How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans
THE SO WHAT
A trade secrets suit from Apple that names senior hardware leadership and hundreds of ex-employees puts IP provenance front and center for any AI IPO candidate. If you’re scaling an AI org, tighten documentation on data, code, and talent flows now—underwriters and acquirers will start treating this as diligence-critical.
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