Several foreign PSEs whose services are part of our daily lives but were at risk of being blocked, have registered. However, some Indonesians voiced their opposition against the PSE policy.
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Carrying the concept of "beauty library", The Self Inc markets more than 130 popular local and foreign brands. The company is also implementing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and will soon enter the metaverse to catch up with the development of retail shopping in the future.
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A survey by Populix found that only 29% of Indonesians are familiar with the metaverse. However, the level of public interest in joining the metaverse is high, standing at 93%.
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Mycotech Lab (MYCL) in May collaborated with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Faculty of Fisheries of Unpad to start a new collaboration focused in sharpening the target output from the Marine Biomaterials Research Collaboration Center (PKRBK).
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South Korean-based telecommunications start-up LINE reportedly laid off 80 employees in Indonesia and has closed its LINE Today service. The report was tweeted by account @ecommurz and then it was denied by LINE.
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Two Indonesian start-up companies, namely Fintek Karya Nusantara (Finarya) or LinkAja and Zona Edukasi Nusantara or Zenius, have cut their workforces. Zenius laid off 25% of its workforce or about 200 people, while LinkAja hasn’t confirmed the number of affected employees.
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Apart from Zenius and LinkAja, e-commerce JD.ID is also reported to have terminated employment (PHK). It is not known how many employees have been laid off, but JD.ID ensures that the rights of employees affected by layoffs would be provided in accordance with existing regulations.
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"A liveable metaverse for everyone" is the theme carried by WIR Group in its metaverse platform. The prototype to be launcehd at the G20 event will display the digital reality of various entities that have sign the agreements before.
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Starting 1 May 2022, the government will impose value added tax (VAT) and income tax (PPh) on crypto transactions. This decision is stipulated in Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 68 of 2022
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Govt to roll out Rp4.13 trillion Merah Putih Fund for startup companies, Meta releases personal boundary feature as response to harassment issues in metaverse, Google for Startups to host Startup Academy programme in Indonesia
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The world’s largest NFT marketplace OpenSea last Sunday (20 February) confirmed that it has been hit by a phishing attack. OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer insists that the attack is not connected to the OpenSea website
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Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 Indonesia on 4 January, 2022 announced that they have completed their business merger after receiving all required regulatory and shareholder approvals. After the merger, the company’s name changed into Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
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“Look back to move your marketing forward” is the catchphrase used by Google to convey the key message of its Year in Search 2021 report Indonesia edition. In this report, Google identifies top five consumer trends
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Google just recently released Google Year in Search 2021 Indonesia which explores marketing trends in Indonesia by looking at the top keywords Indonesians searched throughout 2021
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To celebrate International Data Privacy Day which falls every 28 January, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics along with VIDA Digital Identity and Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICST) held an online media clinic
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More musicians have decided to follow Neil Young’s move to remove his songs from Spotify as a form of protest to the controversial claim about vaccines which he expressed on his podcast exclusive.
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Footwear brand Timberland announced its venture into the metaverse as it released a gamified digital experience called TimbsTrails. The digital experience allows people to explore Timberland’s past, present and future
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E-commerce enabler Sirclo, which is also known as the Indonesian Shopify, recently announced its plan to acquire Warung Pintar, a startup that digitises and builds solutions for mom-and-pop shops or warung
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