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Trump to sign order on AI oversight as security fears mount among supporters

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on AI and cybersecurity as soon as Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as pressure grows from parts of his political base to increase oversight of new AI models, such as Anthropic's Mythos.

2 days ago
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Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June. ...

6 days ago
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YouTube, Snap and TikTok settle school district's social media addiction claims

In a landmark trial, a Los Angeles jury on March 25 found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people. ...

1 week ago

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PSN’s Nusantara 5 satellite officially starts operations

Nusantara 5 (N5) satellite is Asia's biggest with a capacity of 160 Gigabits per second (Gbps) using the very high throughput satellite (VHTS) specification

6 days ago
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ASEAN told to strengthen approaches, frameworks for digital transformation

Beyond introducing new regulations, it is equally important to understand how institutions make decisions, coordinate implementation and respond to emerging challenges in practice.

6 days ago
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Musk accused of 'selective amnesia,' Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end

A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves.

1 week ago
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EU chief turns up heat on social media's 'addictive' design

The European Union is working on new rules to protect children from the addictive designs of social media such as TikTok, Meta and X, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

1 week ago
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Government to expand gaming beyond developers to tap global demand

In an exclusive interview with The Jakarta Post, Deputy Creative Economy Minister Irene Umar highlights a new focus on pushing underdeveloped roles, such as community management and QC testing, to grow the local gaming industry for global appeal.

1 week ago
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Expanding cross-border tie-ups, QRIS eyes link with WeChat Pay

The cross-border QRIS payment link between Indonesia and China, which went live on April 30, is expected to expand to other Chinese digital payment platforms, including WeChat Pay, industry and central bank officials have said.

2 weeks ago
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Philips bets on AI monitoring to cut hospital costs, ease staff shortages

Stephanie Sievers, managing director at Philips APAC, said connectivity and remote care models would be key to improving access, as cost and staffing pressures intensify, particularly in geographically dispersed markets, such as Indonesia. 

2 weeks ago
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Energizing Indonesia’s rise as an AI contender

Agentic AI are execution models involving autonomous agents that coordinate across workflows, tools and systems with minimal human input.

2 weeks ago
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EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules

EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules after 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday and will resume talks next month.

3 weeks ago
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QRIS & content: A lifeline for MSMEs

With over 43 million merchants connected to the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment system as of January, digitalization now defines the identity of today's tech-savvy market traders, moving beyond large corporations.

3 weeks ago
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Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok would be given a chance to strike content deals with local news publishers.

3 weeks ago
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DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips

The close collaboration with Huawei on the new model, the V4, contrasts with DeepSeek's past reliance on Nvidia's AI chips.

3 weeks ago
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Apple's Tim Cook to step down as CEO in September

Tim Cook will be replaced by company veteran John Ternus, who joined Apple’s product design team in 2001 and rose to become senior vice president of hardware engineering over the following two decades.

1 month ago
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BP Batam, PLN sign deal to power city’s second hyperscale data center

The electricity supply will be used gradually for operational support of the DayOne data center in the Kabil Industrial Tech Park (KITP) during the period from 2026 to 2027.   

1 month ago
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Indonesia suspends game rating system after data breach

Officials have vowed uninterrupted market access amid an ongoing probe into the incident, as well as wider audits and reforms targeting long-term system credibility.

1 month ago
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Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe

Tesla is also counting on self-driving software to boost vehicle sales, which have slowed in Europe due to its aging EV lineup and Musk's far‑right political rhetoric that has alienated some consumers.

1 month ago
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Indonesia sends letter of reprimand to YouTube over breach of social media curbs

Indonesia requires social media ‌companies ⁠with platforms it deems high risk to deactivate accounts belonging to children under 16, with the sanctions could go as far as a ​block on the ​platforms.

1 month ago
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KPPU’s hefty fines threaten P2P lenders’ survival, shake investor confidence

Experts noted that similar maximum interest rate rules exist in other countries, but argued that Indonesia’s implementation needs improvement.  

1 month ago
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Govt summons Meta, Google over noncompliance with child social media curbs

Indonesia summoned officials from Meta and Google over non-compliance with social media restrictions for children under 16 that went into full effect last week, a minister said in a video statement published on Tuesday.

1 month ago
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KPPU slaps $44m fine on P2P lenders over cartel scheme

The Indonesian Fintech Association (AFPI) has expressed disappointment over the ruling, saying that the maximum economic benefit set by its members was determined under a directive from the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

1 month ago
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Roblox to introduce new controls in Indonesia to comply with child social media block

Indonesia will require platforms to deactivate "high ​risk" social media accounts for under 16s, according ​to a ministerial regulation issued earlier this month.

1 month ago
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OpenAI to introduce ads to all ChatGPT free and Go users in US

OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the United States in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

2 months ago
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Prabowo pushes all-electric transport to cut import reliance

Indonesia has turned into a net importer of crude oil and fuels since early 2000s as output declined while demand kept rising, leaving Southeast Asia’s largest economy vulnerable to global price shocks. 

2 months ago
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Electrification push grows as oil spikes, but bike retrofit plan draws flak

Nearly half of the country’s daily fuel use is met through imports as consumption climbed to 232,417 kiloliters per day in 2025.

2 months ago
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Supreme Court rejects Google's final appeal in payment system case

Google's final challenge against the KPPU's anti-monopoly ruling last year ended in failure on Tuesday, when the Supreme Court issued a decision to uphold the competition watchdog’s US$12 million fine and related orders against the mandated the use of its payment system for local developers.

2 months ago
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Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

If Meta settles on the 20 percent figure, the layoffs will be the company's most significant since a restructuring in late 2022 and early 2023 that it dubbed the "year of efficiency."

2 months ago
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US jury to begin deliberations in social media addiction trial

Jury deliberations are set to begin Friday in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouTube of intentionally trying to hook young internet users.

2 months ago

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