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OpenAI Asks Judge to Toss Apple Suit Alleging Trade Secret Theft

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 06 August 2026, 06:07 UTC By Rachel Metz and Mark Gurman 1 min read
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OpenAI Asks Judge to Toss Apple Suit Alleging Trade Secret Theft OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker’s allegations are meritless. Lawyers for OpenAI said that Apple’s suit falsely portrays the actions of the startup’s employees. The ChatGPT maker’s top hardware executive acted in line with industrywide recruiting standards when interviewing Apple...

OpenAI Asks Judge to Toss Apple Suit Alleging Trade Secret Theft OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker’s allegations are meritless. Lawyers for OpenAI said that Apple’s suit falsely portrays the actions of the startup’s employees. The ChatGPT maker’s top hardware executive acted in line with industrywide recruiting standards when interviewing Apple employees and a worker accused of theft was actually trying to assist a former colleague at Apple, they said.
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