Apple Claims Former Employee Stole Trade Secrets for OpenAI, Then Tried to Destroy the Evidence
Chang Liu's Apple-issued MacBook allegedly shows he deployed an AI agent to run simulations of a "highly confidential" circuit schematic.
OpenAI says Apple has only itself to blame in trade-secret fight
By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 - <b>OpenAI</b> denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees.
Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' in OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit
Apple's lawsuit against <b>OpenAI</b> and two of its former employees over alleged stolen trade secrets is heating up. In a new filing, Apple says it has found "shocking evidence" and is
OpenAI: Apple's trade secret theft accusation is baseless
<b>OpenAI</b> argued in a court filing Monday that Apple's accusations of trade theft against the AI company are baseless, suggesting the problem instead lies in the iPhone maker's own policies. The ChatGPT maker pointed to Apple's practice of encouraging employees to use personal accounts for work and its same-day offboarding process for creating the
OpenAI's ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate
<b>OpenAI's</b> move to serve ads in ChatGPT earlier this year drew ridicule from its chief rival, Anthropic, in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.
OpenAI's SB Energy Warrants Are Valued at $5.5 Billion
<b>OpenAI</b> holds SB Energy warrants valued at $5.5 billion as the SoftBank-backed developer pursues an IPO and expands its data center ties to Nvidia.
Apple shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI
Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.
OpenAI Hugging Face Attack: 70,000 AI Agent Messages—'Sacrifice Yes'
AI agents debated sacrifice, permadeath and collective goals while coordinating an attack—an extraordinary glimpse into AI agents coordinating in real time.
Sam Altman's 'last resort' is now minting money for OpenAI
<b>OpenAI</b> said its ads business hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate: "Advertising is one pillar of <b>OpenAI's</b> diversified business model."
OpenAI's New Ad Business Hit a $1 Billion Run Rate in 200 Days. Its Expansion Is Only Just Starting
On Monday, <b>OpenAI</b> announced that its new ad model on ChatGPT has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate due to its active users and global expansion.
Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying crucial evidence in trade secrets lawsuit
Apple has accused <b>OpenAI</b> of destroying crucial evidence in a trade secrets case after a forensic analysis of a MacBook owned by a former Apple employee.
Cursor customers will lose access to OpenAI coding models in November
<b>OpenAI</b> has told Cursor it will cut off access to its AI coding models from November 12, leaving Cursor customers to decide whether to switch models or switch coding platforms.
Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple offered new evidence in support of its claims that <b>OpenAI</b> used trade secrets taken by former employees in support its new hardware business. As part of a push to obtain expedited discovery, Apple filed a support document that revealed information found on a MacBook laptop used by a former employee after he began working at <b>OpenAI</b>.
Inside OpenAI's Reboot
In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future.
OpenAI to end model access to Cursor after acquisition by Elon Musk's SpaceX
<b>OpenAI</b> plans to end model access through Cursor on Nov. 12, citing concerns after SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of the coding startup.
OpenAI seeks dismissal of Apple's trade secret theft lawsuit
<b>OpenAI</b> seeks dismissal of Apple's trade secret lawsuit, with its valuation hitting high of $1.75T by December at 23% YES.
It's not our fault if you can't keep trade secrets, OpenAI tells Apple
We talked to an attorney about <b>OpenAI's</b> claims that Apple didn't protect trade secrets sufficiently, so they were fair game. That probably won't work out that well for <b>OpenAI</b>.
New evidence shows OpenAI's trade secret theft & destruction of evidence, says Apple
Apple has been urging the court to require expedited discovery, and information discovered on Chang Liu's work MacBook suggests <b>OpenAI</b> is actively destroying evidence.
OpenAI's chief economist sees 'care economy' jobs growing in AI age
Ronnie Chatterji says AI is already reshaping job duties, but its broader effects may take another 18 to 24 months to show up in productivity statistics.
We finally know more about OpenAI's rogue-agent incident. It's worse than we thought
New reports show how the agents secretly coordinated, covered up their cheating, hacked Hugging Face, and took over part of <b>OpenAI's</b> own infrastructure.
OpenAI agents breach OpenAI and Hugging Face systems in security incident
<b>OpenAI</b> agents breached its own and Hugging Face's systems in a security incident. <b>OpenAI's</b> valuation hitting $2.5T by December at 7.5% YES.
OpenAI to end partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquisition
<b>OpenAI</b> said it will end its partnership with Cursor after the AI-coding agent's acquisition by SpaceX, according to a post on X.
Why OpenAI and Anthropic are risky for different reasons than their Chinese AI rivals
Researchers point to key distinctions between Anthropic and <b>OpenAI's</b> risks and those of their open-weight AI rivals.
Inside OpenAI's experiment with AI coding in finance
The company's monthly-close reporting overhaul represents an early look at how AI coding could reshape finance work.
OpenAI Says Cyberattacks Will Become More Common—Are You Protected?
Major companies are sounding alarms for artificial intelligence (AI) risks, and one call is coming from inside the house. <b>OpenAI</b>, an AI research and deployment organization, claimed "AI-enabled cyber-
Top Tech Analyst Warns: OpenAI's Ad Business Grew 10x in 6 Months. Google Search Is the Most Exposed
A top Wall Street analyst is sounding the alarm on a fast-growing <b>OpenAI</b> revenue stream that targets the exact same advertiser budgets powering Alphabet's most profitable business.
OpenAI Notches $1 Billion Ad Milestone
<b>OpenAI</b> has been slowly introducing ads to users' chat boxes since launching them less than a year ago, but the reaction has been mixed.
OpenAI and a16z Leaders Are Spending $50M to Convince These 3 States to Build Giant AI Data Centers
Build American AI is targeting three battleground states for new data centers to 'strengthen American innovation.'
OpenAI Is An Ad Business Now
ChatGPT's ad business hit $1 billion in run rate in under a year. The harder question is whether that revenue can hold up the AI trade underneath it.
SoftBank's SB Energy files for IPO, says it's 'substantially dependent' on OpenAI
SB Energy hasn't generated any revenue from its data center business, and none of its data centers are operational yet.