Sony's Bravia 9 Series QLED TVs saw significant price cuts this weekend, while the AI coding wars heated up with competing model releases from OpenAI and Anthropic, and the sports economy's potential reached $8.8 trillion by 2050, according to the World Economic Forum. The Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics opening ceremony also provided a defiant analog experience, and Anthropic's market disruption caused a ripple effect in the tech industry.
Sony offered substantial discounts on its Bravia 9 Series QLED screens, with the 75-inch model marked down by $900 and the 85-inch version seeing a massive $1,800 markdown, according to Wired. These large screens, capable of reaching 3,000 nits of peak brightness, are available at various retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.
Meanwhile, the AI coding landscape saw a significant shakeup. OpenAI released GPT-5.3-Codex, its most advanced coding agent to date, coinciding with Anthropic's unveiling of its upgraded Claude Opus 4.6, VentureBeat reported. The synchronized launches marked the beginning of what industry observers are calling the "AI coding wars," a battle to dominate the enterprise software development market. The two companies are also set to air competing Super Bowl advertisements.
The sports economy is poised for substantial growth. The World Economic Forum projects that the sports economy, currently valued at $2.3 trillion, will reach $8.8 trillion by 2050, Time reported. This growth hinges on healthy populations, stable environments, and resilient communities. The convergence of mega sporting events in 2026, including the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Youth Olympic Games, will contribute to this expansion.
The Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics opening ceremony offered a memorable experience. The event included a tribute to Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita," according to Time.
Anthropic's advancements in AI also triggered market volatility. The release of new add-ons to Claude, capable of performing functions typically handled by software providers, led to a decline in shares of software-as-a-service companies like Adobe, Intuit, and Salesforce, Time reported. Legacy tech giants with large AI businesses, such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, were also impacted. Analysts are still assessing the full implications of Anthropic's progress.
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