Google must face Sensory's antitrust claims over Android wake-word, voice-assistant technology

A US federal court in Washington DC has allowed Sensory's antitrust claims against Google to proceed on narrower grounds, specifically regarding wake-word technology, voice-assistant technology, and voice-recognition software on Android devices. The court dismissed broader claims involving general search and search advertising, finding Sensory lacked standing in those markets, but held that Sensory had plausibly alleged injury in Android voice-technology markets where Google allegedly used distribution agreements to foreclose competing wake words and voice assistants.

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