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Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that provides direct answers to queries with cited sources. It develops AI agents and shopping tools that integrate with platforms like Amazon.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to legal disputes with Amazon over its AI shopping agents and a recent Ninth Circuit ruling narrowing the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in a case against it.

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Latest on Perplexity

  • Gujarat CM on US tour meets Micron, Google, Perplexity CEOs; pitches state as AI, semiconductor hub
  • Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
  • Ninth Circuit Narrows CFAA Reach in Perplexity Agentic Commerce Ruling
  • Amazon loses US court ban on Perplexity's AI shopping tools
  • Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
  • Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work
  • Amazon had argued that Perplexity's AI agents violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal hacking law
  • A U.S. appeals court on August 4 overturned a March ruling that had temporarily banned Perplexity's AI shopping agents from accessing Amazon's platform
  • aggregate, synthesize, and redirect customer intent away from the original platform
  • Perplexity's shopping features will continue operating while the legal dispute proceeds through lower courts.
  • Perplexity's AI shopping agents from accessing Amazon's platform
  • Amazon's request for a preliminary injunction against Perplexity's AI shopping tools was denied by a US court on January 24, 2025.

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