EventBusinessJuly 11, 2026

OpenAI poaching of Apple leaders Tang Tan, Paul Meade sparks legal fight

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple was "quickly alarmed" by OpenAI's recruiting drive, which poached senior hardware and design leaders including Tang Tan and Paul Meade and ravaged engineering teams. An OpenAI engineer's "lol" moment set the stage for the legal fight, and the poaching continued as recently as June.

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