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Apple (AAPL.O) has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a US court, accusing the company of obtaining confidential product information, including design drawings, parts data, and engineering files, through former Apple employees for the development of AI hardware. Apple alleges that OpenAI and its hardware chief Tang Tan are involved in obtaining confidential information and has demanded that OpenAI cease such actions and destroy the confidential materials. Tang Tan, who previously worked on the development of Apple's iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods hardware, left Apple in 2024 to join the AI hardware startup company io Products, which was later acquired by OpenAI for $6.5 billion. Apple and OpenAI had previously collaborated to integrate ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence and Siri, but their relationship deteriorated due to competition in AI hardware and talent recruitment. Apple claims that more than 400 former employees have joined OpenAI.