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Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secrets Theft

Updated 2026-07-10 21:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets from former employees. The case highlights ongoing tensions in the AI industry.

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Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that former employees that now work for the AI company have stolen Apple's trade secrets "for the benefit of OpenAI." In its complaint, Apple alleges that it has uncovered "a pattern of theft of Apple's trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple," an

2026-07-10 21:36 UTC