OpenAI asks the court to throw out Apple's trade-secrets suit — and points at Apple's own security
OpenAI filed a motion Thursday to dismiss Apple's lawsuit over its hardware hires, calling the claims meritless: it argues Apple never identified which information actually qualifies as a protectable trade secret, that recruiting Tang Tan and Chang Liu followed normal industry practice, and that any leftover access traces back to Apple's own policies — like letting staff use personal iCloud accounts for work. OpenAI must answer Apple's injunction request by August 17; the judge hears arguments October 1.
Why it mattersThis turns the case into a test of where Silicon Valley's talent wars end and theft begins — with OpenAI arguing that if Apple's secrets leaked, Apple's own security let them. The October hearing now directly shadows OpenAI's 2027 device plans, days after the first details of its doughnut-shaped speaker emerged.
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