Sweet as Apple Pie?

OpenAI has published a company blog post disputing a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges former Apple employees misused confidential information after joining OpenAI. OpenAI called the suit "careless, aggressive and oddly personal."

OpenAI said Apple originally claimed it contacted OpenAI in February and received no response, but claimed Apple's outside lawyers have since admitted the relevant email was sent to the wrong person after confusing two names. OpenAI further claimed Apple said it had spoken with OpenAI's General Counsel, Che Chang, a conversation OpenAI said Apple has since conceded never happened. OpenAI said it heard nothing further for five months before Apple filed suit.

On the specific allegations, OpenAI said Apple accuses former employee Chang Liu of accessing confidential Apple information after leaving the company. OpenAI claimed Apple's filing omits that Apple's own employees had asked Liu for help locating files, and said any lingering system access reflects Apple's own management of departing staff. OpenAI also pushed back on allegations against Tang Tan, a former Apple employee of more than 24 years, stating he has been instructed not to use confidential information from other companies.

OpenAI said Apple's request for a preliminary injunction relies on inaccurate claims and is unnecessary, stating it does not have or want Apple's trade secrets. The post includes iMessage screenshots and email correspondence that OpenAI says support its version of events.

Mobile Identity vs SMS OTP: 5 APIs could get you there

When 15-20% of SMS one-time passwords fail to deliver, you’re not just losing security—you’re losing customers. Companies switching to network APIs report 4-5% growth uplift. SIM swap attacks are up 1,000% in some markets. SMS pumping fraud costs tens of thousands monthly. Authentication delays cause measurable abandonment. Yet enterprises remain stuck on infrastructure everyone agrees is obsolete. Bahadir “Bob” Yavuz, Head of Products at GTC, and Stewart Tinson, Project Director at AI-360 You’ll learn: • Why SMS delivery rates run 15-20% below submission rates—and what that costs you • How network APIs like Number Verify deliver verification in 1-2 seconds vs 15-20 for SMS • The Indonesia model: 200+ million users, 20% improvement, all three telcos collaborating • Which APIs can achieve both an enhanced quality of security, and quality of service to the end user Key topics: Synthetic identity detection • Number Verify vs SMS OTP • SIM swap attack patterns • GSMA Camara and OpenGateway standards • Data quality in fraud detection • GDPR privacy-by-design architecture • Telco collaboration requirements • Real-world deployment case studies • False positive rate management • Network API productization For CISOs, CIOs, CFOs, and security teams evaluating authentication strategies, this session provides the business case, technical reality, and deployment roadmap for moving beyond SMS.

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