OpenAI agrees to give Apple forensic access to employees' devices in trade secrets dispute
By Maria Dinzeo ( October 15, 2026, 00:22 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute in which Apple accuses OpenAI of exploiting stolen technology to develop its own consumer hardware.OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute in which Apple accuses OpenAI of exploiting stolen technology to develop its own consumer hardware....
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