--- title: Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? description: Apple has filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging a pattern of misconduct to extract confidential information from current and former Apple... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/can-an-apple-lawsuit-derail-openai-s-hardware-plans--cwqmp7eph twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? | daily.dev og:description: Apple has filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging a pattern of misconduct to extract confidential information from current and former Apple... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/can-an-apple-lawsuit-derail-openai-s-hardware-plans--cwqmp7eph og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CwqMp7epH.png og:image:alt: Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple has filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging a pattern of misconduct to extract confidential information from current and former Apple employees, including naming OpenAI's chief hardware officer Tang Tan. TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts debate whether the lawsuit could delay OpenAI's hardware ambitions (reportedly a screenless mobile smart speaker developed with Jony Ive) and complicate its anticipated IPO. Key questions include whether OpenAI will seek a quick settlement or fight the case in court, and how the legal uncertainty affects investor confidence and IPO pricing given that over 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenAI Is Being Sued… Again. 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