# Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Former Employees Stole Confidential Hardware Trade Secrets

> Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company and two former Apple employees of misappropriating confidential hardware information to accelerate OpenAI’s consumer hardware…

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-alleging-former-employees-stole-confidential-hardware-trade-secrets/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a51e02df63b7586c428bd00)
- **Published:** 2026-07-11
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #iphone #apple #apple-watch #openai #ai
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