The Role of Deepfakes in Modern Global Conflicts

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Head of the Cyber Studies Center at the Police Science College (STIK) Indonesian National Police Education and Training Institute (Lemdiklat Polri), Yudho Giri Sucahyo, stated that the development of artificial intelligence technology, especially deepfake, plays a crucial role in modern global conflicts. “Modern warfare includes information warfare, including cognitive warfare, cyber warfare, and media…

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India’s urban prototype moment – The Hindu

Mitu Mathur India’s urban transition is no longer defined solely by outward expansion. With redevelopment projects already reshaping existing colonies across metropolitan regions, particularly in Delhi, a more consequential opportunity is emerging: to treat these interventions as working prototype neighbourhoods. These are not pre-designed models, but live redevelopment sites where strategies can be tested, observed,…

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Make every day Earth Day

Why small choices — especially about plastic — still matter By Carrie Dunlea Earth Day may have passed by the time this hits your doorstep, but its message shouldn’t be confined to a single date on the calendar. Since its launch in 1970, when millions of Americans rallied around environmental concerns, Earth Day has served…

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The first detailed and accurate bird’s-eye view of the capital ever seen shows London in a whole new light

In 1746, tall ships sailed up the Thames, only two bridges crossed the river, London was a global centre for trade in the likes of coal, wood, wool, cloth and meat and its population numbered about 650,000. During this year, too, French-born Huguenot surveyor, engraver and cartographer John Rocque (1704–62) created a pioneering mapping masterpiece,…

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Indonesia Launches Bid for UNESCO Committee Seat

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia is vying to become a member of UNESCO‘s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2026-2030 term. The announcement was made during UNESCO’s 224th Executive Board Session in Paris on Thursday, April 23, 2026, local time, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s global cultural diplomacy. Indonesian…

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