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Ted Turner.
  • Actors Chuck Norris, Patrick Muldoon, Robert Duvall, and James Van Der Beek died in 2026.
  • So did "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams, Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and pop icon Neil Sedaka.
  • Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson and media mogul Ted Turner also died.

Below, we look back at those we lost in 2026, listed in alphabetical order.

Scott Adams, 68
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Scott Adams.

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Alma Padel
  • Abigail McCulloch started playing padel, a racket sport popular in South America, during business school.
  • She'd been searching for a career option she was passionate about, and found it on the court.
  • She dropped out of Wharton after a year to found her Chicago club.

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Weeks after guru Mel Robbins received backlash for telling women to upload their banking statements to AI (specifically in an ad for Microsoft Copilot), OpenAI today announced a "personal finance experience" within ChatGPT.

The company is releasing a preview of the experience for Pro users in the United States, who can connect their financial accounts to the platform via the fintech software Plaid


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The Kennedys at his family's home after announcing their engagement.
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lived in luxurious homes throughout the East Coast.
  • She spent her childhood summers in mansions in the Hamptons, New York, and Rhode Island.
  • The home she shared with John F. Kennedy before the White House just sold for $6.125 million.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis grew up in spacious New


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Emoji-obsessed Android users, get ready for Noto 3D emojis to take over your text messages, posts, and more. 

This week, Google announced a design overhaul to the nearly 4,000 unique emojis, which will soon be available on Android devices running the yet-to-be-released Android 17. According to Google, the previous emoji designs "often fall flat" when trying to express emotions online.

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Sony’s Project Ace robot has become the first to defeat an elite human table tennis player. Using nine cameras and real-time spin tracking, the system reacts with incredible speed and precision. Here’s how Sony is pushing robotics and AI-driven motion systems forward.