Trade Secret Theft

Apple denies finding OpenAI trade secrets after rehire allegation

Apple has formally responded to OpenAI's claim that a former employee who moved to Apple took over a hundred confidential files about an unreleased OpenAI device. Apple's court filing states the employee had previously left Apple for OpenAI before returning, and that Apple investigated after OpenAI raised the issue on October 9, finding no evidence of OpenAI confidential information on its systems by October 12.

9to5mac.com · 2026-10-15

South Korean prosecutors say CXMT's 'Project Hefei' plan copied Samsung's DRAM recipe

South Korean court documents allege that Chinese memory maker CXMT ran an internal program called Project Hefei, led by a former Samsung DRAM development chief, to systematically acquire Samsung's manufacturing know-how starting in 2016. Prosecutors say the plan involved poaching Samsung engineers, obtaining a 620-step Process Recipe Plan detailing equipment and production methods, and using it to launch DRAM wafer production by 2018.

tomshardware.com · 2026-09-04