"Read" is the first verse revealed to Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing the importance of reading in Islam. Yet, a large amout of Muslims still unable to read the Quran properly. Hence the creation of an app on how to read the holy book properly.

While the preliminary findings are far from confirmed, if they hold up it would further deepen the mystery of dark energy -- and likely mean there is something important missing in our understanding of the cosmos. 

The Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory is still closed despite the September 2022 reopening after renovation of Taman Ismail Marzuki, where the planetarium is located.  

The tech giant says CrowdTangle will be unavailable after August 14, less than three months before the US election. The Palo Alto company plans to replace it with a new tool that researchers say lacks the same functionality, and which news organizations will largely not have access to.

In a strange twist, global warming could even help out timekeepers by delaying the need for history's first "negative leap second" by three years, a study published on Wednesday suggested.

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) for the first time showed in polarised light a ring of magnetic fields surrounding the Sagittarius A* black hole.

More than 8,000 taxi drivers and hire car owners banded together to launch legal action in 2019, arguing they lost substantial income when Uber entered Australia in 2012.   

The biggest players in the multibillion-dollar AI field train their algorithms on vast amounts of data largely pulled from the internet, which enables their tools to write in the style of Oscar Wilde or create Salvador Dali-inspired images.

Indonesians will be able to see various astronomical phenomena this year, ranging from meteor showers to "shadowless moments".

The government last year decided, starting from this year, to slap a 1.2 percent tax on the revenue streaming companies make in France to help finance music creation.

At about 12:00 US east coast time (1700 GMT), the sites seemed to be returning to normal, about two hours after the outage reports first emerged.

The Ministry of Communications and Information (Kominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia invites society to nurture diversity and maintain harmony, peace and a conducive atmosphere after the general election (Pemilu) on Feb. 14, 2024.

NASA, with several research instruments aboard the vehicle, hailed the landing as a major achievement in its goal of sending a squad of commercially flown spacecraft on scientific scouting missions to the moon ahead of a planned return of astronauts there later this decade.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged everyone to exercise restraint and patience in responding to the quick count results of the 2024 general election. The President also called on the public to wait and trust the official tallying results conducted by the General Elections Commission (KPU).

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and image generator DALL-E, said Thursday it was testing a text-to-video model called "Sora" that can allow users to create realistic videos with simple prompts.

With all the new tech trends and developments streaming in by the minute, it’s important to stay informed and updated, especially if you are part of an industry where technology is an essential aspect to your role.

Whether you want to network, find vendors or partners, or simply learn, there’s no shortage of tech events in Indonesia and around the region for you to attend. Here’s a selection of some of the must-attend tech events this year.

Not all inventions are created equal. Some make it big, trailblazing a path into widespread usage and acclaim, while others come down to a crashing halt, denigrated as embarrassing yet costly mistakes in the annals of history.  

From solutions addressing global challenges like water scarcity to enhancing indoor gardening and even redefining rest, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, earlier this month showcased how technology is reshaping our basic needs and activities.

The research, published in the journal Cell, examined the origins of myelin, an insulating layer of fatty tissue that forms around nerves and allows electrical impulses to travel faster.

The 2024 general election will be held simultaneously on Feb. 14, 2024, at all Polling Stations (TPS) across Indonesia, excepting Indonesian citizens (WNI) residing in a foreign country, are eligible to vote and registered in the final voter list (DPT), who cast their votes on an earlier date.

“A threat can be destructive when we’re unaware of it, but its danger diminishes when we comprehend it. The crucial aspect lies in the ability to recognize and understand cybersecurity threats.” - Pratama Persadha

But scientists said on Wednesday that underneath the unassuming moon's icy shell is a vast hidden ocean that has many of the ingredients necessary to host primitive alien life.

Aside from leveraging technology to improve education, Indonesia also has to improve education about technology.

Vision Pro's release by the world's most iconic device maker is a major milestone for the lovers of virtual or augmented reality, who see the technology as the next chapter in online life after the smartphone.

Civil servants are citizens who also have political rights, especially when determining their choices during general elections. However, in their daily activities and public service functions, civil servants are required to maintain neutrality and stay away from anything that may appear biased toward any presidential and vice presidential candidates, political parties or legislative candidates.

The international team of researchers found human bones and tools hiding behind a massive rock in a German cave, the oldest traces of Homo sapiens ever discovered so far north.

The executives convened by the US Senate Judiciary Committee were put to task in a session titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis."

The size of a small car and weighing 2.8 metric tons, the sophisticated piece of equipment will reveal views of the cosmos as never before, officials from the US-funded project told AFP.