Ex-Google Engineer Accused of Stealing AI Trade Secrets, Aiding Chinese Companies
The Justice Department has charged Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while clandestinely collaborating with two Chinese-based companies. Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, and faces four counts of federal trade secret theft, with each count punishable by up to 10…