Apple vs. OpenAI: Evidence Destruction & Trade Secrets

Apple is intensifying its lawsuit against OpenAI, telling a federal judge that the ChatGPT maker is destroying evidence. Apple also claims a former iPhone engineer used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his new job at OpenAI. Here's the thing: Apple alleges OpenAI is actively destroying crucial evidence in the case, which centers on misappropriating hardware trade secrets. Apple also claims former employee Chang Liu downloaded a confidential Apple circuit schematic and used it in his work at OpenAI. Apple sued in July, claiming a pattern of theft after OpenAI hired hundreds of former Apple employees. The bottom line: This case highlights the collision of Apple's next device efforts and OpenAI's push into consumer hardware.