OpenAI Hardware Exec Faces Apple Leak Lawsuit
ns123abc · x · 2026-07-11
According to the post, former Apple design exec Tang Tan contacted OpenAI personnel and sent Apple supply chain information to his personal email before leaving. He then departed to start io with Jony Ive, which was later acquired by OpenAI for $6.5 billion. The post claims that after joining, Tang Tan drove an exodus of Apple hardware talent, used internal code words during interviews, and asked new hires to access Apple's security manuals.<br><br>Finally, it mentions that Apple has sued him for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, willful infringement, and punitive damages.
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