Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging trade secret theft and breach of contract. The iPhone maker claims the misconduct was directed by OpenAI's senior leadership, including Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan, a former Apple employee of 24 years. The lawsuit accuses Tan of using Apple's confidential project code names during recruiting, asking job candidates to bring Apple hardware to interviews, and coaching departing employees on how to evade security procedures. The accusations come as OpenAI is rumored to be developing its first hardware product, potentially a smartphone that would compete with the iPhone. Apple also alleges that former senior systems electrical engineer Chang Liu failed to return an Apple laptop after leaving for OpenAI and used it to download confidential technical documents. Apple says it sent a letter to OpenAI in February raising its concerns but received no response.
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