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Perplexity AI says appellate ruling dooms Amazon US lawsuit over AI agents | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
( September 11, 2026, 23:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Perplexity AI is asking a US judge to dismiss Amazon's lawsuit alleging its shopping agent violates anti-hacking laws, arguing that a federal appeals court has already undercut Amazon's central claims when it ruled that Comet's AI assistant accesses Amazon on behalf of the user who directs it, not Perplexity itself. Amazon can't establish the unauthorized access required under federal and California anti-hacking laws, Perplexity argues. "This case asks whether a dominant online platform can turn a criminal hacking statute into a tool for policing how its customers use the internet," Perplexity said. "The Ninth Circuit has answered with an unequivocal no." See motion below: ... Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term. Know what others in the room don't, with features including: * Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more * Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs * Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific * Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.
Discord to present new child safety plan in Brazil, government says | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
( September 3, 2026, 00:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Brazil's Attorney General's Office said Discord will present a new proposal aimed at protecting children and adolescent users of the platform. The office disclosed in a statement that a conciliation hearing was held Wednesday as part of a public civil action brought by the government against the tech company after an investigation into alleged failures to safeguard minors' rights. Under the agreement, Discord has up to 10 business days to present a plan demonstrating compliance with the country's child online safety law, ECA Digital.Press release follows (in Portuguese):... Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term. Know what others in the room don't, with features including: * Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more * Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs * Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific * Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.
Trump administration actions against Anthropic 'illegal and baseless,' US judge rules | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
( August 28, 2026, 01:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A federal judge in California has ruled that the Department of War's action to remove Anthropic from the US supply chain for national security concerns was "illegal and baseless." "The undisputed record shows that the challenged actions constituted unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, and that Anthropic was denied the pre-deprivation process required under the Fifth Amendment," US District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled in San Francisco, granting Anthropic's motion for summary judgment against the government. "The government is certainly owed deference on weighty issues of national security," Lin added. "But Defendants' contemporaneous words and deeds confirm that the challenged actions were based on a desire to make a public example out of Anthropic for its 'arrogance' in criticizing the government, not based on any articulable basis to believe that Anthropic would actually sabotage its model."See attached order.... Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term. Know what others in the room don't, with features including: * Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more * Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs * Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific * Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.
xAI asks US appeals court to reverse dismissal of trade secret case against OpenAI | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
( August 24, 2026, 22:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: xAI argues a US judge erred by dismissing the company's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of running a coordinated campaign to poach xAI engineers and acquire trade secrets through them in an opening brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The lower court misapplied the Defend Trade Secrets Act and improperly discounted corroborating allegations from former xAI employees, xAI said. "The district court's decision sets an impossibly high bar for pleading trade secret claims ... supplying a roadmap for bad actors to evade liability," xAI said.See attached brief.... Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term. Know what others in the room don't, with features including: * Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more * Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs * Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific * Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.