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title: "Apple says OpenAI is destroying evidence in trade secrets suit"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/apple-says-openai-is-destroying-evidence-in-trade-secrets-suit-fa9231
source_name: "The Verge"
source_url: https://www.theverge.com/tech/987575/apple-openai-destroying-evidence-trade-secrets-lawsuit
published: 2026-09-01T18:19:26.000Z
topics: ["policy"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Apple says OpenAI is destroying evidence in trade secrets suit

*2026-09-01 · Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/987575/apple-openai-destroying-evidence-trade-secrets-lawsuit)*

Apple asked for expedited discovery in its lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging OpenAI only recently handed over a former employee's MacBook containing discussions about deleting forensic data Apple needs. The suit centers on three former Apple employees, including Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI and allegedly took trade secrets to help build an AI hardware device.

**Why it matters:** Allegations of evidence destruction raise the stakes and legal exposure for OpenAI and could bring sanctions or adverse inferences if substantiated, adding to the legal risk around OpenAI's hardware ambitions.

**Topics:** policy

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