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Amazon wants to vacuum up iRobot. But will U.S. antitrust regulators let it happen? That’s one key question following the news today that Amazon plans to swoop up the Roomba maker for $1.7 billion amid calls on regulators to rein in Big Tech acquisitions. Amazon’s proposed iRobot deal also comes with its own privacy concerns due to the trove of in-home data to which Amazon would gain access via the Roomba devices. Read more

Zillow’s cloudy real estate outlook: The Seattle company expects total industry transaction dollar volume to “meaningfully contract year over year” for the second half of 2022, impacting its core business that matches agents with buyers. As part of its quarterly earnings report, Zillow also said it is partnering with iBuyer leader Opendoor, less than a year after shutting down its own home-buying business. 

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Legalpad acquired: The Seattle startup that helps companies apply for visas on behalf of international talent has been acquired by Deel, a San Francisco company that sells software to facilitate hiring and paying of employees on global teams. Read more.

Tech Moves: Accolade hires security chief; Blue Origin comms leader departs; Redfin names industry relations director, and more personnel moves.

Emerald City Comic Con to require masks: Organizers of the annual convention in Seattle are reversing a controversial policy, now switching from “recommended” to “required” in their mask guidance. Read more.

Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.
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