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e week. – OpenAI’s lawsuit lands as it quietly files for a $1 trillion IPO, with Polymarket giving only 52% odds it actually hits that valuation. – The company that once partnered with OpenAI to put ChatGPT on every iPhone is now suing it for theft. On July 10, 2026, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) filed a trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court, alleging a systematic campaign to steal confidential hardware designs
Apple’s language was pointed: the scheme operated “at every level,” as an organized effort. Elon Musk immediately piled on. What Apple Is Alleging Apple’s complaint names two former employees now at OpenAI: Tang Tan, OpenAI’s hardware chief, and engineer Chang Liu.
Per CNBC and others, departing staff carried confidential product information out the door, and OpenAI interviewers encouraged job candidates to bring Apple prototypes and parts to interviews. The alleged target: hardware know-how behind OpenAI’s consumer-device ambitions, tied to io Products, the Jony Ive startup OpenAI acquired. OpenAI says it is “reviewing the filing” and has “no interest” in competitors’ trade secrets.