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Apple’s billion dollar Indonesian drama
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The Apple investment saga in Indonesia highlights the tension between government ambitions, expectations, and the realities of global business strategies. Tirto published an article about what’s ha…
on Thu, 7AM
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Indonesia 2045: Between Dreams and Reality
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A personal take on potential, promise, paradox, and pragmatism Growing up in Indonesia, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard the phrase “future superpower.” It’…
on Tue, 5AM
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Indonesia’s big tech dream among broken systems
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Bloomberg has a piece criticizing the way the Indonesian government has forced Apple to invest a billion dollars and make a commitment to build a factory or two in the country. Using a protectionis…
on Dec 22
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How platforms like TikTok and Twitter are like life itself
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Social platforms reflect people’s behaviors but unlike life, you can uninstall and stop visiting them. TikTok and Twitter are often described as mirrors of life; chaotic, messy, sometimes brilliant…
on Dec 22
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Facts aren’t enough: Why journalism needs to find a new way to reach the public
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Journalism is in a crisis of accountability. Too many reporters are taking the easy route: regurgitating statements from politicians and officials without pushing back, questioning, or even glancin…
on Nov 17
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Indonesia, the waking giant, is still scrolling through TikTok in bed
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In 2016, Elizabeth Pisani described Indonesia as a “the biggest invisible thing on the planet,” in The Guardian. She signaled that the country is transitioning from decades of quiet development to …
on Nov 7
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The America I grew up with was not a perfect nation by any measure, and it’s certainly terrible in many parts, but it also allowed people of different origins, of different cultures, of different b…
on Nov 7
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Study shows AI overwhelmingly favors white male in hiring job seekers
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Just read an article at Ars Technica that highlights something we should all be paying more attention to: AI-driven hiring tools still have a long way to go in terms of fairness. Tests show these s…
on Nov 3
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When Reporters Become Collateral in an Unpopular Executive Decision
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So here we are: The Washington Post announced it won’t endorse a candidate this US election, and the fallout is immediate. Readers are canceling subscriptions in droves, about 200,000 and counting …
on Oct 30
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The threats facing press freedom in Indonesia are only increasing
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The decline in press freedom under President Joko Widodo’s administration and the growing concerns about President Prabowo Subianto’s approach to the media are alarming. As Sofie Syarief’s article …
on Oct 23
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Pay-to-Play Media: A Crisis for PR, Journalism, and Credibility
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I’m coming into this rather late as I only just now read the post by the founder of Maverick Indonesia PR agency, Ong Hock Chuan, on what’s happening in the media and public relations space as well…
on Sep 19
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Business Insider published an article earlier this week about how difficult it’s been for so many people to find work after the massive layoffs that happened since 2022. It’s paywalled so you’ll ne…
on Sep 19
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The Collapse of Chinese EV Startups is a Wake-Up Call for the Industry
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Rest of World published a compelling piece on the collapse of several Chinese EV startups, and there’s a glaring lesson for the entire industry: Car startups shouldn’t be developing the…
on Sep 9
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Late night talk shows could be in danger, Jimmy Kimmel says
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The entertainment landscape has changed so much since 20 years ago there’s no guarantee we’ll even have regularly scheduled programming anymore on TV, let alone late night talk shows in 10-20 years…
on Aug 14
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What Star Wars means as a space fantasy
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One thing that always bothered me about Star Wars after reading the Dark Horse comics all those years ago was how technology seemed to develop in an incredibly glacial pace even after thousands of …
on Jun 26
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Turning a dead iMac G4 into an M1 Mac
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Noted gadget repairer Hugh Jeffreys came into three disused (and abused) iMac G4 and went to work to restore one of them by using a display from an Intel MacBook Pro and a newly purchased M1 Mac mi…
on Jun 26
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The iPhone is obviously more than a phone
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It’s a handheld mobile platform that does so much more than make phone calls after all, so using the phone aspect as the primary designation of the device when it’s probably among the least used fu…
on Jun 26
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Canva’s templates are taking over the world one flyer at a time
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Love the post by Joan Westenberg here addressing a concern that many hold over the widespread use of templates, specifically Canva’s templates. As design becomes far more accessible than ever, mill…
on Jun 25
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ChatGPT will always give you an answer even if it’s wrong
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Between fast and correct ChatGPT will always choose fast because it’s not programmed or trained to say it doesn’t have the answer. ChatGPT is trained to respond confidently and as a result will alw…
on Jun 25
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Angry Indonesian Internet Users Create Virtual Roadblocks on Google Maps in Response to Mob Murder
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Indonesian internet users have flooded Google Maps with virtual roadblocks on nearly every road and street in the Sukolilo district, Pati, Central Java. This digital protest comes in the wake of a …
on Jun 25
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The New Hope was a vehicle to build a new Empire all along
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One can’t help but marvel at the efficiency with which fairness, empathy, and democratic ideals are being obliterated through the masterful manipulation of legislations and regulations by tho…
on May 31
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Adam Mosseri further clarifies position about news on Threads
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Instagram and Threads Chief Adam Mosseri posted on Threads to clarify what people perceive to be suppression of news on the platform. I don’t believe the IG team and especially leadership are sneak…
on May 25
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This is a headline you might have expected in the 1980s instead of 2024 but today’s Atari and Intellivison aren’t the same two companies that were bitter rivals in what many consider the first vide…
on May 23
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Five years of iPadOS: A Promising Start, but More Work Ahead
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When Apple announced the separation of iPadOS from iOS in 2019, it felt like a watershed moment for the iPad. As someone who has been using and writing about the iPad since its inception, I was exc…
on May 17
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Why Apple debuted the M4 on the iPad Pro instead of the Mac
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I’m working on a longer piece about iPads but I just want to put this out first. Fast Company’s Harry McCracken sat down with Apple Senior Vice Presidents Greg Joswiak and John Ternus to talk about…
on May 16
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People are spreading unfounded rumors of Apple cancelling their investment in Indonesia
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Apparently people are spreading misinformation that Apple has backed out of its Rp1.6 trillion ($100 million) investment in Indonesia and canceled plans to build a resource plant after Tim CookR…
on May 3
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It never made sense to me when people ask to picture or imagine something in your mind and then describe it or talk about it like it’s something you see on a screen. I think it wasn’t until about a…
on Mar 31
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Super Apps in America might be different from the Asian ones
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In this Vergecast episode they keep saying Apple doesn’t allow super apps on iOS so they won’t have to concede the market to something like WeChat which made the hardware mostly irrelevant. They al…
on Mar 27
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X suffers from declining usage but you won’t hear that from Indonesians
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NBC News has the stats from a few traffic monitoring companies showing the drop in usage and downloads of the former Twitter app. In February, X had 27 million daily active users of its mobile app …
on Mar 23
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Everything is a billboard these days
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Car sharing and rental company Free2Move rolled out a new advertising unit in Germany recently where they placed ad screens on the rear side windows of their cars. On-car advertising is by no means…
on Mar 18
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Challenging Jakob Nielsen’s claim on accessibility
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Renowned user experience guru Jakob Nielsen published a post offering generative AI as an alternative to accessibility measures which he claimed to have failed to make computers usable for disabled…
on Mar 3
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Wise forced to restrict use in Indonesia to fund transfers only
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The money transfer service Wise sent out an email to customers with registered Indonesian addresses on their accounts telling them that they must empty their accounts before 23 May 2024. From then …
on Mar 2
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Google Testing Removal of News Tab
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With Australia, Canada, and Indonesia passing laws or regulations requiring platforms to pay for news links and the US having introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act last year, r…
on Mar 1
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Third Time Lucky for Prabowo Subianto
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Pretty comprehensive read on the apparent victory of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s presidential election last Wednesday. Sample ballots by all official surveys have him at nearly…
on Feb 16