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regulators have sent the e-commerce giant a series of detailed
questions over the proposed transaction, indicating that they
are gearing up for a formal probe, the report said.
The antitrust regulators are likely to launch a formal probe
over how iRobot's autonomous vacuum cleaner, Roomba, operates,
particularly its ability to take pictures as it moves around a
home, the report added.
The potential move will follow the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission's scrutiny of the deal on whether the transaction
would increase Amazon's market power.
The two companies and the EU's executive arm, the European
Commission, did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for
comment.
(Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam and Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru;
Editing by Maju Samuel)
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