Amazon sues AI startup over browser’s automated shopping and buying feature

<p>Amazon accuses Perplexity of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing</p><p>Amazon sued a prominent artificial intelligence startup on Tuesday over a shopping feature in the company’s browser, which can automate placing orders for users. Amazon accused Perplexity AI of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing.</p><p>“Perplexity’s misconduct must end,” Amazon’s lawyers wrote. “Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/05/amazon-perplexity-ai-lawsuit">Continue reading...</a>