August 31, 2021

Over Two Decades, U.S.’s Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion

The U.S.-led global war on terror has killed nearly 1 million people globally and cost more than $8 trillion since it began two decades ago. These staggering...

‘Grain’ app brings advanced color adjustments to your videos on iOS

Whether you’re a professional or amateur video maker, there are great apps available in the App Store to help you shoot, edit, and share videos....

Apple pledges another small but welcome sum to racial justice

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergeApple has pledged another $30 million to racial justice, on top of the $100 million it promised last year...

Amazon’s new ‘adaptive volume’ will make Alexa speak louder when it’s noisy

Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeAmazon is working to solve a frustration with smart home speakers by introducing a feature called Adaptive Volume, which...

Flipboard now lets users choose the topics shown in the newsfeed

The popular news aggregator Flipboard is now rolling out changes to its newsfeed. Starting today, users will be able to customize and choose which topics...

9to5Rewards: Purple iPhone 12 giveaway + Baseus MagSafe Power Bank deal

We’re giving away Apple’s purple iPhone 12 this month courtesy of our friends at Baseus. Head below to get a special deal on the company’s...

Retailer leak suggests Google’s Pixel 6 will have 23W wireless charging

Image: GoogleGoogle may be working on a new wireless charging stand for its Pixel phones, according to a leaked image of a retail inventory backend...

LinkedIn decides to remove Stories from its social network

LinkedIn announced efforts in 2020 to implement Stories — a feature well known to Snapchat and Instagram users for sharing content that disappears after 24...

Research shows developers are becoming less interested in the Mac App Store

The Mac App Store is not as old as the iOS App Store, but it has been around for a long time — since 2010,...

U.S. Citizen in Afghanistan Was Desperate to Get Out — but the State Department Never Called Back

When Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, descended into panic as the city fell to the Taliban, Prince Wafa placed a desperate call to a State Department number...