Key Highlights
- Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade-secret theft, centering on 400+ former Apple employees who joined OpenAI — including hardware chief Tang Tan and an ex-iPhone engineer accused of exploiting a software vulnerability to access confidential files. The suit threatens to complicate OpenAI’s Jony Ive–designed hardware device expected in 2027.
- Waze folds Gemini deeper into navigation, adding a conversational reporting/search layer, AI-aware motorcycle routing, and history-based personalized routes — another sign of generative AI moving into everyday consumer apps.
New Products & Tools
Waze rolls out new customization features and more Gemini updates — Google (The Keyword)
Waze adds a Gemini-powered conversational layer (report incidents or search destinations by speaking naturally), an AI-driven motorcycle mode that accounts for two-wheeler routing and rider-specific hazards, history-based personalized route suggestions, and a “less chatty mode” that trims voice prompts while preserving safety alerts.
Analysis & Opinion
Apple takes OpenAI to court — The Rundown
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging systematic theft of hardware trade secrets tied to the 400+ Apple employees who have moved to the company. The complaint singles out hardware chief Tang Tan — a 24-year Apple veteran — who allegedly told interview candidates to “come with ‘actual parts,’” and ex-iPhone engineer Chang Liu, accused of exploiting a software vulnerability to access confidential files after his transition. Apple says it flagged concerns in February and got no response; OpenAI counters that it has “no interest in other companies’ trade secrets.” The dispute lands at a sensitive moment for OpenAI’s Jony Ive–designed device slated for 2027, where a protracted fight could delay launch and buy Apple time to respond.
References
- Waze rolls out new customization features and more Gemini updates — Google (The Keyword), 2026-07-13 [blog]
- Apple takes OpenAI to court — The Rundown, 2026-07-13 [blog]