PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the Indonesia merged entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, announced that its gross revenue is up 30% year on year to Rp5.9 trillion ($375 million), above the middle point of guidance range, as all segments registered growths.
Deloitte Digital has acquired three Australian digital experience consultancies – Melbourne-based Blended Digital, and Sydney-based companies New Republique and Venntifact. The acquisitions will bring in 70 new staff to push Deloitte Digital’s headcount to more than 1100 across Australia.
Asia’s superapps have hopped on to a hot new trend in the tech industry: workforce reductions. An example is Grab, which reported strong third quarter growth, yet despite its positivity, said it would make cost cuts and that includes plans to pause or slow hiring in various corporate departments.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.