By Ben Church, CNN

(CNN) — Dressed in his all-white tuxedo and matching skates, camera operator Jordan Cowan has become an accidental star at this year’s Olympic figure skating events in Milan.

Videos of the 35-year-old filming skaters as they leave the ice have gone viral, in part due to his attire but also the elegance in which he manipulates his camera-rig while gliding on the ice – sometimes on one leg and often backwards.

His role is to capture those intimate moments just seconds after a performance has finished, becoming the first camera operator in Olympic history to be allowed onto the ice.

His newfound fame has proven to be a great source of both bemusement and validation for Cowan, who has been honing his craft in the background for years.

“Honestly, it’s really special,” he told CNN Sports, laughing at the absurdity of becoming a breakout star at the Games.

“I’ve been working at this in the shadows for so long and, honestly, I was worried the suit would be too flashy but I’m just so happy that everyone’s accepting it and everybody likes it.”

Combining two passions

Cowan was a competitive figure skater himself for much of his life, retiring in 2012. Filming competitions became a way of staying in the sport he loved, while also exploring his love of film.

He started by posting short skating clips on social media, which began garnering attention. What sproated with a small following started to gather momentum as he continued to create experimental films about the sport, working with skaters and coaches he knew from his competitive career.

Early on, Cowan saw how his skills could be used for bigger productions and started reaching out to shows. It wasn’t long before was invited to become the first skating camera operator on “Dancing on Ice.”

It proved to be the first step on his path to the Winter Olympics and his work started being seen by the “right people.”

“I got to be this artist on the ice, and it taught me a lot about film because you have this freedom of movement, and I got to use cool camera technology and experiment with it,” he said, speaking about those early days after retiring from competive skating.

Then came his own Olympic call-up, something he knew might prove to be a little controversial within the sport.

No camera operator had ever stepped onto the ice during Olympic competition and he expected some criticism from those who wanted the ice to remain a “sacred” place for the athletes.

But having spoken with people inside the skating community, he knew that his craft could elevate the coverage and bring the audience closer to the amazing narratives being painted on the ice.

Developing trust

Importantly, he’s developed a level of trust with many of the skaters, having filmed them in either training or competition over the years. It’s all combined to allow him to capture intimate moments of both joy and sadness in a way never seen before on the Olympic stage.

“A lot of it has been experimental, finding out what looks good, without distracting them and without making them feel like there’s a camera on them. I’m a very camera-shy person myself,” he said.

“The best compliment I get from skaters is that they forgot I was even on the ice with them. That’s the gold standard if you’re still able to capture something as it truly was, without interfering and affecting it.

“At an event like the Olympics, you want to come in and add something new and not take anything away.”

But knowing a lot of the athletes personally comes with its challenges. There have been performances this year where Cowan has been holding back the tears, unable to separate himself from the emotion.

Moderate to heavy rain begins early Thursday morning, bringing impacts to roadways and your commute to work and school. Grab an umbrella and rain boots when headed out! The heaviest rain occurs before the sun has risen through 8am in San Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara will get light rain to start but quickly transitioning to moderate/heavy form 6-8am. The heavier bands then push into Ventura and LA around 9-10am. This is a fast moving storm, however, its peak strength is right around morning rush hour. Be extra cautious of your surroundings, especially with downed trees. Winds will be up to advisory and High Wind Warning levels. Gusts of 45-60mph and can easily uproot large trees with damp soils. High Surf and minor coastal flooding remains at the beaches. We clear up and the sun makes its debut after lunch.

Dry weather is in the forecast Friday. Overcast skies will quickly turn to mostly sunny and temperatures may even raise a degree or so. This will be a needed break for our area. If you're headed out, bundle up! Highs rise into the 50s and 60s, cold overnight temperatures around freezing are likely. Most of our Watches, Warnings and Advisories expire.

Dry weather remains Saturday. Skies transitioning from overcast in the morning to sunny in the afternoon. It'll be a cool and crisp day. Sunday will be similar until the next round of showers begin after lunch. More rain continues Monday and Tuesday.

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Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español

El éxito del premio Grammy a mejor álbum y del Halftime Show del Super Bowl LX impulsó la música de Bad Bunny, que logró insertar tres canciones en el Top 5 de la cartelera Billboard esta semana, incluyendo su primer tema #1 en solitario.

En la cartelera Top 100 de Billboard, el cantante puertorriqueño ocupa el puesto 1 con “DTMF”, el puesto 2 con “Baile inolvidable”, el puesto 5 con “Nuevayol” y el puesto 7 con “Titi me preguntó”.

Este es la primera vez que Bad Bunny alcanza por su cuenta el puesto #1 de Billboard, pues la anterior ocasión en la que ocupó esta posición fue acompañado por Cardi B y J Balvin con la canción “I Like It” en julio de 2018.

Un dato significativo: Las cuatro canciones de Bad Bunny en el Top 10 de Billboard fueron interpretadas por el músico en el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl LX el pasado 8 de febrero.

El efecto Super Bowl se sintió además en el álbum “Oasis”, lanzado en conjunto por Bad Bunny y J Balvin en 2019, que regresó al Top 10 de la cartelera Top Latin Álbums de Billboard, según el sello Universal Music.

Además, según un comunicado de la plataforma de streaming Spotify, Bad Bunny ofrecerá este 7 de marzo el primer concierto de su carera en Asia, como artista principal de la serie Billions Club Live de Spotify, en Tokio, Japón.

En el concierto en Tokio, Bad Bunny interpretará las 28 canciones de su repertorio que han superado la marca de 1.000 millones de reproducciones en Spotify. El evento se inserta dentro del cronograma de conciertos de la gira mundial “Debí tirar más fotos” del músico puertorriqueño.

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By Chris Isidore, CNN

(CNN) — The day before Philip Siefke went shopping for a new car insurance policy, he happened to hit his brakes hard while driving. Not 24 hours later, when he priced a policy with Progressive, he was shocked to find the insurer already knew about that mundane experience.

“I’m like, how the eff did they have my information?” Siefke said. “I was pissed.”

He called Progressive and demanded to know how the insurer had such detailed information about his driving habits. The information came from Toyota, a rep explained to the incredulous Siefke.

“She said, ‘Probably you signed up for a research project, and it’s coming from your telemetry that’s in your car,’” Siefke said. When he protested that he’d done no such thing, “she said, ‘Oh yeah, you did. Just about everybody does.’”

About 90% of new cars on the road collect information on the driving behavior of whoever is behind the wheel, according to Telemetry, an automotive strategic advisory firm. Many automakers sell that information to third parties like insurance companies.

Car buyers do have to agree to allow the collection and sale of their data—but that agreement is often buried deep in the fine print of the documents people sign when they buy the car, part of the sheaf of papers about prices, loan terms and warranties.

“Technically, they had permission,” said Sam Abuelssamid, auto analyst with Telemetry. “It’s something that people should be aware of, but are not.”

Most people have no idea they’re agreeing to the sale of their data, said John Yanchunis, an attorney at Morgan and Morgan whom Siefke hired to sue Toyota, Progressive and a third party-data provider in April 2025.

“If you go to buy a car, you have a single focus, right? The price,” Yanchunis said.

“They don’t give people that choice to see what’s going to happen with this data at the time of the acquisition of the product. They bury it. And why do people bury things? Because they don’t want consumers to know what they’re doing.”

The collection and sale of driving data is widespread across the automotive industry, the Federal Trade Commission noted in a 2024 warning to consumers. The auto companies, however, say this data is collected with the intent to use the information to protect drivers.

Cars now ‘powerful data-gobbling machines’

Industry trade groups like the Alliance for Automotive Innovation defend the collection of driving data. It says automakers use these programs to provide information that support cars’ proper functioning and improve safety. For example, by alerting the automaker if the car has an issue that needs servicing.

“No, your car isn’t spying… it’s keeping you safe,” the Alliance titled its 2023 statement “Yes, your vehicle is generating and transmitting certain safety data. That’s by design.”

Consumer advocacy groups and the FTC, however, flag privacy concerns.

“Car brands quietly entered the data business by turning their vehicles into powerful data-gobbling machines,” said a report fr

Por Sophie Tanno, CNN

Un hombre acusado de dejar a su novia congelada hasta morir en la montaña más alta de Austria fue a juicio el jueves en un caso que podría tener importantes implicaciones para los escaladores de montaña y su responsabilidad por la seguridad de sus compañeros.

El hombre de 36 años, identificado en los medios locales como Thomas P., está acusado de haber dejado sola a su novia de 33 años, Kerstin G., cuando fue a buscar ayuda a la montaña Grossglockner de Austria en la madrugada del 19 de enero de 2025, después de que la pareja tuvo dificultades al intentar llegar a la cumbre.

Se espera que el juicio, en el Tribunal Regional de Innsbruck, dure solo un día, y es posible que se conozca el veredicto el jueves por la noche, dijeron funcionarios del tribunal a CNN.

El hombre se enfrenta a un cargo de homicidio por negligencia grave. La fiscalía de Innsbruck lo acusa de cometer múltiples errores, como buscar ayuda demasiado tarde y no llevar el equipo adecuado. La fiscalía afirma que él era el “guía responsable de la excursión” ya que, a diferencia de su novia, “ya tenía mucha experiencia en excursiones alpinas de gran altitud y había planeado la excursión”.

Thomas P. niega haber actuado mal y cree que la muerte de su novia fue un “trágico accidente”, dijo su abogado, Kurt Jelinek.

Jelinek dijo que su cliente está “profundamente entristecido por la muerte de su compañera” y describió la situación en la montaña, que alcanza los 3.798 metros , como “desesperada”.

La pareja estaba escalando la ruta Studlgrat, que está clasificada como “bastante difícil” en la escala de la Federación Internacional de Escalada y Montañismo (UIAA) y requiere “muy buena forma física” y “algo de experiencia en escalada en roca”, según una compañía de viajes.

Partieron a las 6:45 am y llegaron al punto final del recorrido antes de la cumbre, llamado Frühstücksplatzl o “lugar del desayuno”, a la 1:30 pm del 18 de enero de 2025, según el abogado.

El acusado, en una declaración escrita a los fiscales y compartida por su abogado, sostiene que ambos eran conscientes de que ese era el “punto de no retorno” antes de llegar a la cumbre y acordaron continuar.

Sin embargo, cuando las condiciones climáticas empeoraron y Kerstin G. llegó a un punto en el que ya no podía continuar la escalada, Thomas P. dejó a su novia “desprotegida, exhausta, hipotérmica”, a unos 50 metros por debajo de la cumbre alrededor de las 2 am del 19 de enero, donde ella se congeló hasta morir, dicen los fiscales.

Existen versiones contradictorias entre ambas partes respecto a la llamada de auxilio del acusado.

Los fiscales afirman que, a pesar de estar “efectivamente varado” en la montaña desde alrededor de las 8:50 p. m., Thomas P. no notificó a los servicios de emergencia hasta las 3:30 a. m. del 19 de enero. Tampoco envió ninguna señal de socorro a un helicóptero policial que sobrevoló la zona alrededor de las 10:50 p. m., dicen.

Los servicios de rescate intentaron contactar al acusado sin éxito varias veces antes de recibir una primera llamada suya a las 00:35 del 19 de enero, según la fiscalía. No está claro si dio la alarma durante esta llamada.

Según el abogado del acusado, este no se percató inmediatamente de las llamadas perdidas, ya que su móvil solo vibraba “levemente”. Las notó cuando sacó el teléfono para organizar el rescate en helicóptero tras el empeoramiento del estado de su novia, afirmó Jelinek, citando la declaración del acusado ante la fiscalía de Innsbruck.

Según el abogado, su cliente dijo durante la llamada telefónica a las 12:35 am que necesitaban ayuda lo antes posible.

Pero los fiscales dicen que el contenido de la conversación sigue siendo “poco claro” y que el acusado no respondió a más llamadas de la policía de Alpine porque había puesto su teléfono en silencio.

La fiscalía