… The judge wrote in her ruling that continuing the case “would be futile.” Link: US judge dismisses Musk's xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-wins-dismissal-trade-secret-lawsuit-by-musks-xai-2026-06-15/ | Reuters
… Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last week and accused two of its former employees of helping the AI giant steal its trade secrets. Link: Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters | https://www.ft.com/content/1b8c9d52-88a9-426b-ba47-f1811f859166?syn-25a6b1a6=1 | Financial Times
… As far as trade secrets, there’s Scale AI accusing an employee who left for Mercor, xAI accusing employees who left for OpenAI, and Tesla accusing an employee who allegedly transferred data about an AI supercomputer to his personal laptop and another employee related to robotics-related trade secre… …
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to toss out Apple’s landmark lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets, describing the allegations as “meritless.” In a motion filed yesterday to dismiss the complaint, OpenAI says that Apple is mischaracterizing both the actions of the AI startup… …
… In a blog post published overnight titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” OpenAI said that Apple’s lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets is “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal,” sharing iMessage and email exchanges to challenge allegations central to the case. …
… However, it doesn’t completely eliminate the privacy trade-off of cloud-based cameras. …
… After settling with former design architect Simon Lancaster, who Apple accused of providing trade secrets to an “outside media correspondent,” Lancaster told The Verge that he shared information with The Information’s Wayne Ma. …
… To some extent, whether you’re talking about trade secrets or just regular legal aboveboard know-how from hiring their employees, of course they needed it. …
… FTC Chairman Ferguson Advises Companies to Comply with the Take It Down Act Federal Trade Commission DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules Emma Roth May 8 ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights Lauren Feiner May 8 New Mexico has a plan… …
… A fourth case accused OpenAI of poaching xAI employees and stealing trade secrets. …