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Stroll into nearly any Italian restaurant in the country and you’ll likely get a glimpse at a row of oddly shaped bottles sitting in the oft-forgotten back bar.Those bottles contain grappa, a spirited sip most often enjoyed after a lengthy dinner when belts start feeling tight, when diners recline in their seats taking lazy last bites of half-eaten desserts.Grappa is enjoyed as a digestif, though its ability to aid digestion after a large meal is debatable. It is often enjoyed neat with a twist of lemon; many imbibers combine it with espresso to make a caffè corretto.With roots that reach…

The European Commission has started proceedings to ensure Google complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in certain ways. Specifically, the European Union’s executive arm has told Google to grant third-party AI services the same level of access to Android that Gemini has. “The aim is to ensure that third-party providers have an equal opportunity to innovate and compete in the rapidly evolving AI landscape on smart mobile devices,” the Commission said in a statement.The company will also have to hand over “anonymized ranking, query, click and view data held by Google Search” to rival search engines. The Commission says…

We are not just what we know, but what we are willing to learn. When my Grandma Zelda passed away a decade ago at the age of 90, she left me with a box of miscellaneous items from her house that she knew I had grown to appreciate over the years. Among these items was an old leather-bound journal that she aptly named her Inspiration Journal. Throughout the second half of her life, Grandma Zelda used this journal to jot down ideas, thoughts, quotes, song lyrics, and anything else that moved her. She would read excerpts from her journal to…

The Seahawks and Patriots are headed to Super Bowl LX, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.With two weeks until the big game, we’re taking an early look at the matchup. Lindsey Thiry sets it up with what to know, and our NFL Nation reporters Mike Reiss and Brady Henderson pick reasons for hope and concern for both teams. Seth Walder gives you some key stats, Matt Bowen picks a key matchup and Eric Moody pulls out an X factor. Aaron Schatz answers big questions surrounding the final game of…

The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly the size of a 9-year-old child, is meant to help customers in hotels, shops, and restaurants.“We said, ‘What if we could build something lightweight, engaging, and safe to be around, and capable enough to do some exciting things?’” says Robert Cochran, cofounder and CEO of Fauna, the startup behind Sprout.Sprout is available to purchase starting today from $50,000. Cochran adds that his firm is already talking to hotels about using Sprout as a butler that…

The exterior of an Amazon Fresh grocery store is seen on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington. David Ryder | Getty ImagesAmazon said Tuesday it plans to sunset its Fresh and Go brick-and-mortar chains, marking a major pivot in the company’s grocery strategy. “After a careful evaluation of the business and how we can best serve customers, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores, converting various locations into Whole Foods Market stores,” the company wrote in a blog post. Amazon said the closures are part of an effort to prioritize investments, noting…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.Ah, the Shirley Temple — the original mocktail. This iconic sparkling beverage of ginger ale, grenadine, and maraschino cherries is especially popular among kids (although adults love Dirty Shirleys, too).Speaking as a former server, I have to admit I used to groan when someone ordered a Shirley Temple. Not only did it mean that I had to leave all of my tables to make the drink in the back, but I also always ended up…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be aware of Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights. What with its Charli xcx soundtrack and historically inaccurate latex costumes, Emily Brontë purists may opt to swerve a Valentine’s weekend viewing slot.But for those who are not clutching their pearls or foaming at the mouth over Fennell’s interpretation of the original text, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s steamy take on the classic promises to deliver a whole host of method-dressing press tour looks for hungry audiences to obsess over. Kicking off proceedings yesterday, Margot appeared in a baroque-meets-IG-baddie take on the…

Choose a lens shape: Cylindrical lenses look flat and are curved around the face on the vertical axis. These are cheaper to manufacture than spherical lenses, and when used on a large pair of goggles can offer a vast field of view. Spherical lenses are curved both vertically and horizontally and give the goggles a bug-eyed look. Spherical lenses help to open up more of the view, especially the up and down aspects. You’ll pay more for spherical lenses, but they can be truly impressive.From an aesthetic point of view, cylindrical lenses are more popular, but the latest (and most…

There should be pride in making the conference championship game, but it feels empty to lose after getting that far.The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams had long and successful seasons, only to see them end one step before Super Bowl LX. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will be talked about for two weeks and play the biggest game of the year, while the Rams and Broncos begin thinking about next season.AdvertisementThe NFL Panic Meter this week looks at the conference championship game losers, and how worried they should be about next season:Are the Broncos set up for…