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 size over the past... (Read more)