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Google Blocked Motorola Use of Perplexity AI, Witness Says

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By Leah Nylen
April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM EDT
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Google's contract with Lenovo Group Ltd.'s Motorola blocked the
smartphone maker from setting Perplexity AI as the default assistant
on its new devices, an executive of the startup testified at the
search giant's antitrust trial.

Perplexity's Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko said Wednesday
that the company's efforts to obtain preferential distribution on
smartphones from manufacturers and wireless carriers were because of
Google contracts, which he said are like a "gun to your head" for a
company. His testimony came at a hearing to determine a remedy in the
Justice Department's lawsuit against Google after the Alphabet Inc.
unit it was found to have an illegal monopoly in search.

 
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