A former Team USA synchronized figure skater turned coach, Gabrielle "Sam" Linehan, 28, was fatally shot in an alleged armed robbery at a Starbucks drive-thru in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, according to Fox News. The suspect, identified by police as 58-year-old Keith Lamon Brown, opened fire just after 10 a.m. in the city's Tower Grove East neighborhood. In other news, Amazon's Ring has ended its deal with surveillance firm Flock Safety following a backlash over privacy concerns, as reported by BBC Technology. Meanwhile, a BBC reporter was able to be hacked using the "vibe-coding" platform Orchids, also according to BBC Technology. Finally, a New Yorker, Shardil Ahmad, 28, turned to a matchmaker after tiring of dating apps, CBS News reported, while Gisèle Pelicot, a French rape survivor, shared her story of survival with the BBC.
Linehan was in her car when the shooting occurred, according to a probable cause statement obtained by the New York Post, as reported by Fox News. Surveillance footage released by the St. Louis Police Department showed Brown at the scene. The incident is under investigation.
Amazon's Ring had announced a partnership with Flock Safety in October, which would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices for investigations, if allowed by customers, BBC Technology reported. The decision to end the deal came after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread backlash.
The BBC was shown a significant cyber-security risk in the AI coding platform Orchids, according to BBC Technology. The platform, which allows users to build apps and games by typing a text prompt into a chatbot, was easily hacked, demonstrating the risks of allowing AI bots deep access to computers. The hacker was able to hijack a BBC reporter's laptop to upload a wallpaper.
Shardil Ahmad, a first-year medical resident, initially preferred "meet-cutes" but turned to a matchmaker after finding himself short on time, according to CBS News. "I wanted to be the one to discover this person," he said. He joins a growing number of Gen Z singles seeking alternatives to dating apps.
Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the center of France's largest rape trial, told BBC Newsnight she was "crushed by horror" upon discovering her husband's crimes. "Something exploded inside me," she said, describing the moment she realized the scale of her husband's actions. She is sharing her story in her memoir, "A Hymn To Life."
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