
Apple has accused a former engineer for its Vision Pro headset computer of stealing company trade secrets before starting a new job at Snap, according to a lawsuit filed in California last week. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. In the June 24 court filing, Apple accuses Di Liu, a senior design engineer, of downloading thousands of documents in his final days at the Cupertino company last year and saving them to his personal cloud accounts.
Main Idea: Apple is suing former Vision Pro engineer Di Liu, saying he stole thousands of internal files before leaving to work at Snap.
Key Points:
Apple’s secrecy fight can raise legal costs and slow product work, which may add to prices or delays for consumers.
Stronger protection of trade secrets can help keep new devices and jobs in the US.
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Named former Apple engineer accused of downloading and retaining thousands of documents.
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Named company in Apple’s list of prior trade-secret litigation against former employees.
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