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US trial of former Google engineer accused of stealing AI trade secrets delayed

By Amy Miller ( September 23, 2025, 23:49 GMT | Insight) -- The criminal trial of a former Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets will be delayed three months given the potential for a US government shutdown. US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco advanced the start of Linwei Ding’s trial from Oct. 10 to Jan. 12. “This seems very much like a situation where the government shutdown is not going to be avoided,” Chhabria said.The criminal trial of a former Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets will be delayed three months given the potential for a US government shutdown, a US judge said Tuesday....

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