Last year, Apple filed a lawsuit against Andrew Aude, a former employee and project engineer in charge of iOS, accusing him of leaking new product information to journalists. The two main items in question were the iOS 17 Journal app and the latest Vision Pro development details. The court has since dismissed the case after both parties reached a settlement.
The specifics of the agreement were not disclosed, but following the court’s decision to dismiss the case, Aude took to X platform to publicly apologize to Apple for the incident. He revealed that he had worked at Apple for 8 years and had access to a significant amount of internal data, including unreleased products. He admitted to being the source of this information to journalists, acknowledging that he underestimated the impact and value of his actions. His relationship with hundreds of Apple employees has suffered as a result, leading him to apologize to every person involved in developing these projects in confidence.
It is expected that this public apology is part of the conditions of the settlement agreement.
TLDR: Apple sued Andrew Aude for leaking product information, but the case was dismissed after a settlement. Aude apologized for his actions, admitting to sharing confidential data with journalists.
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