PERSON DIRECTORY
Casey Newton
Host of Hard Fork. Casey Newton appears in 65 indexed conversations across Hard Fork. This directory brings every appearance, source, TL;DR, digest, and transcript into one searchable feed.
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Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
Kevin RooseCasey NewtonColin Angle
iRobot’s Chapter 11 exposes how subsidized Chinese fast followers, a missed mopping use case, and the failed $1.7 billion Amazon acquisition eroded a category leader.Ownership passing to competing design manufacturer Piscea Robotics turns Roomba into a warning for physical AI, while 2026 bets point to uneven disruption across frontier labs, neoclouds, and SaaS.