Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTCEExternal LinkApple reportedly sent legal warnings to dozens of former employees at OpenAI.Around 40 employees received the letters, which ask for meetings with Apple’s lawyers and tell them to “preserve documents and communications,” according to a report from the Financial Times. Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last week and accused two of its former employees of helping the AI giant steal its trade secrets.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma Roth
Apple reportedly sent legal warnings to dozens of former employees at OpenAI.
Around 40 employees received the letters, which ask for meetings with Apple’s lawyers and tell them to “preserve documents and communications,” according to a report from the Financial Times. Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last week and accused two of its former employees of helping the AI giant steal its trade secrets. [Link: Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters | https://www.ft.com/content/1b8c9d52-88a9-426b-ba47-f1811f859166?syn-25a6b1a6=1 | Financial Times]
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