Citizen is officially getting into the fear monetization game, with a paid service that could make you feel safer. On Tuesday, the crowdsourced public safety app launched Citizen Protect. The $19.99/month service gives subscribers access to an on-demand Protect Agent, who they can call upon if they think they... Read more

Drummer Pete Parada of The Offspring performs at Hollywood Palladium on October 5, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage American rock band The Offspring has dropped drummer Pete Parada because he won’t get vaccinated, according to Parada’s social media posts. “Since I am unable to comply with... Read more

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack stepped down today following weeks of controversy over the company’s alleged culture of sexism. On July 20, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed an explosive suit alleging rampant gender-based discrimination at Blizzard parent company Activision Blizzard. Employees at Activision Blizzard say... Read more

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, California’s civil suit against Blizzard continues to take shape. Monster Hunter: Rise, meanwhile, has sold over 7 million copies. And New Pokémon Snap is getting free content. Come hunt... Read more

Starting in September, New York City will require people to prove they’ve received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to eat indoors, visit gyms, and go to theaters. The new program is called “Key to NYC Pass,” but it does not, as the name might imply, involve... Read more

Cybersecurity at eight federal agencies is so poor that four of them earned grades of D, three got Cs, and only one received a B in a report issued Tuesday by a US Senate Committee. “It is clear that the data entrusted to these eight key agencies remains at... Read more

Time to brush up on the rules and cause havoc for the players. Getty Images / Simon Hayter I used to scoff at the idea of Dungeons and Dragons. Well, at the very least, I was only passively aware of it. Like many, my experience was limited watching it... Read more

Citizen, the app that tracks local crime and lets users film incidents as they happen, has launched a new subscription service. It’s called Protect, and it enables subscribers who pay the $20 monthly fee to contact Citizen’s team of virtual security agents for help whenever they feel threatened. Tuesday’s... Read more

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. 73% of organizations were victims of successful phishing attacks in the last year, according to the Egress 2021 Insider Data Breach Survey. IT leaders indicate that the remote and hybrid future of work will make it harder... Read more

The union drive in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment center that ended with a majority of workers voting against unionizing may well get a second chance. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official is now calling for a reelection, citing Amazon’s misconduct in the first one. But it’s still not... Read more