Apple v. OpenAI

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4. Chang Liu spent eight years at Apple as a Senior System Electrical Engineer, working on some of Apple’s most sensitive product development programs. Apple entrusted him with highly confidential and trade secret information. Mr. Liu left in January 2026 to join OpenAI. When Apple contacted Mr. Liu to sign Apple’s confidentiality reminder, schedule an exit interview, and confirm that he had returned his devices and complied with other exit procedures, Mr. Liu did not respond.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73602437/apple-inc-v-liu/

https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/elon-musk-sam-altman-feud-spacex-openai-apple-lawsuit

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One amazing detail: there are at least 12 mentions of Apple-issued devices used to allegedly conspire against Apple, e.g.:

Messages left on an Apple-issued work laptop revealed that Mr. Liu also coached his former Apple colleague (whom he was recruiting to join OpenAI) on ways to “avoid trouble with the security team” when copying confidential Apple files

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