Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff (www.cnbc.com)

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Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff::Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers' shares plummeting.

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[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 9 months ago

No Amazon does not terminate the deal, the EU did. Because otherwise Amazon will have too much power over the robot industry.

[-] silverbax@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

And, Amazon didn't want to give up the 'mapping everyone's home and tracking them' concept.

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