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Ex-Apple Engineer Flees to China After Allegedly Stealing Autonomous Car Tech Data

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Apple software engineer for allegedly stealing or attempting to steal technology for at least four months before handing in his resignation at the company. The indictment alleges that Weibao Wang, 35, relayed Apple’s information to an unknown Chinese company that was working to develop self-driving cars.Robinhood App Lays Off 9% of StaffWang started working for Apple’s annotation team in 2016 and was given “broad access” to company databases that only 2,700 of Apple’s

Ex-Apple employee accused of stealing secrets is Jidu Automotive exec

Visitors look at a Jidu Robo-01 electric SUV during the 20th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at Canton Fair Complex on Dec. 30, 2022 in Guangzhou, China.Zou Wei | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, the U.S. government accused a former Apple employee, Weibao Wang, of stealing trade secrets from the company's self-driving car division, including the entirety of Apple's "autonomous" source code.The U.S. government did not identify in the charging documents who Wang works for now, but according to…

Ex-Apple Engineer Indicted in Crackdown on Flow of Restricted Tech to China, Russia

A former Apple engineer has been charged with trying to steal the company’s self-driving-car technology, U.S. authorities said. A former Apple engineer has been charged with trying to steal the company’s self-driving-car technology, U.S. authorities said. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

GM hires ex-Apple exec Mike Abbott to lead new software unit

A sign with the General Motors quality mission statement stands in the lobby at the GM Warren Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – General Motors has hired former Apple executive Mike Abbott to lead a newly created software unit for the Detroit automaker.Abbott, former vice president of engineering for Apple's cloud services division, will join GM as executive vice president of software, effective May 22. He will report to GM CEO Mary Barra.Abbott's newly created role will bring together three…

Ex-Apple employee sentenced to three years in prison after $17 million fraud scheme

A former employee who pled guilty to has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to repay his ill-gotten gains. Dhirendra Prasad, who primarily worked as a buyer in Apple's Global Service Supply Chain department during his time at the company, admitted to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States in November. As notes, two charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering were dismissed during sentencing. Prasad joined Apple in 2008 and carried out his schemes…

A team of ex-Apple employees wants to replace smartphones with this AI projector

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Ex-Apple execs’ startup raises $100 million and partners with OpenAI

Humane Inc., a startup founded by former Apple executives, announced it has raised $100 million in the latest round of investments and has partnered with OpenAI — the creator of the widely popular ChatGPT tool. In a news release, the company said the latest round of investments was led by Kindred Ventures which included significant participation from SK Networks, Microsoft, LG Technology Ventures, and Volvo Cars’ Tech Fund, among others.  Humane Inc. was founded and is operated by husband and wife duo Imran…

Startup Founded by Ex-Apple Workers Raises $100 Million, Collaborates With OpenAI

Humane, a startup founded by former Apple employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million (roughly Rs. 800 crore) and will release its first products this spring.The company, founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has now raised $241 million (roughly Rs. 2,000 crore) but has yet to disclose what it is building, saying only that it is a "software platform and consumer device built from the ground up for artificial intelligence."A video posted by the company and patent filings suggest that a…

Startup from ex-Apple team raises $100 million, works with OpenAI

SBICAPS currently has its corporate office in Mumbai with regional offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring. The company, founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has now raised $241 million but has yet to disclose what it is building, saying only that it is a "software platform and consumer device built from the ground up for…

Ex-Apple engineers pleads guilty to stealing Apple’s car secrets

NurPhoto / GettyXiaolang Zhang, a former Apple employee charged by the FBI in 2018 for stealing trade secrets about Apple's autonomous vehicle project, has pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Jose on Monday.Zhang stole the trade secrets while preparing to work for Chinese electric vehicle startup Xiaopeng Motors, also known as XPeng. The FBI arrested Zhang at San Jose airport, California, on 7 July, while he was en route to China. Zhang was hired by Apple in 2015 where he would eventually work on hardware for