{"slug": "podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets", "title": "(Podcast) Upgrade 628: Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets", "summary": "Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging a conspiracy to steal trade secrets related to AI hardware. The lawsuit questions the boundary between expert knowledge and proprietary information, and Apple's own vulnerabilities are highlighted.", "body_md": "#### Become a Member!\n\n**to read exclusive posts, get our weekly podcast and regular newsletters, and much more!**\n\n[Become a Six Colors member](/subscribe/)Inside Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit: How do trade secrets conflict with expert knowlege, was there a concerted effort to steal secret documents to kickstart OpenAI hardware, and how does Apple’s own vulnerability inform the whole situation?\n\nPodcast: [Play in new window](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade628.mp3) | [Download](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade628.mp3)\n\nSubscribe: [RSS](https://sixcolors.com/feed/podcast/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets", "canonical_source": "https://sixcolors.com/podcast/2026/07/upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets/", "published_at": "2026-07-13 21:29:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-13 22:11:32.499079+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Apple", "OpenAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-628-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets.jsonld"}}