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  "id": 4709946,
  "title": "New evidence shows OpenAI's trade secret theft & destruction of evidence, says Apple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/new-evidence-shows-openais-trade-secret-theft-destruction-of-evidence",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:24:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/31/new-evidence-shows-openais-trade-secret-theft-destruction-of-evidence-says-apple"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple has been urging the court to require expedited discovery, and information discovered on Chang Liu's work MacBook suggests OpenAI is actively destroying evidence. Apple has sued OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft OpenAI poached over 400 employees from Apple to work on AI projects, and two were called out in a trade secret theft lawsuit in July . Apple has suggested the case needs urgent…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple reveals ‘shocking evidence’ from ex-employee’s MacBook in OpenAI suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/apple-reveals-shocking-evidence-from-ex-employees-macbook-in-openai",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Apple alleges OpenAI defendant accessed circuit schematic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/apple-alleges-openai-defendant-accessed-circuit-schematic",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:29:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Apple alleges OpenAI employee accessed circuit plans after joining startup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/apple-alleges-openai-employee-accessed-circuit-plans-after-joining",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:41:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}