Apple accuses former employees of sharing confidential information with OpenAI, escalating AI talent wars with implications for tech stocks and crypto

Apple alleges former employees took confidential designs, supplier information, and engineering files before joining OpenAI.

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI today, accusing the company of trade secret theft. Specifically, Apple alleges that its...

Apple is concerned that OpenAI used the stolen confidential information to "jumpstart its hardware efforts," per the 41-page lawsuit.

In a filing, Apple says former employees who left for OpenAI had access to its systems after leaving.