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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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[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

Fold home automation IP into Alexa brand, keep iRobot vacuum brand but increase data exfiltration, and put ads on all searches to increase sales, layoff the ~~scrubs~~ R&D team would be the natural playbook.