3 Doors Down Singer Brad Arnold Dies at 47

Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday at the age of 47 after a battle with cancer, according to a representative. The news came on a day that also saw the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, a discussion on the role of AI in software engineering, and Brandi Carlile preparing to sing "America the Beautiful" at the Super Bowl.

Arnold, who helped form 3 Doors Down in 1996, died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his wife and family, the representative said. The band was known for hits such as "Kryptonite." The news was reported by Variety.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, described as "painfully long, inevitably uneven, excessively dance-obsessed but also somehow lovable," took place on Friday. The ceremony included a tribute to Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita," according to Time.

In the world of entertainment, singer Brandi Carlile was preparing to sing "America the Beautiful" at the Super Bowl. She stated, "The through line to being queer and being a representative of a marginalized community, and being put on the largest stage in America to acknowledge the fraught and tender hope that this country is based on, it's something you don't say no to," according to Variety.

In other news, a discussion on the impact of AI on software engineering was posted on Hacker News. The author expressed concern that AI could write code better than humans, potentially reducing the role of programmers. "I didn't ask for a robot to consume every blog post and piece of code I ever wrote and parrot it back so that some hack could make money off of it," the author wrote.

Finally, HBO Max's drama "The Pitt" was reviewed by NPR, with the focus on what doesn't happen in one day in the emergency department setting. The show, which covers a single hour in the life of a busy Pittsburgh emergency department in each episode, features Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby.