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Apple Sends Letters to Dozens of Former Employees Now at OpenAI

Apple has sent letters to about 40 former employees now working at OpenAI, directing them to preserve documents and demanding meetings with Apple's lawyers, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The move follows Apple's recent lawsuit accusing OpenAI and two employees of stealing secret hardware plans. Apple and OpenAI declined to comment.

read1 min views49 publishedJul 18, 2026

Michael Acton, reporting for the Financial Times from San Francisco:

About 40 former employees now working at OpenAI have been sent letters directing them to preserve documents and communications and demanding meetings with Apple’s lawyers, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Apple and OpenAI declined to comment.

The decision to hit employees with personal legal letters highlights Apple’s aggressive tactics after it last week launched a blockbuster lawsuit accusing OpenAI and two employees of stealing secret hardware plans.

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