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AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits: IMF

Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3 percent, yielding major benefits for many Asian economies that supply the hardware, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.

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Harness engineering can scale development of Indonesia’s digital economy

Harness engineering is a method to build the software tools, guidelines and feedback mechanisms around an AI model to help it operate as a reliable, autonomous agent. ...

2 days ago
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Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

The administration faces increasing scrutiny over risks posed by advanced AI, after OpenAI and Anthropic reported their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into other companies' systems. ...

2 weeks ago

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EV users hit out at lagging infrastructure as charging woes mount

Consumers say EV brands like Wuling have vowed to build charging stations but missed their targets, sparking protests amid surging adoption and price wars.

1 year ago
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Australia regulator says YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material

In a report released on Wednesday, the eSafety Commissioner said YouTube, along with Apple, failed to track the number of user reports it received of child sex abuse appearing on their platforms and also could not say how long it took them to respond to such reports.

1 year ago
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TaniHub, Investree fraud scandals raise concerns about SOE start-up bets

The venture capital arms of Telkom, BRI and Bank Mandiri are entangled with fraud-ridden start-ups, with the CEO of Telkom’s VC arm currently detained as a suspect.

1 year ago
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RI struggles with regulatory, infrastructure gaps in AI adoption

The Communications and Digital Ministry is set to use the report as the foundation for the national AI road map, which is slated to be unveiled for public discussion in August.

1 year ago
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Govt vows to push local solar power to cut energy subsidies

The initiative, which could cost around $100 billion, would involve building solar farms of 1 to 1.5 hectares in each village across the archipelago.

1 year ago
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RI-US trade deal possible threat to data sovereignty

A trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States set to include provisions on personal data transfers has raised alarms about the potential undermining of Indonesia’s data sovereignty.  

1 year ago
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On-demand drivers mount mass protest against 15 percent fare hike plan

Garda Indonesia, along with merchants and customers, held a protest on Monday in Jakarta against a planned 15 percent fare hike as well as government inaction in responding to drivers' demands following the previous rally in May.

1 year ago
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Indo Premier launches wealth creation platform IPOT

Indo Premier Sekuritas launched on Thurday IPOT, which it claims to be the first wealth creation platform in the country.

1 year ago
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Zuckerberg reaches settlement to end $8b trial over Cambridge Analytica

By settling, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other defendants avoid having to answer probing questions under oath.

1 year ago
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Govt requires e-commerce to collect income tax from sellers

Online merchants are required to report their sales invoice information to the e-commerce platform, which will then forward it to the Tax Directorate General.  

1 year ago
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As users surge, Indonesia falls short on AI talent

Indonesia is among the top countries globally in the number of artificial intelligence (AI) users but lags far behind in AI development, revealing a yawning digital talent gap.  

1 year ago
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China speeds up renewables building spree: Report

China is accelerating its record-breaking renewable energy drive, installing 1.5 times more wind and solar this year than last -- three-quarters of global capacity under construction, a report said Wednesday.

1 year ago
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Bappenas, Aftech launch platform to push digital transformation

The Digital x Real Sector Launchpad has been implemented at dairy cow cooperative in Malang, East Java, providing various services to support digital transformation.

1 year ago
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Alibaba launches e-commerce subsidies of $7b in consumption boost

Beijing is battling to stave off deflationary pressure, which has threatened to dampen economic growth even as challenges elsewhere mount.

1 year ago
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CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investors

CBEX used a "brandjacking" tactic, claimed to be licensed in the US, and said that a firm called ST Technologies International was responsible for the AI trading signals.

1 year ago
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Trump says 'very wealthy' group to buy TikTok

"We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way," Trump said in an interview on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. 

1 year ago
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Govt to require e-commerce platforms to collect tax from sellers

A new regulation is in the works that aims to collect sales tax via e-commerce platforms, coming at a time industry recorded a slowdown in GMV growth from just 3.7 percent in 2023 to 5 percent last year.

1 year ago
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Crypto gains foothold in Bolivia as small businesses seek currency alternatives

Some Bolivians are turning to crypto exchanges like Binance, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and stablecoins like Tether as a hedge against the depreciation of the boliviano.

1 year ago
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RI on course for ethical AI despite capacity gaps, UNESCO says

Speaking to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, UNESCO's Ethics of AI Unit head Irakli Khodeli revealed that Indonesia is facing a digital talent issue, with a need for 9 million additional tech workers by 2030.

1 year ago
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Crypto bourse holding firm Indokripto prepares for IPO

The company plans to allocate approximately 85 percent of the IPO proceeds toward operational expenditures of its subsidiary Crypto Futures Exchange (CFX). The remaining 15 percent will be channeled to its depository subsidiary PT Kustodian Koin Indonesia (ICC) for similar purposes.  

1 year ago
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As gold prices surge, West Africa mine operators launch drones to detect wildcat miners

A high-tech cat-and-mouse game is playing out with increasing frequency as record gold prices, now sitting above US$3,300 per ounce, draw more unofficial activity – intensifying sometimes deadly confrontations between corporate concessions and artisanal miners in West Africa

1 year ago
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RI to start operating first ocean power plant in 2028

The power plant will have a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) and will require around US$220 million of investment, according to a statement posted on Instagram by the directorate general of new, renewable energy and energy conservation.

1 year ago
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AI's arrival at work reshaping employers' hunt for talent

Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris's Vivatech trade fair.

1 year ago
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Govt says private investors eye Whoosh extension to Surabaya

Previously, National Economic Council (DEN) chairman Luhut Pandjaitan said a plan to extend the high-speed railway line to Surabaya was moving forward.

1 year ago
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Pluang expands to the Philippines, offers access to fractional US stocks

Indonesian investment platform Pluang became the first to expand to the Philippines and to offer access to United States regulated fractional stocks.

1 year ago
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VCs eye real sector rather than risky start-ups amid funding winter

Venture capital firms are shifting investments toward tried and tested businesses in Indonesia as the country’s start-up scene faces a prolonged funding winter.  

1 year ago
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Tokopedia sellers bemoan faulty TikTok Shop linkup

Merchants on Indonesian e-commerce platform Tokopedia say a mandatory linkup with TikTok Shop, both controlled by ByteDance, creates an operational hassle for them as numerous dashboard features are still under development.

1 year ago
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Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble

Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology.

1 year ago
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Govt eyes Rp 100t in savings through use of AI in social aid

National Economic Council (DEN) head Luhut Pandjaitan said the program would use facial recognition to identify eligible recipients based on government data.

1 year ago
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Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions

Its first experiment with nuclear energy dates to February 1965, when then-president Sukarno inaugurated a test reactor.

1 year ago

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