"Chinese National Arrested for Stealing AI Secrets from Google"

A former Google engineer, Linwei (Leon) Ding, has been indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Google's AI technology and transferring them to Chinese companies where he secretly worked. The stolen information includes crucial technology for Google's supercomputing data centers, involving hardware and software platforms. Ding covertly uploaded over five hundred files to his personal Google Cloud account and transferred them to China, all while concealing his affiliations with the Chinese companies and lying to Google investigators. He now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million for trade secret theft.