Google Trial: Google Blocked Motorola’s Use of Perplexity AI, Witness Testifies

Google’s contract with Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Motorola has put a hold on Perplexity AI’s default assistant feature on new devices due to Google’s contracts, which the startup’s executive described as a “gun” for companies. Dmitry Shevelenko testified that Perplexity’s efforts to secure preferential distribution were tied to these deals, while this situation is central to a Justice Department lawsuit against Google over its alleged illegal monopoly in search technology.