Amazon's $1.4B iRobot deal is dead. Now what?

Amazon’s $1.4B iRobot deal is dead. Now what? Is the future of the home robot in jeopardy as iRobot lays off nearly one-third of its staff?A year and a half after announcing its intention to acquire iRobot, Amazon’s deal is officially dead. All parties involved anticipated some level of regulatory scrutiny, but after a few decades of tech company consolidation, few expected this  much friction. The deal had already passed through select international regulatory bodies, including the U.K. Ultimately, however ...