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An iRobot Terra lawn mower is shown in Bedford, Mass., on Jan. 16, 2019. Amazon on Friday announced an agreement to acquire iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion. iRobot sells its robots worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum.

Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

Aug 05, 2022
iRobot is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa and Ring security cameras among smart home features offered by Amazon.
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A customer looks at a book at Amazon Books, the first brick-and-mortar retail store for the online retail giant, on Nov. 3 in Seattle.

Is Amazon Planning Hundreds Of Bookstores? Analysts Doubt It

Feb 03, 2016
A mall real estate executive let slip that Amazon plans to build up to 400 walk-in stores. Analysts were skeptical, and now the executive says his comment wasn't intended to represent Amazon's plans.
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Matthew Yglesias (right) and Joe Konrath argue in favor of the role Amazon plays in the publishing industry.

Debate: Is Amazon The Reader's Friend?

Jan 22, 2015
Two teams of editors and writers, including best-selling author Scott Turow, face off over Amazon's influence over the publishing industry, in the latest debate from Intelligence Squared U.S.
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