https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bugging-suspect-whatsapp-ed-saudi-royal-days-before-arrest-feds-revealContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bugging-suspect-whatsapp-ed-saudi-royal-days-before-arrest-feds-revealhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bugging-suspect-whatsapp-ed-saudi-royal-days-before-arrest-feds-reveal#u147084Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:26:34 +0000Federal authorities reveal that an arrested former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in a San Francisco corporate conference room communicated via WhatsApp with a Saudi royal in the days leading up to his detention. Court filings state the royal told the engineer that Saudi Arabia needed him more than the United States. Meanwhile, prosecutors allege a Saudi military official purchased business-class flight tickets for the suspect's wife and infant son to leave the country after the arrest. The defendant is currently held without bail while denying any plans to flee.Wh