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Coverage dated October 14, 2026 to October 15, 2026

OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 2 developments

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI is accusing a former employee of stealing intellectual property related to an unreleased device and later sharing some of the information with Apple. The employee, OpenAI alleges, had previously worked at Apple, then joined OpenAI for six months, before going back t…

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  1. Apple and OpenAI are heading to court for their first major trade secret showdown

    Headline from Quartz ·

  2. Newest

    OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Apple, OpenAI Head to Court in High-Stakes AI Trade Secret Fight (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Apple Inc. and OpenAI are heading to court for the first high-stakes hearing in the iPhone maker’s lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence company of scheming to steal proprietary information about upcoming products.

  2. Quartz

    Apple and OpenAI are heading to court for their first major trade secret showdown (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    A federal judge is set to hear Apple's request for an injunction and OpenAI's motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday

  3. Quartz

    OpenAI is alleging an ex-employee who left for Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account (opens Quartz)

    Published

    Quartz's feed description

    Apple said it found no evidence to support the claim in the trade secret case it brought against OpenAI in July

  4. Insider

    OpenAI says it's 'very concerned' that its trade secrets could help Apple's push into AI-enabled devices (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    In a legal filing, OpenAI said that in June a former employee sent hundreds of confidential files to themselves before returning to Apple.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Apple disputes accusation that former OpenAI employee brought confidential files to rival (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Apple has denied an accusation from OpenAI that one of the AI company’s former employees brought confidential files on an unreleased OpenAI device to the iPhone maker. The frontier AI lab claimed an unnamed employee, who worked for Apple before and after joining OpenAI for six months, sent over 100 …

  6. Quartz

    OpenAI alleged an ex-employee who returned to Apple sent 100+ device files to himself (opens Quartz)

    Published

    Quartz's feed description

    The filing in San Jose federal court follows Apple's July trade secret suit; Apple says it found no evidence for the claims

  7. Gizmodo

    OpenAI Turns the Tables on Apple in Legal Fight Over Trade Secrets (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The two tech giants are headed to court this week after Apple originally sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets through its former employees.

  8. Financial Times

    OpenAI claims employee sent secret device information to Apple (opens Financial Times)

    Published

    Financial Times's feed description

    Tech companies face off in court as ChatGPT maker prepares to unveil AI device designed by Sir Jony Ive

  9. New York Post

    OpenAI claims ex-employee brought confidential docs about ‘unreleased device’ to Apple (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The ChatGPT maker said the alleged theft by the ex-employee was discovered during a “recent and ongoing forensic investigation” related to the lawsuit.

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI is accusing a former employee of stealing intellectual property related to an unreleased device and later sharing some of the information with Apple. The employee, OpenAI alleges, had previously worked at Apple, then joined OpenAI for six months, before going back t…

  11. The Register

    OpenAI claims 100-plus secret files followed ex-employee back to Apple (opens The Register)

    Published

    The Register's feed description

    ChatGPT maker turns tables in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, claiming confidential hardware plans made their way back to Cupertino

  12. Revolver News

    OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple… (opens Revolver News)

    Published

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