From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? 

The {hardware} world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Energy Bikes all submitting for chapter. 

Every firm faces its personal mixture of tariff pressures, provide chain points, and shifting markets, however collectively they inform a bigger story in regards to the challenges of constructing bodily merchandise in an period of worldwide commerce tensions and low cost abroad competitors. From the Roomba maker that just about acquired acquired by Amazon to the e-bike firm that couldn’t escape its Chinese language provide chain, this week’s bankruptcies are a warning signal for {hardware} startups in every single place. 

At the moment on Trendster’s Fairness podcast, hosts Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, and Sean O’Kane focus on what went incorrect for 3 once-promising {hardware} firms, plus Amazon’s large OpenAI guess and Trump’s new strategy to AI regulation. 

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