Apple just sued OpenAI. And the details are wild.
This isn’t a generic IP dispute. Apple’s hardware chief at OpenAI is Tang Tan. Former Apple VP. 24 years at the company. He now runs OpenAI’s device ambitions. Apple alleges he was coaching Apple employees interviewing at OpenAI to bring actual hardware parts – batteries, logic boards, SIPs – to their interviews for “show and tell” sessions. He also reportedly circulated an internal Apple offboarding document marked “Need to Know” to incoming OpenAI hires, teaching them how to leave Apple without triggering security checks. Then there’s Chang Liu. Former Apple electrical engineer. He kept his Apple-issued laptop after joining OpenAI. Found a bug that still gave him access to Apple’s cloud storage. His reaction: “LOL, I found out I can access the [network storage], so funny.” He then ...








