A 27-year-old Google engineer in California, Liren Chen, has been charged with murder after allegedly beating his wife, identified as Xuanyi Yu, also a Google employee, to death.
Chen was found "spattered with blood" at their home, with severe injuries to his wife's head. Police responded to a call from an acquaintance of Chen and discovered him motionless inside.
Currently hospitalized, Chen faces murder charges and potential prison time if convicted. Both Chen and Yu worked at Google, specializing in software engineering.
Chen's LinkedIn profile indicates his work on a YouTube Shorts recommendation algorithm, while Yu previously worked at Amazon.