Apple's July 10 lawsuit accuses OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets 'at every level,' naming Tang Tan and Chang Liu. OpenAI denies the claims.

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…

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

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