The Simpsons Got Away With One Thing No Other Show Could

The Simpsons nearly fell apart before airing, with botched animation, chaos, and continuity errors that would never fly today ...

The Simpsons reference that refutes one of history’s greatest mathematicians

The plot of “The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace” seems like that of a typical Simpsons episode. Disappointed by a lack of accomplishments in his life, he decides to emulate famous inventor Thomas ...
Gizmodo

After Woman’s Death From Exploding Charger, Power Banks Recalled for Second Time

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Casely have issued a recall of 430,000 Casely Power Banks 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers. If it feels like you have deja vu, ...
MacRumors

Perplexity Launches Personal Computer for Mac, Turning a Mac mini Into an Always-On AI Agent

Perplexity today launched Personal Computer, an expansion of Perplexity Computer that integrates with local files and apps on a Mac. Personal Computer was announced in March and was available on a ...
9to5Mac

Perplexity’s Personal Computer AI assistant feature launches on Mac for subscribers

Perplexity unveiled Personal Computer on March 11 by inviting interested users to join a waitlist. Now the company says it’s rolling out Personal Computer to everyone on the waitlist and all Max ...
Ars Technica

New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background

A new version of OpenAI’s Codex desktop app reaches users today. It brings a smorgasbord of new features and changes, ranging from new developer capabilities to expansion into non-developer knowledge ...
The New York Times

‘The Simpsons’ MLB hat collection has been a hit, making more designs and leagues likely

'The Simpsons' clouds come to MLB team hats. Courtesy of Lids In November of 2023, leadership at Ames Watson, which owns headwear retailer Lids, and Disney came together on a call to discuss potential ...
Sports Business Journal

New Era’s MLB ‘Simpsons’ collection sparks standout release for Lids

The “The Simpsons”/MLB New Era collection “featuring hats and apparel, including T-shirts,” is the “most popular and expansive baseball cap releases in recent memory for Lids,” according to David ...
CNET

Claude Can Now Run Tasks on Your Behalf With New 'Computer Use' Feature

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
The Washington Post

The hottest college major hit a wall. What happened?

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...
Autoblog

Mercedes Wants ‘Exploding’ Sunroof Lawsuit Thrown Out—But the Case Isn’t Over

A luxury feature gone wrong? Mercedes is still battling claims that its panoramic sunroofs can shatter without warning, and the legal fight isn’t over yet. Class-action lawsuit alleges some Mercedes ...