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Super Bowl, OpenClaw, and Olympics Dominate News

The Winter Olympics kicked off in Milan, Italy on Friday, featuring fireworks, a performance by Mariah Carey, and a dancing espresso maker, while the world of technology saw the emergence of a new AI agent and a groundbreaking surgical procedure. Meanwhile, Malaysia is focusing on policy execution in 2026, and the Super Bowl continues to dominate television viewership.

The 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted primarily at Milan's San Siro Stadium, began with a vibrant opening ceremony, according to NPR Politics. The event included a performance by Mariah Carey and a dancing stovetop espresso maker.

In the realm of technology, the "OpenClaw moment" marked the first time autonomous AI agents successfully transitioned from the lab to the general workforce, as reported by VentureBeat. Originally developed by Austrian engineer Peter Steinberger as a hobby project called "Clawdbot" in November 2025, the framework evolved into "Moltbot" before settling on "OpenClaw" in late January 2026. Unlike previous chatbots, OpenClaw is designed with the ability to execute shell commands, manage local files, and navigate messaging platforms with persistent, root-level permissions.

Also in the news, an experimental surgical procedure is helping cancer survivors give birth. According to MIT Technology Review, the procedure involves temporarily moving the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes out of the way during cancer treatment, and then returning them to their original position after treatment. A team in Switzerland shared news that a baby boy had been born after his mother had the procedure, the fifth such case.

Malaysia is focusing on policy execution in 2026, according to Fortune. The Anwar Ibrahim administration aims to achieve policy goals under the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13) ahead of elections that could come as early as February 2028. "2026 is going to be about how we deliver RMK13," said YB Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, Malaysia's economy minister, to Fortune.

The Super Bowl continues to be a major draw for television viewers. This year's game, broadcast on NBC, is expected to draw a large audience, though potentially less than the record-breaking viewership of the 2025 game, which attracted nearly 128 million viewers, according to Fortune. The NFL's championship game remains the most-watched program in U.S. television, due to its scarcity.

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