9to5Mac July 15, 2026 • 14:26

Report: How an email mistake derailed talks between Apple and OpenAI ahead of the lawsuit - 9to5Mac

By Marcus Mendes

Report: How an email mistake derailed talks between Apple and OpenAI ahead of the lawsuit - 9to5Mac

Talks between Apple and OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft broke down after Apple's lawyer mistakenly emailed the wrong OpenAI employee.

NBC News reports that talks between Apple and OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft broke down after an outside lawyer for Apple mistakenly emailed the wrong OpenAI employee and confused their inter… [+2758 chars]

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