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Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade-secrets case
2026-10-13
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, along with private messages and testimony from key figures, in an ongoing trade-secrets lawsuit, per TechCrunch.
Significance 2: A discovery-stage court order in an ongoing dispute is a real legal development but doesn't itself establish wrongdoing or change OpenAI's strategic position; significance capped until the case's substantive outcome is known.
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