Apple Sues OpenAI Over Stolen Hardware Secrets | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

Apple is suing OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets to build AI hardware, naming two former Apple engineers—Tang Tan, ex-Apple Watch and iPhone designer now OpenAI’s chief hardware officer, and Chang Liu, an electrical engineer who left Apple earlier this year. Apple claims these insiders used confidential data to fuel OpenAI’s new hardware project, which aims to create a physical AI presence beyond current interfaces. Apple says they warned OpenAI in February but received no response, and now they’re launching an investigation and legal action to protect their innovations—setting off a…