Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets
The two companies struck a deal in 2024 to offer A.I. services on Apple devices, but their partnership has soured.
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Apple has agreed to buy up to $30 billion-worth of additional chips and other wireless components from Broadcom over the next few years. The new agreement could lead to Broadcom making up to 15 billion more chips in the US, and enable it to modernize its manufacturing facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado, where it will produce radio frequency components including thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) filters and advanced wireless connectivity technologies, Apple said. The deal is part of Apple’s effort to create an end-to-end supply chain in the US. It has already been exploring options that could wean it off Chinese-made chips. Last year it launched its American Manufacturing Program (AMP) to accelerate manufacturing in the US, committing to “invest $600 billion in the US economy over four years” in support of local manufacturing and jobs. US companies have been keen to source chips manufactured in the US to eliminate supply-chain uncertainty in the face of President Trump’s ever-c
Read full articleThe two companies struck a deal in 2024 to offer A.I. services on Apple devices, but their partnership has soured.
The iPhone-maker claims OpenAI encouraged poached employees to bring over confidential presentations, secret prototypes, and key supplier details.
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Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAi's senior leadership, including a long-time former employee.
Lawsuit marks collapse of relationship between two of the biggest names in Silicon Valley
Meta is on track to begin production of its latest AI chips in September as part of an effort to reduce GPU costs amid ongoing component shortages, Reuters reported, citing an internal memo. The chips, developed under Meta’s Meta Training and Inference Accelerator program with Broadcom and manufactured by TSMC, are intended to support training […]
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