Ex-Google engineer faces new US charges he stole AI secrets for Chinese companies
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled an expanded 14-count indictment accusing former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.
US prosecutors indict ex-Google software engineer for stealing AI secrets to benefit Chinese employers
Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, has been accused by US prosecutors of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies. The Chinese national faces a 14-count indictment with charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets.
Chinese national accused of stealing AI secrets from Google facing new charges
A Chinese national who has been indicted for allegedly stealing AI secrets from Google is facing additional charges, federal prosecutors said.
Linwei Ding Charged with Stealing Google AI Trade Secrets
A serious case of economic espionage has emerged, involving a former Google engineer, Linwei (Leon) Ding, who is accused of stealing valuable trade secrets from the tech giant. Ding, originally from China,
Ex-Google Employee Charged With Stealing AI Trade Secrets, Faces 175 Years in Jail
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused former Google engineer Linwei Ding of leaking trade secrets to Chinese firms in an indictment.
Ex-Google engineer charged with economic espionage for stealing secrets to boost Chinese AI models
According to US authorities, Linwei Ding joined Google in 2019 and was involved in covertly stealing information related to Alphabet’s AI projects and chip technology. He reportedly founded a startup
Ex-Google Engineer Accused Of Being A Tech Spy, Stealing AI Secrets For Chinese Companies
US prosecutors dropped some serious charges on Tuesday, hitting former Google software engineer Linwei Ding with a 14-count indictment. They’re accusing him of stealing AI trade secrets to help out two Chinese companies he was allegedly working for on the sly.
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US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Linwei Ding, 38, known to colleagues as Leon Ding, is accused of stealing and transmitting back to Chinese companies more than a thousand files related to Google's proprietary AI work between 2022 and 2023.
Google software engineer accused of stealing AI technology for China
A former Google software engineer stole artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the Silicon Valley tech giant, prosecutors said Tuesday. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging 38-year-old Linwei Ding,
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