Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets

Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by firesteelrain on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:43PM (#48867262)

Are we sure this isn’t espionage? The names of the parties involved may also imply stealing by certain foreign countries

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by cocacola1 on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:52PM (#48867350)

That’s a pretty grotesque insinuation.

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by firesteelrain on Friday July 10, 2026 @08:56PM (#48867385)

Why? It’s not unheard of to perform corporate espionage

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by nickthegreek on Saturday July 11, 2026 @09:29AM (#48871910)

it’s racism.

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by firesteelrain on Saturday July 11, 2026 @09:36AM (#48871947)

Ever heard of the China Initiative? It’s real.

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by t0mpr1c3 on Friday July 10, 2026 @11:47PM (#48868532)

Too bad I cannot downvote your blatant racism. Take it to Gab social or X.

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by firesteelrain on Saturday July 11, 2026 @04:52PM (#48875746)

That’s a dismissive jab for telling people where they belong which is against HN guidelines.

“When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names.”

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Re:Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade... by teravor on Friday July 10, 2026 @09:10PM (#48867498)

aren't most of their suppliers Chinese? don't need to spy to get hardware trade secrets when you get BCC'ed on everything.

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