Tingkat persaingan di ranah e-commerce semakin sengit dengan akuisisi TikTok Shop oleh Tokopedia. Kolaborasi ini diperkirakan akan membawa semangat baru bagi industri lokal. Setelah penutupan pada 4 Oktober 2023, TikTok Shop kembali beroperasi di Indonesia pada 12 Desember 2023. Kemitraan ini terwujud melalui kerjasama strategis e-commerce antara TikTok dan PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO), setelah
Read MoreSam Reynolds / CoinDesk: China plans to roll out RealDID, its Blockchain-based Service Network developed by China Mobile, UnionPay, and the government, to verify its 1.4B people — The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names. — Register Now
Read MoreAggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: Munich-based Tacto, which uses AI to help companies optimize their supply chains and cut costs by ~10%, raised €50M led by Sequoia and Index Ventures — Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures led a €50 million ($54 million) funding round for German startup Tacto Technology GmbH …
Read MoreFinancial Times: Emmanuel Macron warns the EU’s AI Act risks hampering tech companies compared to US, UK, and China rivals, and says France is “neck and neck with the British” — French president argues landmark rules may leave European tech companies lagging rivals in US, UK and China
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The OPPO Find X7 Pro is tipped to offer dual periscope cameras. It’s believed that these will be dual 50MP cameras with 3x and 6x zoom. The OPPO Find X6 Pro was one of the best camera phones of 2023, although it was unfortunately restricted to China. We’ve already
Read MoreYou wouldn’t think that shaking something in just the right way would be the recipe for creating laser light, but as [Les Wright] explains in his new video, that’s pretty much how his DIY Raman laser works. Of course, “shaking” is probably a gross oversimplification of Raman scattering, which lies at the heart of this
Read MoreEmily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Abu Dhabi is becoming a popular destination for crypto companies, including Phoenix, Paxos, and eToro, as firms seek eager investors and friendlier regulators — – Firms cite growing hub and friendly regulators as advantages — UAE’s crypto industry remains small compared to main hot spots
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Apple has released watchOS 10.2 for compatible Apple Watches. This update allows Siri to access and log Health data right on the Watch itself. However, this feature is available only on the new Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2, with the Apple S9 chip processing
Read MoreBeeper Mini is working on Android again after an update to the iMessage app allows the service to bypass Apple’s attempts to block it.
Read MoreApple’s iOS 17.2 brings with it the new Journal app, but it’s the API that comes with it that will be the most important addition.
Read MoreNow that iOS 17.2 is here, iPhone 15 Pro users will get a nice upgrade to their Telephoto camera.
Read MoreJinshan Hong / Bloomberg: Apptopia: shoppers spent ~22 minutes per day on Temu in October, up from 18 minutes in Q2 2023, compared with 10 minutes on Amazon and 11 on AliExpress in Q2 — – Games and rewards entice shoppers to spend longer on Temu — Firm has seen explosive growth in US, with
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority The December Pixel Feature Drop is still not available in all regions and on all eligible Pixel devices. Google has also confirmed that Video Boost for the Pixel 8 Pro will roll out “gradually” and may not be available to everyone “immediately.” Update: December 12, 2023 (12:41 AM ET):
Read MoreDavid Shepardson / Reuters: Gina Raimondo says she plans to make ~12 CHIPS Act grants within the next year, including some worth billions of dollars that could reshape US’ chips production — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday she expects to make around a dozen semiconductor chips funding awards within the next year …
Read MoreFollowing on the heels of their Raspberry Pi 5 launch and some specifications for their RP1 all-in-one peripheral chip, the Raspberry Pi folks have now released an update to the HAT peripheral hardware specification reflecting the new model. Called the HAT+, it represents a major step forward with some significant changes. Most visible will be
Read MoreEpic Games has beaten Google in court after a three-year-long legal battle against the tech giant over how it operates the Play Store. It took a jury in San Francisco only a couple of hours to deliberate and rule that Google Play Store – the online app market for Android – is an illegal monopoly,
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A US jury has ruled in favor of Epic in its long-running battle against Google. The jury found that the Play Store and Play Store billing were an illegal monopoly. Google has confirmed its plan to challenge the verdict. Epic has been embroiled in a legal battle against Google
Read MoreSaritha Rai / Bloomberg: In his first public appearance since returning to OpenAI, Sam Altman says AI is “going to lift the world up” and companies cannot build AI “safely in a vacuum” — – Altman spoke on the ethics of AI and need to push exploration — ‘You gotta deploy,’ says the chief of
Read MoreCredit: Reddit Google is looking into a problem with the 1st generation Google Home and Home Mini speakers. Many users are reporting that the devices are getting bricked. Google says it is investigating the issue. There seems to be a widespread issue with 1st generation Google Home and Home Mini speakers. Users are reporting that
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on a Private Space feature to let Android users hide and lock apps on their phones. While the feature is not live yet, screenshots are available on what it could look like once Google rolls it out. Our phones are one of our most personal devices,
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Apple redesigns Apple TV in iOS 17.2 and tvOS 17.2 with a sidebar that unifies content; iTunes now redirects users searching for shows and movies to Apple TV — Starting Monday, the iTunes Store app on iPhone and iPad will redirect users searching for TV and film titles to the newly
Read MoreCredit: Lily Katz / Android Authority Samsung will reportedly launch new Galaxy Buds with on-device AI next year. The earbuds will not only enable live voice call translations, but also translations for video calls in real time. The feature is different from Google’s Live Translate feature on the Pixel Buds, which requires an internet connection.
Read MoreDong Cao / Bloomberg: Sources: Chinese memory chipmaker Changxin is delaying its Shanghai IPO for a more favorable market and instead plans to raise funds at a ~$19.5B valuation — – Government-backed Changxin put Shanghai IPO on the backburner — Changxin among the firms key to China’s goal of matching US
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Apple is now rolling out the iOS 17.2 update. The 1.49GB software carries Apple’s long-awaited Journal app. Other features include a new Action Button option, support for Spatial Video, and more. Apple is now rolling out the iOS 17.2 update. So if you have an eligible iPhone, you can
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple rolled out a revamped Apple TV app as a part of its suite of new software releases on Monday. The tvOS 17.2 update includes a new sidebar for the TV app, which is designed to better showcase non-Apple TV Plus offerings and let users easily jump to other Apple content like MLS
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