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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

The Decoder Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly running a "coordinated campaign" to steal trade secrets through poached employees

Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging a coordinated campaign to steal trade secrets by poaching more than 400 employees to build competing hardware.

Why it matters

The legal battle could slow down OpenAI's hardware ambitions and reshape how tech companies recruit talent and protect intellectual property.