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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack

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Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.
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JCDecaux offers matched media to First Nations firms

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JCDecaux launches Nurture for Country, doubling ad spend and support for eligible First Nations-owned firms across its Australian network.
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SentinelOne unveils identity tools for human & AI use

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SentinelOne launches identity tools to monitor and revoke access for human users and fast-moving AI agents beyond initial authentication.
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AI supercharges LinkedIn phishing risks in Australia

4 days ago
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AI tools let attackers mine Australians' LinkedIn activity in under 30 minutes, rapidly generating tailored phishing profiles at scale.
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Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power

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Broadcom launches VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, promising operators up to 40% TCO savings and 30% lower power use in data centres.
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ECI buys Drypowder to boost ERP payments & AR tools

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ECI acquires Drypowder to embed AI-driven AR and digital payments into its ERP platforms for construction and building materials users.
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 chips for Copilot+ desktops

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AMD has launched Ryzen AI 400 desktop and PRO chips, its first Copilot+ PC-ready desktop processors, promising up to 50 TOPS of local AI.
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Slipstream Cyber joins Atmos incident response panel

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Slipstream Cyber joins Atmos' First Response and Remediation Panel to bolster early-stage digital forensics and incident response support.
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Smart Communications gains CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore

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Smart Communications secures CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore for its AWS-hosted SmartCOMM and SmartIQ, boosting cloud security assurance.
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Apple unveils iPhone 17e & faster M4-powered iPad Air

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Apple launches lower-priced iPhone 17e and faster M4 iPad Air, expanding custom chips, Apple Intelligence and satellite features.
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Proofpoint adds threat defence to AWS Security Hub plan

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Proofpoint plugs Collaboration Protection into AWS Security Hub Extended Plan, folding email and collaboration threat defence into one AWS deal.
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Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
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CrowdStrike unveils FalconID to combat AI-driven phishing

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CrowdStrike launches FalconID, a “zero-friction” biometric MFA tool that binds logins to trusted devices to counter AI-powered phishing.
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F5 Labs unveils monthly AI model security leaderboards

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F5 Labs launches monthly AI security leaderboards, ranking popular models on new indices of risk, resilience and cost under live attack.
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Australian DART AE completes landmark hypersonic test

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Australian DART AE hypersonic aircraft hits above Mach 5 in landmark NASA-backed test flight from Wallops Island, Virginia, US.
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Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection

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Confluent upgrades its AI toolkit to link agents over live data streams and add multivariate anomaly detection for faster issue spotting.
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AI drives Java growth as firms flee Oracle licensing

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Survey of 2,000 professionals shows rising Java use in AI and growing migration from Oracle over pricing concerns.
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Schneider Electric closes 2025 plan with 8.86 score

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Schneider Electric ends its 2021-2025 Sustainability Impact plan with an 8.86 score after beating targets on emissions and energy access.
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Macquarie boosts profit as Sydney data centre spend rises

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Macquarie lifts half-year EBITDA 3% to AUD $57.9 million as it ramps up Sydney data centre capex and extends profit growth to 22 halves.
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Kinetic IT earns fifth Deloitte Best Managed award

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Kinetic IT secures a fifth straight Deloitte Best Managed award, underscoring its governance, culture and role in critical national sectors.