Apple v. OpenAI 7/11+ trade-secrets suit (per IT之家 + TechCrunch AI): 400+ ex-employees + consumer AI hardware at stake

aihot 2026-07-11/12 + IT之家 + TechCrunch AI: Apple filed trade-secrets suit in U.S. NDCA against OpenAI (and hardware lead Tang Tan + former senior EE Chang Liu + io Products) over alleged theft of trade secrets to develop consumer AI hardware; ~400 ex-Apple employees now at OpenAI; February 2026 private settlement attempt declined by OpenAI.