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FORMER GOOGLE ENGINEER CHARGED WITH STEALING AI TRADE SECRETS

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The US charged ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding with stealing trade secrets related to AI and tensor processing units, including chip designs, GPU details, and cluster management software. Ding allegedly stole the data with the intent of using it at AI firms he was associated with in China. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison per count.