Jakarta and The Hague have signed an agreement to jointly develop solar power as the countries pledge to boost bilateral energy cooperation.

State-owned food holding company ID Food signed a partnership agreement with local blockchain firm D3 Labs on Oct. 3 to establish a blockchain-based fish exchange aimed at improving the efficiency and transparency of the country's fisheries markets.

Analysts say the rivalry between e-wallets and banking apps is not a zero-sum game, as each could have their own market.

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is forming a task force to investigate the Indonesian Joint Funding Fintech Association (AFPI) over alleged rate fixing.

The tycoon has long railed against the "legacy media" and claims X, formerly Twitter, is a better source of information.

Bankman-Fried, 31, has pleaded not guilty to charges he used FTX customer money from the exchange's 2019 launch until its November 2022 bankruptcy in order to prop up his hedge fund, Alameda Research, buy luxury real estate, and donate to US political campaigns and candidates.

At least two major Indonesian superapp firms have cut down the services they offer in favor of their core, profitable operations, a strategy analysts say could be key to keeping the companies competitive as more players enter the market.

The EU will signal Tuesday how Brussels will muscle up to counter China's aggressive trade policies, including by unveiling a list of sensitive technologies that must be kept out of Beijing's hands.

Indonesian telecommunication service providers are considering the potential impacts of United States-based SpaceX offering business-to-consumer (B2C) services through its Starlink satellite constellation.

Australia has launched its largest tech mission to the region since the pandemic with its nine-day Southeast Asia Tech Immersion Mission, which includes a stop in Indonesia.

According to a report by Global Data, the live-streaming e-commerce market is expected to reach $245.1 billion by 2026, with compound annual growth (CAG) of 32.6 percent during the forecast period.  

Indonesia has begun work on a road map to develop the silica industry as a starting point for building a chip industry in the country, but some ASEAN peers are far ahead in the race for semiconductor investment.

Raw material procurement startup Bababos is seeking to cater 1,000 small and medium manufacturers by the end of 2023, more than double it is current number after its US$3 million funding led by East Ventures. 

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology.

Industry experts suggest that the local AI sector will need government support, including funding as well as regulatory frameworks, for Indonesian developers to scale up and join the global technology race.

Social media giant TikTok launched its new subscription-only music streaming service "TikTok Music" in Indonesia, home to its largest user base in Southeast Asia.

Over the course of 10 weeks of testimony involving more than 100 witnesses, Google will try to persuade Judge Amit P. Mehta that the landmark case brought by the Department of Justice is without merit.

Japan appears less than keen to join a project to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) link to Surabaya, East Java, citing concerns about technical compatibility and possible damage to the “brand” of Japan.

The cooperatives and SMEs minister has raised fears over TikTok expanding into digital sectors beyond video sharing and potentially threaten the country's small businesses, which form the backbone of the national economy.

From the touchless toilet flush, efficient water usage flushing system to easy-to-clean designs, these are all the result of TOTO’s continuous innovation regarding its products.

The National Cyber and Encryption Agency says there have been 844,000 indications of successful ransomware attacks this year.

Meta on August 1 started blocking the distribution of news links and articles on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a recent law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content.

For Taiwan, under increasing pressure from Beijing to accept China's sovereignty claims over the island, the investment in a new factory is a show of goodwill towards Europe.

The firm has made huge bets to find and grow hot new tech ventures around the world, but that has left its earnings vulnerable to market forces.

The news follows an announcement by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in June that the short video platform would invest billions of dollars in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia. 

Living Lab Ventures, a homegrown venture capital firm owned by property giant Sinar Mas Land, announced a collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to spur start-up growth in Indonesia and Japan.

Two sources briefed on the plan said TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, was in discussions with Indonesia's central bank and that the application was being viewed favorably.

This is the second collaboration here between a food-delivery company and a ride-hailing service, following Foodpanda and Tada’s partnership in April.

Genexyz, a Jakarta-based virtual influencer start-up, has raised US$1 million in a seed funding round led by Indonesia's East Ventures.

While Threads has succeeded in attracting subscribers, the number of daily active users on Threads has been decreasing every day within a week of its launch.