Study finds coffee’s bitterness can enhance desserts and other sweets

It turns out that coffee goes well with dessert for a good reason: it amplifies the sweet flavor. That’s according to a new study from Aarhus University, which evaluated more than 150 coffee drinkers to determine the beverage’s potential impact on how things taste and smell. In addition to increasing one’s perception of sweetness, the study also found that drinking … Continue reading

WhatsApp releases new sticker pack made for quarantine

Popular messaging app WhatsApp has introduced a new batch of stickers that are mostly related to social distancing. The stickers obviously reference the ongoing quarantines around the world, which has driven many people to messaging apps and other social platforms as substitutes for real-life interactions. In addition to encouraging social distancing, the stickers include things related to hygiene and more. … Continue reading

'Fortnite' is finally available through the Google Play Store

Epic Games’ determination to avoid the Google Play Store appears to have given way to pragmatism. The studio has released Fortnite in the Play Store, letting anyone install the battle royale shooter on Android without the hassle of downloading Epic’s…

What We Do And Don’t Know About Kim Jong Un’s Health Situation

U.S. sources say the North Korean leader is in critical condition, but South Korea is telling a different story.

New York AG Reviewing Charter Communications’ Worker Treatment Amid Pandemic

The inquiry comes amid a report that office workers with the company known as Spectrum have contracted COVID-19.

Patriots Trade Rob Gronkowski To Bucs So He Can Play With Tom Brady

The All-Pro tight end is coming out of retirement.

Enjoy a Tiny Breakfast With a $10 Dash Mini Waffle Maker

Dash Mini Waffle Maker | $10 | Amazon

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Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out If the Coronavirus Is Airborne?

Scientists are debating a key aspect of the coronavirus that causes covid-19: whether the virus lingers in the air for long enough and in a great enough quantity for airborne transmission to be a common source of infection. It seems like a simple enough question, but it’s actually posing quite a challenge to…

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Spectrum Workers Inevitably Got Covid-19 After Being Barred From Working at Home

Employees of Charter Communications, which sells internet service under the name Spectrum, have tested positive for covid-19 in several states, according to emails obtained by Gizmodo. The confirmed cases follow a dispute between labor and management last month over a no-work-from-home policy that was later…

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Leave the Healthcare Workers Alone

“I try to not identify that I’m a healthcare provider out in public now,” Chrissy, a registered nurse anesthetist asked me a few weeks ago on a phone call. (Gizmodo verified her identity and agreed to use her first name only so as not to reveal the hospital where she works.) I’d reached out to Chrissy to ask her about…

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