Apple, OpenAI legal fight keeps escalating. Here's how we got here

<p>Apple and OpenAI are escalating their <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secret-theft" target="_blank">legal fight</a> over allegations that the ChatGPT maker used Apple employees to obtain closely guarded hardware secrets.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> If the case makes it to the discovery process, two of the most secretive companies in tech could be forced to reveal sensitive information about how they recruit talent, develop hardware and protect conf

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