OpenAI tells US appeals court xAI can't show any trade theft
( October 23, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: OpenAI told a US appeals court that while xAI’s opening brief focuses on what its former employees did, it “does not and cannot plausibly allege any way in which OpenAI misappropriated trade secrets.” OpenAI asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of xAI’s case, saying that it did not know the former employee disclosed any secrets during an interview, and a unilateral disclosure does not constitute an act of “acquisition” anyway.See attached file. ...
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