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"textContent": "**Apple** has filed a federal lawsuit against **OpenAI** and 2 of its former engineering executives, alleging a coordinated effort to steal proprietary hardware designs and trade secrets. The complaint, filed in the **US District Court for the Northern District of California** and reported by **Reuters** , accuses the artificial intelligence developer of systematically targeting **Apple** employees and supplier relationships. The legal action claims these efforts were designed to accelerate **OpenAI’s** proprietary physical device division and bypass years of independent research and development.",
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