Apple on Friday sued OpenAI, accusing the Artificial Intelligence company of orchestrating a campaign to steal the iPhone maker’s trade secrets as it tries to develop its own consumer hardware device.The lawsuit – filed in a federal court in San Jose, California – paints a picture of an aggressive effort by OpenAI to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to build its own device.The lawsuit marks a dramatic escalation in tensions between two companies that partnered in 2024 to integrate ChatGPT into Apple’s products.
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Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court in San Jose, California. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of orchestrating a campaign to steal Apple's trade secrets.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-10 · 22:27 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court in San Jose, California. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of orchestrating a campaign to steal Apple's trade secrets. Apple alleges that OpenAI has aggressively sought to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to aid in the development of its own consumer hardware device. This legal action represents a significant increase in tensions between the two companies, which had partnered in 2024 to integrate ChatGPT into Apple's products.
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Apple and OpenAI partnered in 2024 to integrate ChatGPT into Apple's products.
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