Apple sues OpenAI in a federal court in San Jose, Northern California, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets and seeking damages, injunctions and an order to stop use of the alleged materials.The complaint names Tang Tan and Chang Liu and says OpenAI’s hardware team and partners acquired unreleased parts, prototypes and confidential designs, and coached employees to bypass Apple’s data security so files could be copied.Apple links OpenAI’s device push to its acquisition of io Products, co-founded by Jony Ive, and notes that Sam Altman has confirmed prototypes while Apple says it will use Google AI models for a forthcoming Siri update.OpenAI has not publicly responded and the lawsuit sets up a high-stakes legal fight over intellectual property and hiring practices as both companies race to deliver consumer AI devices.