AXIOS (Megan Morrone) - Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft
Apple is suing OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging the AI giant deliberately and systematically solicited and stole confidential information from the iPhone-maker's current and former employees. Why it matters: Apple has lost significant talent to OpenAI as the frontier lab prepares to unveil its first hardware device this year. What they're saying: "Recently, significant evidence has emerged suggesting individuals employed by OpenAI wrongfully took Apple's secret and confidential information regarding our unreleased technologies, processes, and products," Apple said in a statement. Between the lines: The lawsuit alleges that Chang Liu, a former senior electrical engineer at Apple kept a work-issued Apple laptop and discovered a bug…