Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
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Summary
Apple sued OpenAI over trade secret theft, alleging former employees like Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan and engineer Chang Liu stole confidential hardware designs and recruitment tactics. The complaint claims OpenAI's leadership directed the theft to build a competing AI-agent smartphone, aided by its $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's io. Apple seeks an injunction barring use of the stolen trade secrets.