Amazon calls off bid to buy robot vacuum cleaner iRobot amid scrutiny in the Europe and the US
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FILE - A Roomba 980 vacuum cleaning robot is presented during a presentation in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Amazon on Monday called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, which was facing antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, with the ecommerce giant blaming undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)FILE - An Amazon company logo is seen on the facade of a company's building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, on March 18, 2022. Amazon has called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, with the ecommerce giant blaming "undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles." The companies said in joint statement Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 that they entered into a mutual agreement to terminate their announced acquisition agreement." (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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FILE - A Roomba 980 vacuum cleaning robot is presented during a presentation in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Amazon on Monday called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, which was facing antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, with the ecommerce giant blaming undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)