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Which baby names are ‘heading for extinction’ in 2026? See full listUSA Today 1/13/2026Baby names inspired by places such as London and Dallas, and names that start with D and K are on their way out and will be heard less in 2026, new research by BabyCenter has found. The digital parenting resource, that has been publishing reports on baby names since 2004, in a news release Jan. 13, said it "analyzed a year’s worth of baby name data to identify names experiencing the steepest drops in popularity to see which names parents are leaning away from at large, and could be facing extinction."Read Article
Tri-fold phones and humanoid robots: Top innovations at CES 2026ABC News 1/9/2026PCMag Editor-in-Chief Wendy Sheehan Donnell spoke with ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos about the top products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, from robots to the weirdest AI tech innovations.Read Article
VIPRE Security Group: AI-Native Malware, Deepfake Fraud-as-a-Service, and IoT Exploits to Drive Enterprise Risk in 2026 — With Global AI Regulation Accelerating the Urgency of Human-Centric Security TrainingYahoo! Finance 1/5/2026With 2026 rapidly approaching, the swift pace of AI innovation, combined with the increasing financial, operational, and regulatory fallout from security breaches, makes it clear that advanced cybersecurity technology alone is insufficient. Organisations must now integrate real-world, scenario-based security awareness training to fortify their human defense layer. Explaining the key trends shaping the 2026 threat landscape, Usman Choudhary, Chief Product & Technology Officer, VIPRE Security Group, offers his predictions for the year aheadRead Article