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Chicago Tribune
5 days ago
- Chicago Tribune
Lake County judge orders Niles man held in jail after allegedly shooting man in a Lake Forest dog park
A Niles man remains in Lake County Jail after he allegedly shot a man at a Lake Forest dog park on Sunday, authorities said. Matthew Moy, 35, of Niles, was charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm (a Class X Felony) after he allegedly shot a 23-year-old man in the abdomen after a dispute on Sunday. Moy appeared before Lake County Judge Michael Nerheim on Wednesday, who agreed to the state's request to keep Moy in custody. Authorities stated Moy and the victim began arguing Sunday afternoon at Lake Forest's Prairie Wolf Off-Leash Dog Area. Then the dispute carried over to the parking lot, where Moy pulled out a gun and shot the other person. The victim's mother recorded the incident on video. A state's attorney spokeswoman said the dispute was allegedly over a dog. 'This appears to be an isolated incident between two individuals,' Lake County Forest Preserves Police Chief Ron Davis said in a statement. 'Officers responded quickly, secured the area, and safely took the suspect into custody. I'm proud of their professionalism and swift action.' The unidentified victim was rushed to Libertyville's Advocate Condell Medical Center, where he was initially listed in critical condition. By Wednesday afternoon, he was in stable condition according to a Lake County Forest Preserves spokeswoman. Prosecutors argued Moy should remain in custody because his alleged actions show he is a threat to the community, even though he possessed a valid firearms identification and a concealed carry permit. 'Our thoughts are with the victim and his family,' Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said in a statement. 'We are satisfied that this offender has been detained without the ability to use cash. This case shows that even minor arguments can turn potentially lethal when firearms are easily accessible. Our office will continue all efforts to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous people through our Violent Crimes Unit, Gun Violence Prevention Initiative, and other programs.' Moy's next court date is scheduled for Friday morning.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models
On Thursday, Windsurf, a startup that develops popular AI tools for software engineers, announced the launch of its first family of AI software engineering models, or SWE-1 for short. The startup says it trained its new family of AI models — SWE-1, SWE-1-lite, and SWE-1-mini — to be optimized for the "entire software engineering process," not just coding. The launch of Windsurf's in-house AI models may come as a shock to some, given that OpenAI has reportedly closed a $3 billion deal to acquire Windsurf. However, this model launch suggests Windsurf is trying to expand beyond just developing applications to also developing the models that power them. According to Windsurf, SWE-1, the largest and most capable AI model of the bunch, performs competitively with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.5 Pro on internal programming benchmarks. However, SWE-1 appears to fall short of frontier AI models, such as Claude 3.7 Sonnet, on software engineering tasks. Windsurf says its SWE-1-lite and SWE-1-mini models will be available for all users on its platform, free or paid. Meanwhile, SWE-1 will only be available to paid users. Windsurf did not immediately announce pricing for its SWE-1 models but claims it's cheaper to serve than Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Windsurf is best known for tools that allow software engineers to write and edit code through conversations with an AI chatbot, a practice known as "vibe coding." Other popular vibe-coding startups include Cursor, the largest in the space, as well as Lovable. Most of these startups, including Windsurf, have traditionally relied on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to power their applications. In a video announcing the SWE models, comments made by Windsurf's Head of Research, Nicholas Moy, underscore Windsurf's newest efforts to differentiate its approach. "Today's frontier models are optimized for coding, and they've made massive strides over the last couple of years," says Moy. "But they're not enough for us … Coding is not software engineering." Windsurf notes in a blog post that while other models are good at writing code, they struggle to work between multiple surfaces — as programmers often do — such as terminals, IDEs, and the internet. The startup says SWE-1 was trained using a new data model and a "training recipe that encapsulates incomplete states, long-running tasks, and multiple surfaces." The startup describes SWE-1 as its "initial proof of concept," suggesting it may release more AI models in the future. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Washington Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
A landlord builds. A restaurant closes. And D.C.'s tiny Chinatown gets smaller.
In a Chinese restaurant where a hand-painted menu is tacked to the wall, Eddie Moy looked around the weathered dining room that would soon be swallowed by something new. He could already see it: 'This right here would be the lobby,' said Moy, one of the building's owners. 'Over here is check-in,' he said, pointing to the old cash register.
CBC
27-03-2025
- CBC
Sussex-area sports coach accused of sexually assaulting child under 10
A Sussex-area man with ties to several minor sports is now on trial in Saint John for allegations that he sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 10. Terrance Soucy, 52, of Apohaqui pleaded not guilty to three charges at the start of his trial on Wednesday. He was charged last year with sexual assault, sexual touching and inviting the complainant to touch him sexually. The offences are alleged to have happened at the girl's home in 2023. A publication ban is in place to protect the identity of the girl. According to Soucy's LinkedIn profile, he is a karate instructor. Other social media posts indicate he was also a baseball coach and that he served on the executive of Sussex Minor Hockey. On Wednesday, 14 jurors were selected to hear the trial. Five days have been set aside. On Thursday morning, they heard from a forensic expert from the RCMP's Ottawa crime lab. Jeff Moy told the jury about two samples taken from the complainant's underwear that were tested for DNA. For one of them, said Moy, the RCMP lab was able to identify male DNA, but it did not match Soucy's. It also didn't match any of the samples in national DNA databanks. Moy said the second sample also contained male DNA but not enough to create a profile. Agreed statement of facts An agreed statement of facts between the Crown and defence lawyer Rod Macdonald describes a get-together at the complainant's home in the fall of 2023. During that visit, both sides agree that Soucy was in the same room as the girl while she sat at a computer. An appendix to the statement, a copy of which was provided to the media by the court, showed a screen shot of a Facebook conversation between Soucy and the girl. She messaged, "I need to tell cause my dad has cameras on his living room." Soucy replied, "Need to tell what? "Oh my gosh … If I made you feel uncomfortable in any way, I am so sorry. I honestly didn't mean to." The girl said, "I [do] not care." Girl's mother testifies Jurors also heard from the girl's mother, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the complainant. The woman described an event at her home where Soucy was present. She said nothing seemed amiss until Soucy and his wife left. She said her daughter hugged Soucy's wife but wouldn't hug him. She said she talked to her daughter after the Soucys left. As a result of that conversation, the mother called child protective services and the RCMP the next day. She also took her daughter to see a sexual assault nurse examiner in Saint John.
BBC News
28-02-2025
- BBC News
Gran dies in Southend after being crushed by Storm Eunice debris
A grandmother was crushed to death by "incomplete" brick cladding that blew off a building in stormy weather, an inquest jury were struck by falling bricks as they attempted to pull Rochelle Crane from the rubble in Southend-on-Sea on 18 February came amid a red weather warning, as wind speeds in the Essex city reached 90mph (144km/h) during Storm Eunice. Ms Crane was taken to the Royal London Hospital and died on 22 April 2022, two months after sustaining brain and spinal injuries. She had been shopping in the city having "dismissed" the danger of high winds, said her daughter, Louise. Jurors at Essex Coroner's Court said brick slip cladding "detached in its entirety" and blew off a building in Southchurch Road and struck Ms concluded the design of the cladding was "incomplete" and it was not possible to assess its suitability and fitness for they said it had been used on previous building Crane died from a "hypoxic brain injury and polytrauma", the jury determined. 'Imminent danger' The inquest heard written evidence from Colin Moy, a paramedic who attended the scene with a colleague and an Moy said when he arrived, he saw Ms Crane on the pavement "surrounded by bricks, mortar and glass". Having been struck by falling debris, Mr Moy described there being "imminent danger" and due to a "high risk" of the building being unstable, he decided to drag Ms Crane out of the reacted with audible shock when played CCTV footage of the incident unfolding.A statement previously read to the court on Louise Crane's behalf told of the "profound" impact her mother's death had on her."My grief is compounded by the ongoing inquiries," Ms Crane said in her statement, adding that she felt "alone in the world". Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
