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The best reading tablets of 2026: Expert tested

There's nothing better than settling into a good book, and today's reading tablets will make it easier than ever to cross off titles on your to-read list this season. These devices combine glare-free displays, marathon battery life, and user-friendly interfaces.

Our top picks from Kindle, TCL, Apple, and more include features like waterproofing, adjustable brightness, speedy performance, and long battery lives.

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The SEC has subpoenaed four banks over Situational Awareness

American securities regulators have subpoenaed the banks that lent Situational Awareness the money it used to make its AI bets. The Securities and Exchange Commission wants the timing of the fund’s trades, and its communications with lenders about the money it was borrowing. It also told the banks to

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Alabama wants the name of everyone at OpenAI who raised a safety concern

Alabama has asked OpenAI to name every employee who has ever raised a safety concern about any model test. Not the Hugging Face evaluation. Any of them, at any point, with no date limit attached. That is request eight of sixteen in a subpoena the state issued on 20 August

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Retail Trading’s Gap: 63% Confidence, 42% Knowledge

Retail investors who rely on social media answered only 42% of investment knowledge questions correctly. But 63% rated their own knowledge as high, according to FINRA Foundation research published in April 2026. That’s a big contradiction in modern trading. People have market data, trading tools, and confidence, but not

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Furious star Quincy Tyler Bernstine on the importance of representation in Hulu's new crime series: 'I was so…

Furious is a must-watch new crime series that's streaming on Hulu (US) and Disney+ (internationally), and it's female-led story is a huge part of why I love it. The series, created by Elizabeth Meriwether, centers around FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for