Today, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about the major trade secrets lawsuit between Apple and OpenAI, and what this tells us about OpenAI’s future.&nbsp;
Hayden has been covering OpenAI for years now, and she also just talked to a bunch of lawyers who specialize in intellectual property and trade secret law to get a sense of how serious this case is. The answer is not entirely positive for OpenAI. This legal battle could also affect OpenAI’s hardware plans, its forthcoming IPO, and its already-damaged reputation.&nbsp;
Links:&nbsp;
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 <li>Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/965294/openai-apple-trade-secrets-lawsuit-sam-altman-ipo">The Verge</a></li>
 <li>OpenAI’s first device will be moveable, screenless speaker | <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-first-device-will-be-moveable-screenless-speaker-built-as-ai-companion">Bloomberg</a></li>
 <li>Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964350/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets">The Verge</a></li>
 <li>The 6 wildest claims in Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964843/apple-openai-lawsuit-wildest-claims">The Verge</a></li>
 <li>OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/671838/openai-jony-ive-ai-hardware-apple">The Verge</a></li>
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