Jony Ive Threatens Apple’s OpenAI Trade-Secret War

Apple tried to keep Jony Ive out of its OpenAI suit. Discovery could put him at the center of the fight.

Key takeaways

• OpenAI’s best defense may be to make Jony Ive impossible for Apple to avoid. Apple’s lawsuit frames the alleged trade-secret theft around OpenAI, **io Products...
• That omission may not hold once discovery starts. Apple “went out of its way not to mention Jony Ive,” according to 9to5Mac, even though io Products was co-founded...
• Apple’s Jony Ive Problem: OpenAI Can Turn a Narrow Lawsuit Into a Design-Legacy Fight
• Apple’s complaint, as described by 9to5Mac, names Tang Tan and Chang Liu as alleged wrongdoers. It describes io only as “a venture co-founded by Mr. Tan and ot...

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