The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina are set to showcase unprecedented technological advancements for both athletes and fans, while also facing a potential scandal involving male ski jumpers. According to Yiannis Exarchos, managing director of Olympic Broadcasting Services and executive director of Olympic Channel Services, the games will offer "unprecedented experiences."
As the games began, reports surfaced alleging that male ski jumpers may have injected their penises with fillers to gain a competitive advantage. The rumor suggests that a larger bulge, detected in pre-season 3D body scans, could allow jumpers to use more material in their jumpsuits, potentially increasing surface area and gliding distance. A 2025 study cited in Ars Technica indicated that every 2 cm of extra fabric could significantly impact performance.
Meanwhile, the games will leverage technologies not previously used at the Olympics. During the 2024 Summer Olympics, 5G and 4K were the primary technologies available to viewers, with limited use of AI. The 2026 games will expand on this, offering more advanced experiences for both athletes and spectators.
In other news, the tech world saw significant developments. Anthropic researchers used 16 instances of the Claude Opus 4.6 AI model to build a C compiler from scratch. This project, detailed in a blog post by Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini, took two weeks and cost approximately $20,000 in API fees.
The "OpenClaw moment" also marked a significant milestone, representing the first time autonomous AI agents successfully transitioned from the lab to the general workforce. Originally developed as a hobby project called "Clawdbot" by Austrian engineer Peter Steinberger in November 2025, the framework evolved into "Moltbot" before settling on "OpenClaw" in late January 2026. Unlike previous chatbots, OpenClaw is designed with "hands," enabling it to execute shell commands, manage local files, and navigate messaging platforms with persistent, root-level permissions.
In the gaming world, the game "Cairn" was released, described by The Verge as a climbing journey about perseverance and obsession. The game highlights the importance of taking things one step at a time.
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