Judge in Apple vs. OpenAI Case Says Ruling Likely to Favor Apple

The presiding judge in Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft indicated he is 'highly likely' to grant Apple's injunction request, which would bar current OpenAI employees who formerly worked at Apple from using Apple's proprietary information. The injunction would require OpenAI to immediately cease using the allegedly stolen trade secrets, which Apple claims were used to advance development of future devices that compete with Apple's offerings. OpenAI has denied the allegations, arguing that Apple filed the suit to prevent employees from joining competitors, and counterclaimed that a former Apple employee sent confidential files regarding unreleased OpenAI devices to a personal account. (Caixin Global)