US accuses former Google man of stealing AI secrets for Chinese companies. The Department of Justice arrested Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, and charged him with theft of trade secrets for which he faces up to 10 years in prison.

“The theft of innovative technology and trade secrets from American companies can cost jobs and have devastating economic and national security consequences,” highlights FBI chief Christopher Wray. Reproduction of this article is permitted under the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights.