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OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented…

OpenAI's filing says the former employee sent more than one hundred files to a personal account and pitched them to an Apple operations vice president in Asia.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:53 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by The Verge: “OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:53 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Apple, OpenAI.
BBN covered this story before: Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade… (October 13).

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The VergeOpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOn a lighter note, a legal fight in tech.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOpenAI says a former employee took more than one hundred files about its product plans, sent them to a personal account, and then joined Apple.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a heist movie! A guy, a hundred files, a pitch to a vice president in Asia. Somebody cast this.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a court filing, Kenji. The company says he presented the material to Apple leadership, and the employee isn't even named.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA mystery man!
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd look at who's complaining.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe company that trained its chatbot on the whole internet without asking is upset about one guy and a personal email account.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'd like to know who wrote that irony into this script.

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