Apple sues OpenAI, accusing it of stealing company secrets

nytimes.com

July 10, 2026

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Summary

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets related to unreleased products. The legal action follows a previously established partnership between the two companies to provide AI services on Apple devices.

Key Takeaways

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company stole trade secrets related to products still in development.
The lawsuit claims that OpenAI solicited job candidates from Apple to disclose confidential project details and bring device components to interviews.
An OpenAI employee is accused of downloading internal documents from Apple, and both that employee and OpenAI's hardware executive are named as defendants in the suit.
Apple asserts that OpenAI's hardware business is fundamentally compromised due to its reliance on misappropriated trade secrets.

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