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by FuturisticLover 187 days ago
Didn't Amazon acquire iRobot?
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"[..] the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened an investigation into the merger. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) and several Democrats in the House of Representatives sent a letter to then-FTC Chair Lina Khan, saying "the FTC should use its authority to oppose the Amazon–iRobot transaction."" [0]

Thanks, I guess? Better to let China buy the husk than evil Amazon, right.

[0] https://reason.com/2025/10/31/irobot-faces-bankruptcy-after-...

Last sentence of the article: "A hoped-for by acquisition by Amazon.com in 2023 collapsed over regulatory concerns."