Former Google Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets, Faces Up to 40 Years in Prison
• Don't trade the secrets dept. — Former Google engineer Linwei Ding arrested for allegedly stealing AI trade secrets • Ding faces 4 counts of trade secret theft, each carrying 10-year prison term • Ding allegedly copied hundreds of confidential files related to Google's AI and chip technology • Ding founded startup in China, offered CTO position at another Chinese AI company • Evidence shows Ding concealed external affiliations; FBI investigation revealed 500+ stolen Google files