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A US judge tosses part of the conviction of ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding for stealing AI trade secrets
A federal judge has thrown out part of the conviction of former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, who was found guilty of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies.
The partial dismissal means at least some counts of Ding's conviction no longer stand, though the available material does not specify which parts were tossed or on what legal grounds. The case centered on the theft of AI-related trade secrets from Google for the benefit of two Chinese companies. Only one feed carried this story, so details remain limited.
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A US federal judge tossed part of Linwei Ding's conviction related to stealing AI trade secrets from Google.
Ding was found guilty of stealing the secrets to benefit two Chinese companies.
The available material does not specify which portions of the conviction were dismissed or the legal reasoning behind the decision.
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