Citizen

Though Apple has allowed Truth Social on its App Store for months, Google only approved the app available for Android devices on Wednesday.Photo: mundissima (Shutterstock)What kinds of promises does it take for Truth Social, a platform renowned for spreading misinformation and falsehoods by its most prolific and influential users, to get approved on Google Play Store? Apparently, all it takes is a vague promise to actually adhere to its existing terms of service.Late on Wednesday Trump Media & Technology Group, the…

Citizen scientists have created deep-space portraits of Jupiter’s moon Europa that are not only awe-inspiring, but also worthy of further scientific scrutiny.Science enthusiasts have processed the new JunoCam images of <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Jupiter</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. It is a gas giant with a mass greater then…

The Citizen Lab: New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past — Key Takeaways — Mexican digital rights organization R3D (Red en los Defensa de los Derechos Digitales) … The Citizen Lab: New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past — Key…

Photo: Rosdiana Ciaravolo (Getty Images)Storied NSA whistleblower turned cybersecurity activist has a new credential to add to his name: Russian citizen.On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin granted the 39-year-old American whistleblower citizenship nearly 10 years after he blew the lid off the National Security Agency’svast domestic and international spying apparatus according to Reuters. Those revelations set off an international manhunt for the former intelligence contractor which eventually landed him in Russia…

Star Citizen passes yet another impressive milestone It’s a known fact that it takes a long, long time to make games, but Cloud Imperium Games is testing gamers’ patience with their in-development title Star Citizen, which began pre-production all the way back in 2010. The game was officially announced in 2012 with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for development, and while it was anticipated to release in 2014, the game was delayed multiple times… and still is yet to receive any sort of official…

Star Citizen has now received over $500,000,000 (£440,942,500) from fans via its crowdfunder, with $100,000,000 (£88,200,500) of that coming in the last 12 months. READ MORE: ‘Marauders’ lead developer Cameron Small on taking his ‘Tarkov’ love to space Star Citizen was originally announced back in 2012, with the initial crowdfunder raising $2.1million (£1.8million). Now, a decade later, it’s gone on to earn developer Cloud Imperium Games $500,123,234 (£441,051,178) according to the official “funds raised” section of the…

Star Citizen's crowdfunding has reached a new milestone, as Cloud Imperium Games has now raised more than $500 million for its development. The game initially began a crowdfunding effort on Kickstarter in October 2012, quickly amassing over $2 million on that platform and starting a trend that would see it regularly amass more cash over the years.As spotted by Eurogamer, the current investment total sits at $500,121,052 from over 4 million backers, at the time of writing. What's remarkable here is that…

Stages of designing and implementing a citizen science project in ecology and environmental sciences. Six iterative stages of designing and implementing a citizen science project from identifying the need or the problem to evaluating the project, focusing on the fields of environmental sciences and ecology. Project teams should be action-oriented while designing and implementing citizen science initiatives. Credit: Nature Reviews Methods Primers…

Top officials of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have reportedly been summoned by a parliamentary panel. They will be questioned about a recent tender seeking to monetise digital data of the Indian Railways and the IRCTC. The Indian Railways had floated a tender to hire a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data with the aim to generate revenue up to Rs. 1,000 crore. The tender was spotted by digital liberties organisation Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) earlier this…

Global Citizen Festival has announced the lineup for next month’s 10th anniversary edition.On Sept. 24, the fest will return to New York City’s Central Park, where the international advocacy organization held its inaugural event in 2012. Hosted by Global Citizen ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the NYC portion of the festivities will see live performances from Mariah Carey, Charlie Puth, Metallica, the Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, Mickey Guyton, and Rosalía.Meanwhile, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Ghana’s…