Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era

Apple is suing OpenAI, claiming that former Apple employees at OpenAI stole trade secrets (confidential information that gives a company competitive advantage) by asking current Apple employees about hardware details in job interviews and downloading Apple files from servers. The lawsuit is particularly serious because Apple is known for aggressive litigation, and OpenAI is a less financially stable company than Apple's past defendants, potentially making this case more damaging to OpenAI's focus and resources.