Roundup: iRobot co-founder moves to new robot venture, botnets surge, IPOs come and go, and more

Roundup: iRobot co-founder moves to new robot venture, botnets surge, IPOs come and go, and more

Roomba technologist moves to new robotic venture — Rodney Brooks, chief technology officer and co-founder at iRobot, is moving on to a new company called Heartland Robots, which will work to “rehumanize and revitalize manufacturing.”

Zombie networks surge ahead — Botnet networks of infected computers have tripled in… Continue Reading

3-D chat room company IMVU hits 20 million members

3-D chat room company IMVU hits 20 million members

Chat room site IMVU has been quiet for four years. But the company is announcing today that it has more than 20 million members in its online community where people can use 3-D avatars, or virtual characters, to meet in rooms and trade virtual goods.

The… Continue Reading