Apple has sued OpenAI and two former employees over trade secret theft, alleging confidential information was shared to aid hardware entry. Two former Apple engineers, Tang Tan and Chang Liu, are named defendants. However, OpenAI denied any interest in other companies' trade secrets. The case will proceed in a California federal court.

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.