# US blacklists Chinese venture firm over alleged ties to Google technology theft case

_Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM EDT · Policy, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Washington has blacklisted a Chinese venture firm founded by former Microsoft AI scientist Lu Qi, Bloomberg reports. The action concerns alleged ties between the venture firm and a startup accused of stealing technology from Alphabet's Google.

## Sources

- [Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-20/us-sanctions-china-s-y-combinator-in-google-ai-secrets-case)

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