Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  July 13, 2026 at 23:12  |  31:44  |  TBPN
Speakers
Jordi Hays — Co-Host, TBPN
John Coogan — Co-Host, TBPN

Summary

The hosts discuss Apple's trade-secret lawsuit against OpenAI and its implications for AI devices and Apple's competitive position. They also cover Paramount's threat to leave California amid state opposition to its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition, and a new AI letter urging preparation for AI's economic impact. The episode closes with SpaceX's next-generation launch site and AI-focused satire.

  • Apple filed a trade-secret suit against OpenAI over alleged employee poaching and theft of hardware information.
  • The suit centers on former Apple employee Cheng Lu and OpenAI hardware chief Tang Tan, echoing Apple's historical Android legal battles.
  • Hosts note that big tech rivals have failed to unseat Apple's iPhone value capture.
  • Paramount is considering shifting operations out of California after state AGs sued to block its $110B Warner Bros Discovery acquisition.
  • The Paramount-WBD merger has DOJ and international clearance, leaving California as the main remaining obstacle.
  • A new letter from 200+ researchers and economists urges governments to prepare for AI's economic transformation.
  • SpaceX's new launch site is shown, designed to support hourly Starship launches.
Ideas
Jordi Hays Co-Host, TBPN 5:35
Apple's premium iPhone dominance remains durable
Despite repeated efforts by Google, Samsung, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon, none have supplanted Apple's premium iPhone franchise; Android succeeded in unit share but captured only about a tenth of the value because Android device margins are far lower.
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John Coogan Co-Host, TBPN 19:21
Paramount-WBD merger likely proceeds despite California
The Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal has already been cleared by the Justice Department and has drawn no comparable objections from China or other international regulators; California's state AG suit looks like the main remaining obstacle, and Paramount's threat to leave California may raise the cost of that challenge, so from an antitrust perspective the merger can probably go through.
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