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Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer's 'LOL, I found out I can access' message becomes key evidence in explosive trade secrets battle

Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI: Apple has launched a sweeping lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of orchestrating a campaign to obtain the iPhone maker's confidential trade secrets while building its own AI-powered hardware business.

One message, in particular, has become the biggest talking point in the case. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in San Jose, former Apple engineer Chang Liu allegedly discovered that he could still access Apple's internal file servers even after leaving the company for OpenAI. Instead of reporting the issue, Apple claims he joked about it in a message to a former colleague, reports Bloomberg.

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