The MacRumors Show: Can OpenAI Really Beat the iPhone?
The MacRumors Show: Can OpenAI Really Beat the iPhone?Friday July 24, 2026 9:17 am PDT by Hartley CharltonThis week's episode of The MacRumors Show covers OpenAI's move into hardware and the trade secret lawsuit Apple filed against the company earlier this month. The complaint centers on OpenAI chief hardware officer Tang Tan, a 24-year Apple veteran who previously led iPhone product design, and former Apple electrical engineer Chang Liu. Apple claims Tan coached recruits on evading its exit-interview security procedures and told at least one employee to bring hardware components to an interview, and that OpenAI persuaded a supplier to apply a proprietary metal-finishing technique to an OpenAI device by falsely stating it had Apple's permission.
- ▪The MacRumors Show: Can OpenAI Really Beat the iPhone?Friday July 24, 2026 9:17 am PDT by Hartley CharltonThis week's episode of The MacRumors Show covers OpenAI's move into hardware and the trade secret lawsuit Apple filed against the comp
- ▪The complaint centers on OpenAI chief hardware officer Tang Tan, a 24-year Apple veteran who previously led iPhone product design, and former Apple electrical engineer Chang Liu.
- ▪Apple claims Tan coached recruits on evading its exit-interview security procedures and told at least one employee to bring hardware components to an interview, and that OpenAI persuaded a supplier to apply a proprietary metal-finishing tec
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The MacRumors Show: Can OpenAI Really Beat the iPhone?Friday July 24, 2026 9:17 am PDT by Hartley CharltonThis week's episode of The MacRumors Show covers OpenAI's move into hardware and the trade secret lawsuit Apple filed against the company earlier this month. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videosApple sued OpenAI in the Northern District of California on July 10, alleging a months-long scheme to obtain confidential information about unreleased products. The complaint centers on OpenAI chief hardware officer Tang Tan, a 24-year Apple veteran who previously led iPhone product design, and former Apple electrical engineer Chang Liu.
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