Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Recruitment of Trade Secrets

Apple filed a 41-page complaint against OpenAI alleging that hardware chief Tang Yew Tan—a former Apple VP of design—asked job candidates still employed at Apple to bring physical parts, CAD files, and prototypes to interviews. The claim reaches beyond typical departing-employee disputes: it suggests the hiring process itself became a channel for misappropriating confidential designs.