[Apple Accuses OpenAI of 'Destroying Evidence,' Claims Former Engineer 'Took Confidential Information and Used It at OpenAI'] According to a report by Jinse Finance on September 1, Apple has escalated its legal battle against OpenAI. In new court documents, Apple alleges that OpenAI has been 'actively destroying critical evidence,' and that former iPhone engineer Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI, 'not only downloaded Apple's confidential circuit schematics but also used them in his work at OpenAI.' The written court document, submitted on August 31 local time, aims to support Apple's motion to expedite pretrial discovery. Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, while OpenAI has requested the court to dismiss the case.