Former Google engineer Ding’s company sanctioned over US AI trade-secret theft

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( October 19, 2026, 20:11 GMT | Insight) -- The US State Department sanctioned the business network of a former Google software engineer who is appealing his conviction for stealing the tech giant’s artificial intelligence technology trade secrets.The US State Department sanctioned the business network of a former Google software engineer who is appealing his conviction for stealing the tech giant’s artificial intelligence technology trade secrets....

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