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  "id": 4918064,
  "title": "Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-accuses-openai-of-destroying-evidence",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:19:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/987575/apple-openai-destroying-evidence-trade-secrets-lawsuit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple is pushing for \"expedited discovery\" in its legal battle against OpenAI over concerns the company is actively destroying evidence, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In a filing on Monday, Apple alleges OpenAI only just handed over a MacBook used by a former employee at the center of the lawsuit, which contained discussions about \"destroying […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "It's not our fault if you can't keep trade secrets, OpenAI tells Apple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/its-not-our-fault-if-you-cant-keep-trade-secrets-openai-tells-apple",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:39:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "OpenAI refutes Apple's trade secret theft claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/openai-refutes-apples-trade-secret-theft-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:04:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}