… 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. …
… 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. …
… A fourth case accused OpenAI of poaching xAI employees and stealing trade secrets. …
… RELX is the parent company, and it’s publicly traded. It has four divisions. Legal and Professional is one of those divisions, and its CEO is Mike Walsh. …
… Past administrations have sought to remove “purely bureaucratic” layers of warfare while preserving safety, Chaudhry said, but the Hegseth memo “explicitly sets up a tradeoff and says that we favor speed.” This isn’t typically the best blanket approach when it comes to military operations, experts … …