[FuturisticLover]

Didn't Amazon acquire iRobot?

[jader201]

No, the deal was killed:

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/...

[MrBuddyCasino]

"[..] 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-...

[greenyoda]

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