Jon Porter

The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, has cleared Amazon’s $1.7 billion purchase of the Roomba manufacturer, saying iRobot faces “several significant” robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers in the UK, and the overall market is small and “of limited strategic importance.”

As of today, Zound Industries is officially called the Marshall Group following its acquisition of Marshall Amplification. Zound had used the British amp manufacturer’s branding for its headphones and speakers for over a decade.