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Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' in OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit

Apple&#x27;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 &quot;shocking evidence&quot; and is

Mashable · Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI Hits Back at Apple Lawsuit Claiming It Stole Trade Secrets

The ChatGPT-maker says many of the accusations boil down to poor offboarding procedures inside the iPhone maker.

The Wall Street Journal · Sep 1, 2026

Apple Claims Former Employee Stole Trade Secrets for OpenAI, Then Tried to Destroy the Evidence

Chang Liu&#x27;s Apple-issued MacBook allegedly shows he deployed an AI agent to run simulations of a &quot;highly confidential&quot; circuit schematic.

Gizmodo · Sep 1, 2026

Apple-OpenAI Fight Escalates With New MacBook Evidence

Apple says evidence from a former engineer&#x27;s MacBook strengthens its trade secret case against <b>OpenAI</b> as the companies clash over AI hardware and hiring.

TechRepublic · Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI update shows new safeguards would have cut off 700 rogue AI agent swam 24 hours faster

The <b>OpenAI</b> Hugging Face incident could have triggered an alert a day earlier; reviews detail 700 agents and a paused frontier RL run.

CryptoSlate · Sep 1, 2026

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: &quot;Advertising is one pillar of <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> diversified business model.&quot;

Insider · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI: Apple's trade secret theft accusation is baseless

<b>OpenAI</b> argued in a court filing Monday that Apple&#x27;s accusations of trade theft against the AI company are baseless, suggesting the problem instead lies in the iPhone maker&#x27;s policies. The ChatGPT maker pointed to Apple&#x27;s practice of encouraging employees to use personal accounts for work and its same-day offboarding process for creating the issues

The Hill · Sep 1, 2026

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.

Forbes · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI's ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate

<b>OpenAI&#x27;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.

CNBC · Aug 31, 2026

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.

TechCrunch · Sep 1, 2026

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>.

Engadget · Aug 31, 2026

Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence in trade secrets case

A forensic analysis of a former Apple engineer&#x27;s laptop found instructions to destroy evidence were sent to an <b>OpenAI</b> colleague

Yahoo Finance · Sep 1, 2026

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.

TechRepublic · Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI Hits $1 Billion Run Rate With ChatGPT Ads In Just 200 Days

<b>OpenAI</b> says ChatGPT Ads reached a $1 billion annualized run rate in 200 days, as self-serve ad buying opens across India, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Forbes · Aug 31, 2026

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.

Inc.com · Aug 31, 2026

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.

TIME · Aug 26, 2026

OpenAI slams Apple trade-secret theft lawsuit as 'baseless': 'A mess of Apple's own making'

<b>OpenAI</b> slammed a lawsuit from Apple alleging it stole the iPhone maker&#x27;s trade secrets by hiring its employees, saying it&#x27;s &quot;a mess of Apple&#x27;s own making,&quot; according to a new legal filing. The Sam Altman-led firm argued Apple&#x27;s lawsuit was a &quot;baseless&quot; attempt to keep the company from recruiting more employees and slow its progress on its consumer devices.

New York Post · Sep 1, 2026

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&#x27;s work MacBook suggests <b>OpenAI</b> is actively destroying evidence.

AppleInsider · Aug 31, 2026

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&#x27;s</b> own infrastructure.

Fast Company · Aug 31, 2026

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.

NBC News · Aug 29, 2026

OpenAI says Apple has only itself to blame in trade-secret fight

By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 - <b>OpenAI</b> denied Apple&#x27;s allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2026

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.

InfoWorld · Aug 31, 2026

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&#x27;s most profitable business.

24/7 Wall St. · Sep 1, 2026

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&#x27;s acquisition by SpaceX, according to a post on X.

The Mercury News · Aug 31, 2026

Why OpenAI and Anthropic are risky for different reasons than their Chinese AI rivals

Researchers point to key distinctions between Anthropic and <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> risks and those of their open-weight AI rivals.

Insider · Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI discloses new momentum in ad business

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CNBC · Aug 31, 2026

The $5.5 Billion Perk SoftBank's Data-Center Venture Offered to Land OpenAI

SB Energy&#x27;s agreement deepens its financial ties with the artificial-intelligence company in an effort to build out projects.

The Wall Street Journal · Aug 31, 2026

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 &#x27;strengthen American innovation.&#x27;

Inc.com · Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI Is An Ad Business Now

ChatGPT&#x27;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.

Yahoo Finance · Sep 1, 2026

SoftBank's SB Energy files for IPO, says it's 'substantially dependent' on OpenAI

SB Energy hasn&#x27;t generated any revenue from its data center business, and none of its data centers are operational yet.

CNBC · Sep 1, 2026