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  "id": 130130,
  "title": "OpenAI says Apple 'is getting this wrong' after trade secret lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-says-apple-is-getting-this-wrong-after-trade-secret-lawsuit",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:54:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Engadget",
    "slug": "engadget",
    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2229768/open-ai-says-apple-is-wrong-in-trade-secret-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has responded to Apple's trade secret lawsuit against the company with a lengthy defense, calling Apple's allegations \"careless, aggressive and oddly personal.\" The ChatGPT-maker has published chat logs and emails to refute Apple's claims, stating that Apple is getting the situation wrong. OpenAI alleges that Apple's employees reached out to its former employee Chang Liu to help him locate confidential information after he had already left the company. OpenAI acknowledges that Apple's employees sought Liu's assistance but argues that Apple then falsely accused Liu of accessing and downloading confidential hardware-related files, including information about unreleased products and proprietary project data. The lawsuit also accuses former Apple employee Tang Yew Tan of directing job candidates to bring confidential Apple information to interviews, a claim OpenAI disputes. OpenAI maintains that Tan has always been clear with his team that confidential information from other firms must not be used. Additionally, OpenAI refutes Apple's claim that it attempted to contact the company in February about its concerns but did not receive a response, stating that Apple emailed the wrong person due to confusion over two different Asian last names.",
  "summary": "Apple sued OpenAI and two of its former employees for trade secret theft. OpenAI has just published its response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Apple seeks preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apple-seeks-preliminary-injunction-against-openai-in-trade-secrets",
        "published": "2026-08-04T05:58:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "OpenAI rebuts Apple trade secrets allegations in new response and evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-rebuts-apple-trade-secrets-allegations-in-new-response-and",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:05:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "OpenAI disputes Apple's account of pre-lawsuit contacts, rejects claims that ex-staff used confidential information, shares iMessages and emails, and more (OpenAI)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-disputes-apples-account-of-pre-lawsuit-contacts-rejects-claims",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:45:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Apple seeks preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apple-seeks-preliminary-injunction-against-openai-in-trade-secrets-121937",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:04:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit just tripped over an embarrassing wrong-recipient email",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apples-openai-lawsuit-just-tripped-over-an-embarrassing-wrong",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:04:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "OpenAI hits back at Apple's lawsuit — and says it has receipts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-hits-back-at-apples-lawsuit-and-says-it-has-receipts",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:51:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "OpenAI hits back at Apple over ‘oddly personal’ trade secrets fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-hits-back-at-apple-over-oddly-personal-trade-secrets-fight",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-drags-apples-lawsuit-into-the-court-of-public-opinion",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:27:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAI — startup blasts iPhone maker over lawsuit alleging it stole confidential information through ex-Apple employees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apple-is-getting-this-wrong-says-openai-startup-blasts-iphone-maker",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:52:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "New OpenAI post doesn't address Apple's IP theft claims at all",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/new-openai-post-doesnt-address-apples-ip-theft-claims-at-all",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:04:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}