Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of misappropriating trade secrets as the artificial intelligence company moves forward with plans to develop its own hardware for ChatGPT, marking a significant breakdown in relations between the longtime partners. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in California, Apple alleges that OpenAI encouraged Apple employees it was attempting to hire to share confidential company information, and even advised them on how to avoid detection during the transition. “This

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in ten years during the first half of 2026, according to newly released government data. The figures, published on Friday, represent a significant achievement for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has made reducing destruction in the world’s largest rainforest a central goal of his administration. Between January and June, approximately 1,295 square kilometres (500 square miles) of forest were cleared in the