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Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
By Kaitlyn Huamani And Matt O'Brien, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 10, 2026
· 4 min read
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that OpenAI encouraged Apple ...
Key takeaway The other is Chang Liu, a former electrical engineer Apple says it entrusted with some of its most sensitive product development efforts before Liu left Apple to join OpenAI earlier this year.
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Category: business ·
Published: July 10, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 4 min
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