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Former Roomba C.E.O. Reminisces on 2008’s Viral ‘Shark Cat’ Meme 23 December 2025 at 13:03

Former Roomba C.E.O. Reminisces on 2008’s Viral ‘Shark Cat’ Meme

23 December 2025 at 13:03

In conversation with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on the “Hard Fork” podcast, the former Roomba C.E.O. Colin Angle shares how YouTube’s viral shark cat brought him joy in 2008.

Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song 19 December 2025 at 07:00

Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Rachel Cohn · Jen Poyant · Chris Wood · Dan Powell · Elisheba Ittoop and Diane Wong

19 December 2025 at 07:00

“We were roadkill,” says Colin Angle, former chief executive of iRobot, maker of the robot vacuum.