The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI Sarah Perez 11:22 AM PDT · July 13, 2026 Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with a number of extraordinary allegations that paint a picture of a coordinated effort to extract confidential information from current and former Apple employees. But what’s perhaps most striking is how casually the alleged misconduct is described, including one message that reads, “LOL, I found out I can access the [network storage], so funny.”
The 41-page complaint , which was filed on Friday, is filled with unusually detailed allegations, like this and others. Here are some that stood out the most to us:
So far, OpenAI has only commented publicly via a statement shared on X on Friday, which reads: “We have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets. We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.”
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