The Verge
7/23/2026
Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI: Decoder podcast analysis
Original: Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era
Short summary
The Verge's Decoder podcast discusses Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, where Apple alleges ex-employees solicited proprietary information during job interviews. The case is especially significant given OpenAI's $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's io Products and OpenAI's financially precarious position. Experts say the individual allegations are common in trade secret cases, but having two major tech companies involved is unusual.
- •Apple alleges OpenAI employees solicited trade secrets during job interviews
- •OpenAI acquired Jony Ive's io Products for $6.5B, raising stakes
- •Experts say individual claims are common but the scale and players are unprecedented
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