From partners to adversaries: What’s behind Apple taking OpenAI to court over trade secret theft

In June 2024, Apple and OpenAI announced their partnership with the Cupertino-based giant saying that it would integrate ChatGPT into experiences within iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, allowing users to access ChatGPT’s capabilities. Fast forward to July 2026, Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT-maker leveraged executives it poached from the company to extract information regarding manufacturing processes and supplier network details. Here are all the details about the ongoing case.

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