# Judge orders OpenAI to hand over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

https://mins.news/en/item/98686

- TechCrunch, 2026-10-13 20:36 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/judge-orders-openai-to-turn-over-hiring-records-in-apple-trade-secrets-case/

> A federal judge ruled that Apple may access OpenAI interview materials involving former Apple employees, along with private messages and testimony from key people in the case.

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