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Decision BriefTechCrunchtoolinfrasecurity2026-08-06

OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case

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What Changed

Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAI’s legal strategy in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apple’s own security and offboarding practices — including allowing an Apple manager to access a former engineer’s iCloud account after he left the company —undermine its claims that the allegedly st

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  • Operator: You run teams, processes, or infrastructure — this may shift your ops or cost model.
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