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• Caroline Huber started a nicotine replacement company targeted toward Gen Z.
• She and her best friend had both struggled to quit vaping.
• They make time for their friendship outside working together.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Caroline Huber, cofounder and co-CEO of Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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• 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 painter David Hockney.
• Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, mogul Ted Turner, and movie critic Gene Shalit.

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

Scott Adams, 68

For months, Big Tech's Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a

• Anthropic is yet again in the Trump administration's crosshairs.
• The White House imposed export controls on the firm's latest AI models. Anthropic took Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline in response.
• Here's what you need to know about the clash — and

• I ranked four store-bought barbecue sauces from worst to best.
• They all paired well with chicken nuggets, though some were thicker and more flavorful than others.
• I liked the barbecue sauces from Sweet Baby Ray's the most, including the no-sugar-added variety.

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Last week, Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent a memo warning of an Xbox "reset" ahead of expected layoffs, and today, Kotaku reported that Xbox plans to shut down Compulsion Games, the studio behind South of Midnight.

Since taking over in February, Sharma has made some big decisions, including cutting the price of Xbox Game Pass and making Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution Xbox console

• Factory CEO Matan Grinberg said he bought 30 employees $3,000 mattress covers so they could be "sharper."
• Grinberg said he bought products from Eight Sleep. The smart covers use liquid tubing to cool and heat a bed.
• "I want to make sure everyone is squeezing out every