the irobot roomba j7. and the proscenic m8 pro.solute. can the bots beat it? there are many different features built into each of these vacuums that can be used to tailor your cleaning experience, but today we are only planning to test their most basic functions. completely unscientifically, we willjust turn them on and press go! let's check out the obstacle course. first up we have some pet hair and we've trodden that into the carpet. over here, we have soil. over here, a little obstacle, a chair, and we will see if the bots will get under there. and then a few extras over here, some toys and a phone charger. as one final challenge, we will cover the whole course in glitter! chimes. let the challenge begin! and they are off! the eufy has made a beeline for the messiest corner with dirt and glitter. we are not testing it here but this vacuum also has a setting that helps it detect areas that need more suction to clean, and it can mop the floor, too. the suction on the miele looks very strong. this vacuum has two types of attachable

the irobot didn't attempt a full clean until we set up the companion app.ve it back. not a very good clean. ok, so the eufy has finished — but there is still a lot of glitter, fur, and mud. and that is the miele done. and, yeah, even though it got caught on pretty much every obstacle we left out here, it has done a very good job of the cleaning. the irobot has gone back to base, and it's taken the charging cable all the way with it. and it's even sent me a photo of the charging cable to the phone to say it detected an obstacle. i can still see a lot of glitter in the corners over there, and a bit of dog hair. now, we're going to pit all the robots against this hand—held dyson. i'm cleaning up really quickly and effectively here. sometimes, if you want a good job doing, it's best to do it yourself. i feel like it was quicker than using the robot. i didn't get anything tangled up in the obstacles. but my back is sore, so... he laughs. i feel like all the vacuum cleaners actually did a fairly good job at picking up a lot of the dirt. there was always a bit of

ed: the deal with irobot, the news that the s.e.c.ade a request for additional information -- how optimistic are you that that deal gets done? how important is irobot? dave: obviously, we have to go through approval cycles around the world. until we do get through those, we will continue to operate at arm's-length. they are separate companies. i would not have sat down with collin if we did not have optimism we could get the transaction done. collin, the ceo of irobot, is the most -- one of the most missionary entrepreneurs i have ever met. i look forward to working with him closer. ed: there are so many product lines. we did not even get into tv's. all of that makes me think about your manufacturing footprint globally now. let's talk semiconductors. how is the supply chain? how is manufacturing? how is access to key chips you need to go into these devices? dave: we are coming out of the other end, at least for the products under my purview. i don't think it is over. we still see disruptions in the worldwide transportation network, es

last week, the -- asked amazon and irobot to send additional information about the proposal.ay, amazon's senior vice president and advisor told me he feels confident the deal will go through. softbank has begun laying off employees at its vision fund. sources say softbank expense to cut at least 30% of its staff. the london-based visions fund unit had 500 employees and recently posted a $23 billion loss with most of that coming from a plunged in valuations. porsche confident that despite a lackluster ipo in germany thursday, they just eked out again turning its trading debut with the ipo valuing the company at $73 billion. it cfo told bloomberg the company can beat its revenue target for this year despite the death of macroeconomic situation. this on that conversation. >> [indiscernible] -- proud and i would like to say thank you to our team. [indiscernible] >> i cast my anxiety to 2018. you came out and said maybe we should ipo with a market cap of -- there was pushback internally and externally. do you feel vindicated? >> absolutely. the top five over four years. [indiscern

and even the amazon deals. irobot got a second request. unclear what the implications there are.ac consume goes around your house and sees things, reports back to amazon maybe you need a new couch, the rug is not looking too good. 1 medical is another one jim, we talked a great deal about m&a being heightened regulatory scrutiny at the doj, ftc. but companies may be willing to go to court and, as is the case here, win. this ruling came a bit sooner than we anticipated. >> i have to admit i was surprised at this. i told you i felt antitrust could prevail. there are many judges who are very pro business. and you're right, david. they don't favor anything t that -- or linum at ftc said we have a history of antitrust being active and the judiciary sometimes at odds so it was just a really good call how did it happen they drew someone in the judiciary who basically said, are you kidding me, come on. let's have mergers how many are pro merger do you think? >> it really does depend on the case too in this case people watching closely tell me the government's arguments and their opinion

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