Apple has taken aggressive new legal actions against Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Just days after launching a trade secrets lawsuit, the iPhone maker has targeted dozens of its own former employees (now working for the ChatGPT maker) with stern personal legal warnings.

The company has hit dozens of former employees with preservation orders as it builds its case against OpenAI.

Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI on July 10, 2026, alleging trade secret theft by former employees tied to OpenAI's hardware push.