Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit China

Jan-31-2026, 02:31:23 GMT–Los Angeles Times

A federal jury on Thursday convicted Linwei Ding, 38, of seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets after an 11-day trial in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.

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Jan-31-2026, 02:31:23 GMT

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