Apple's Trade Secrets Probe Expands to 13 Former Employees

Apple's trade secrets investigation has grown from two named defendants to 13 former employees in under a month. Court filings allege coordinated pre-departure data collection: one employee screenshot confidential documents before an OpenAI interview; another discussed unannounced products with colleagues ahead of an OpenAI interview. Apple filed July 10, 2026; the expansion was reported August 4.