Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets. But what now? CNET’s Bridget Carey breaks down what to expect next — and how it might impact OpenAI’s hardware plans.
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Apple Sues OpenAI, Claiming Employees Stole Trade Secrets
0:00 Juicy details from the Apple v. OpenAI lawsuit
0:40 OpenAi response to Apple lawsuit
1:27 Who is Apple suing at OpenAi?
1:35 Chang Liu
2:33 Tang Tan
3:23 Who has sued OpenAI?
4:21 Why would Apple sue OpenAI?
4:37 Apple’s history of suing competitors
4:55 Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung
5:12 What does Apple get out of suing OpenAI?
5:44 iOS 27 public beta
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@AlfredHolman4k
July 17, 2026 at 9:59 am
You look at now Samsung is the leader apple is always using Samsung technology intake including with their foldables coming out this year the camera lens 2 and the chips
@Kaezren
July 17, 2026 at 10:05 am
You do know Sony exists right?
@tebhernandez
July 17, 2026 at 10:02 am
There is something about Bridget…… man
@ThePresentFuture
July 17, 2026 at 10:08 am
Wait, is this sketch comedy or news? I legit can’t tell.
Label says CNET, but feels like a SNL rippoff – discussing IP theft!?
I know _“fair and balanced”_ is a joke, but damn—you’re not even trying.
@optimus_H2D2
July 17, 2026 at 10:09 am
0:39 Actually asking ChatGPT what got them here in the first place 😅😂
@Kevindevin7
July 17, 2026 at 10:11 am
Jesus…please make me a juror on this trial!!
@oingpla
July 17, 2026 at 10:24 am
I liked Cnet when it wasn’t about one or two companies, of which get way to much coverage for very little innovation. ✌🏼
@solomonhilliard5357
July 17, 2026 at 10:29 am
Nothing CNET can do until Chinese phones are allowed into USA markets again.
@out_on_bail
July 17, 2026 at 10:44 am
Didn’t u hear the girl in the video. She said Cnet parent company is suing them
@returo7297
July 17, 2026 at 10:26 am
kafi bbq irving texas 🍖🤲🏾🙏🏾🎊
@Mr_ToR
July 17, 2026 at 10:27 am
the most boring news. can someone please tell me why is this interesting or worth taking my time?
@11ThreeDoctor
July 17, 2026 at 11:07 am
Apple vs THE MURDERER!
EVERYONE KNOWS HE KILLED HIS EMPLOYEE!
@BusterDarcy
July 17, 2026 at 12:33 pm
Apple is going to wreck OpenAI. They poked the wrong giant.
@Gameflix-w8f
July 17, 2026 at 12:50 pm
what if those employees were all an army of apple infiltrating open ai 😂
@thealmightyz73
July 17, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Altman should be behind bars. He’s a psychopath.
@JNkind5
July 17, 2026 at 1:05 pm
This lady is completely bonkers and clearly wants to be on a soap opera. This could’ve been a one to two minute news info. I am unsubscribing.
@GeorgePalmerJr
July 17, 2026 at 1:09 pm
Android all the way. Apple sucks!
@fayzzz96
July 17, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Haha the way she represents it’s so funny and amazing 😅
@Root__314
July 17, 2026 at 2:43 pm
Hi Bridget. Did you win against that cloud you were fighting?😊
@skeletonghostcomedy4331
July 17, 2026 at 3:12 pm
…so like what happened with Figure
@hankuk777
July 17, 2026 at 3:55 pm
Who is badmouthing whom? They are all just the same trash hypocrites.
@MatWk7
July 17, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Since when did CNET reporting get so creative and entertaining! Well done.
@MichaelMarquez-m3b
July 17, 2026 at 5:28 pm
All of this makes Apple look lax in security.
@alexanderfazel
July 17, 2026 at 5:31 pm
Steve Jobs was right about Google’s Android and Samsung stealing substantial Apple IP; at a critical foundational time, no less.
Now, Scam Altman and a hypnotized Jony Ive, presumably from having inhaled too much “aloominium”, will have to answer for what has transpired, since Ive recruited Tang Tan, one of the big Bandits at io Products. I hope Apple cleans OpenAI’s clock. Let’s not discuss the OpenAI whistleblower who died of “suicide”, when evidence points to otherwise.
Well done Bridget.
@kayyes1599
July 17, 2026 at 5:54 pm
Sam Altman is just a software thief and he expects 1 trillion for a smoky, frothy token which is of no real value … let’s see if ChatGPT can be sold for 10 billion
@mil546
July 17, 2026 at 6:01 pm
Thank you. very disgusting, hope that they all get jailtime
@miniverse9778
July 17, 2026 at 6:55 pm
Opportunity for Musk to capitalise…
@nidhinveetil
July 17, 2026 at 9:21 pm
I feel like we gona find out soon Sam Altman will be the male version of Elizabeth Holmes.
@mrpratster
July 17, 2026 at 9:38 pm
OpenAI is not ethical.. Look at their CIO. Enough said
@alekvanhon
July 17, 2026 at 9:51 pm
The world is healing.
@Andyxay
July 17, 2026 at 10:11 pm
their hardware is dead before even announcing… with this lawsuit their hardware is cancelled.
@Dusty10
July 17, 2026 at 10:58 pm
I’m loosing my red polo😆🤣🤣
@mrtnwolf8604
July 17, 2026 at 11:32 pm
It’s the same when Samsung stole the icon design from Apple, even after the lawsuit, they kept selling smartphones, so OpenAi is doing the same
@TasdSmae1111
July 18, 2026 at 1:30 am
F
@GhostinDebt
July 18, 2026 at 5:40 am
Honestly, backdoor access and confidential parts at interviews? That’s not recruitment. It’s asset redistribution, and it shows how fragile these IP moats really are.
@willharrah9381
July 18, 2026 at 8:45 am
I’m loving it destroy open AI for stealing technology
@mikeross4081
July 18, 2026 at 12:26 pm
I have zero sympathy for Apple because that is exactly what they did to Joe Kiani. Tried to destroy his company, Masimo. They say what goes around…
@c.daubz.5386
July 18, 2026 at 12:31 pm
Apple suing Open Ai before Open Ai sued them 😅
@astronomyguru9562
July 18, 2026 at 12:31 pm
I’m so over this whole AI junk. I can’t wait until tee AI/tech bubble bursts.
@TheAlgonquin-z6f
July 18, 2026 at 2:29 pm
I think maybe Sam is doing all this because now he is backed by the government?
@whitehotchocolate900
July 18, 2026 at 8:21 pm
1. i love bridget carey
2. i love cnet
3. fire video
@josueando
July 19, 2026 at 2:21 am
0:39 saying : should ask ChatGPT then displaying Gemini answer :/
@KrishnaKanthY
July 19, 2026 at 3:04 am
Bridget Carey reporting is amazing.
@Spiderjin
July 19, 2026 at 5:32 am
wait the “secret product” youre hinting at isnt even a phone, bloomberg said its a screenless speaker that moves around like some little home companion lol. also OpenAI hit back harder on the 14th saying theres no evidence the complaint has merit, not just that trade secrets line
@sgmcmlxxx
July 19, 2026 at 1:05 pm
Apple is the epitome of a corrupt, greedy corporate monstrosity.
@pctong5387
July 19, 2026 at 6:56 pm
vs
@Altik.
July 19, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Scam Altman
@neigggggggg
July 20, 2026 at 5:02 am
Get open ai off apple intelligence
@Czechingthisout
July 20, 2026 at 8:31 am
Scam Altman.
@_sparrowhawk
July 20, 2026 at 9:48 am
CNET will absolutely side with OpenAI – they’ve hated Apple for 20 years.
@CNET
July 20, 2026 at 12:42 pm
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Apple Sues OpenAI, Claiming Employees Stole Trade Secrets
@thatDigitalGen
July 21, 2026 at 1:40 am
OpenAI is in big trouble.