# Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence

https://mins.news/en/item/40794

- The Verge, 2026-09-01 18:19 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/987575/apple-openai-destroying-evidence-trade-secrets-lawsuit

> Apple is seeking expedited discovery in its lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company may be destroying evidence. Apple says OpenAI delayed handing over a MacBook used by former employee Chang Liu, whose messages allegedly discussed destroying forensic data. OpenAI calls the dispute a mess of Apple’s own making and denies evidence that Liu improperly accessed or used Apple information.

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