{
  "id": 15320016,
  "title": "Whatever You Say Bounces Off Me and Sticks to You",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/whatever-you-say-bounces-off-me-and-sticks-to-you",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:55:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daring Fireball",
    "slug": "daring-fireball",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/openai-employee-who-left-apple-took-files-about-unreleased-device-openai-alleges-2026-10-14/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, claims their former employee, who now works for Apple, leaked confidential information about an unreleased product to Apple's executives. The employee allegedly shared over 100 files containing details about the product to a personal account, followed by a presentation about the same product to senior Apple leaders. This incident is detailed in a recent lawsuit filed by OpenAI in a US federal court in San Jose, California. Apple is currently developing AI products of its own, according to OpenAI, which cites the recent release of Apple’s HomeView product as evidence. OpenAI's legal team has included Harvey Richards, known for his work with children's rights, to defend against what they call Apple's \"I’m rubber, you’re glue\" defense strategy.",
  "summary": "Stephen Nellis and Deepa Seetharaman, reporting Wednesday for Reuters: An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later made a presentation about the unreleased product to senior Apple leadership, a new filing in the lawsuit between OpenAI and Apple alleges. In the filing in US federal court in San Jose,…",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking confidential product details to Apple.",
    "Employee allegedly shared over 100 files to personal account and presented to Apple leaders.",
    "OpenAI's lawsuit cites Apple's HomeView product as evidence of AI development."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}