Beijing-born man held in Belgium in suspected industrial espionage case
Belgian authorities have detained a man born in Beijing on suspicion of industrial espionage; prosecutors have not disclosed charges as the investigation continues.
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Huawei on Trial: Brooklyn Jury to Decide Charge of Racketeering and Sanctions-Evasion
A Brooklyn jury will hear US prosecutors’ case that Huawei operated as a racketeering enterprise over two decades, tying together an Iran sanctions‑evasion scheme, misrepresentations to banks and the theft of a T-Mobile robot arm. Meng Wanzhou is not on trial but looms as a key figure; Huawei denies the charges and argues the case fuses unrelated disputes. If convicted, the company could face large fines and tighter US banking scrutiny, highlighting the broader US‑China tech confrontation surrounding Huawei’s global rise.
Anthropic accuses Chinese rivals of industrial-scale AI capability theft via distillation
Anthropic says three Chinese labs used a distillation technique to siphon Claude's capabilities through about 16 million exchanges and 24,000 fake accounts, circumventing export controls and raising national-security concerns; OpenAI has issued similar charges, prompting calls for coordinated industry and government action to counter illicit access and safeguard safety guardrails.
Ex-Samsung Exec Accused of Stealing Data for Copycat Chip Plant in China
A former Samsung executive has been accused of stealing confidential semiconductor data to build a copycat chip facility in China. The defendant has been arrested and accused of violating industrial technology protection laws and stealing trade secrets from 2018 to 2019 to establish a copy of Samsung’s semiconductor plant. The ex-Samsung exec’s attempt to build the copycat chip plant allegedly fell through after his backer canceled more than a $6 billion investment into the project. Prosecutors indicted six other people who are allegedly the ex-Samsung official’s accomplices.