Apple’s lawsuit is already hurting OpenAI, long before a verdict

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the theft of hardware trade secrets. The company claims a former engineer, Liu, took confidential materials and a MacBook containing sensitive files before joining OpenAI. Evidence includes reports of "show and tell" interviews and ongoing communication with a colleague to access internal information. Although a courtroom verdict may take years, the legal action is already causing significant damage to OpenAI as these lurid details emerge publicly.