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Employee who moved from OpenAI to Apple accused of sending more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account

Reuters reports Apple says it found no evidence supporting OpenAI's allegations and has policies protecting former employers' confidential information.

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Reuters reports that in an October 2026 court filing, OpenAI alleged an employee who moved to Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later gave a presentation about the product to senior Apple leadership. Apple said it found no evidence supporting OpenAI's allegations. Apple filed the original trade-secret lawsuit, alleging former employees took confidential information to OpenAI's hardware division; OpenAI has denied those allegations.

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www.reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/openai-employee-who-left-apple-took-files-about-unreleased-device-openai-alleges-2026-10-14/
appleinsider.comhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/14/openai-cries-foul-says-apple-stole-secrets-from-it-in-2026
The VergeOpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple1h
9to5MacOpenAI alleges ex-employee took ‘highly confidential’ device files to Apple1h
Unite.AIOpenAI Alleges Employee Who Rejoined Apple Took Unreleased Device Files2h
FSMN@faststocknewssAPPLE $AAPL SAYS IT HAS FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT OPENAI'S ALLEGATIONS Apple says it searched for the one file OpenAI has identified and has not found it on any Apple system. It says it has strict policies and procedures to help ensure new employees don't use confidential information from a prior employer. Apple also says OpenAI has not responded to its request for more information that would aid its investigation, per Apple.2h
Techmeme@TechmemeFiling: OpenAI says a staffer who joined Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account and made a presentation about an unreleased product to Apple leadership (Reuters) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
Andrew Benson@AndrewBensonWe call this the Mutually Assured Destruction strategy2h
@dingchilling@dingchillingthe sexual tension between openai and apple2h
Ryan Orhan@rynorhnthis is actually fucking hilarious apple accused openai of stealing its hardware secrets, and now openai is accusing apple of basically the same thing. they’re literally fighting over who stole whose shit lmao.1h
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    www.reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/openai-employee-who-left-apple-took-files-about-unreleased-device-openai-alleges-2026-10-14/
    appleinsider.comhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/14/openai-cries-foul-says-apple-stole-secrets-from-it-in-2026
    The VergeOpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple1h
    9to5MacOpenAI alleges ex-employee took ‘highly confidential’ device files to Apple1h
    Unite.AIOpenAI Alleges Employee Who Rejoined Apple Took Unreleased Device Files2h
    FSMN@faststocknewssAPPLE $AAPL SAYS IT HAS FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT OPENAI'S ALLEGATIONS Apple says it searched for the one file OpenAI has identified and has not found it on any Apple system. It says it has strict policies and procedures to help ensure new employees don't use confidential information from a prior employer. Apple also says OpenAI has not responded to its request for more information that would aid its investigation, per Apple.2h
    Techmeme@TechmemeFiling: OpenAI says a staffer who joined Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account and made a presentation about an unreleased product to Apple leadership (Reuters) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
    Andrew Benson@AndrewBensonWe call this the Mutually Assured Destruction strategy2h
    @dingchilling@dingchillingthe sexual tension between openai and apple2h
    Ryan Orhan@rynorhnthis is actually fucking hilarious apple accused openai of stealing its hardware secrets, and now openai is accusing apple of basically the same thing. they’re literally fighting over who stole whose shit lmao.1h
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