter Valley on Friday (Image: NewsWire via PMO) Does the Albanese government actually…
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December 15, 2025