Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secrets, Seeks to Block Hardware Launch

Apple has sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging theft of confidential hardware specs and proprietary data for unreleased products. The suit names io, Jony Ive's design studio, as complicit and claims OpenAI has hired over 400 Apple veterans. Apple seeks a court injunction blocking OpenAI's hardware products, which could disrupt the planned 2027 speaker launch. No ruling is imminent; OpenAI has not conceded the allegations.