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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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Game review: Maestro (PSVR2/Meta Quest 3)

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VR rhythm game Maestro turns you into a flamboyant orchestra conductor, mixing classical bangers with party chaos on PSVR2 and Quest 3.
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LG & will.i.am unveil AI xboom speakers at CES 2026

2 days ago
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LG and will.i.am debut four AI xboom speakers at CES 2026, blending adaptive sound, lighting and creative personas for parties and outdoors.
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Infinix taps Pininfarina for NOTE 60 Ultra flagship design

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worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker
Infinix enlists Italian studio Pininfarina to craft its NOTE 60 Ultra, kicking off a new design-led flagship smartphone series.
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DeepKeep launches PII guardrail to secure enterprise AI

2 days ago
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martech
DeepKeep unveils a PII guardrail inside its AI Firewall to redact and block personal data in enterprise AI prompts, outputs and workflows.
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Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech

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Xero founder Rod Drury has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and technology.
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Meta buys Manus to boost general-purpose AI agents

3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Meta has bought Singapore AI start-up Manus, aiming to embed its autonomous general-purpose agent across consumer and business products.
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Samsung unveils 2026 Australian lifestyle audio range

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smart home
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Samsung has unveiled its 2026 Australian lifestyle audio range, adding Q-Series soundbars, Music Studio WiFi speakers and Sound Tower models.
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LG unveils Gallery TV, blending art & home cinema

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LG is debuting its wall-hugging Gallery TV at CES 2026, a MiniLED 4K screen that doubles as a customisable digital art canvas.
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LG unveils UltraGear evo 5K AI gaming monitor lineup

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LG has launched UltraGear evo, a trio of 5K AI gaming monitors that upscale on-device to ease GPU demands ahead of CES 2026 debut.
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UK retailers face GBP £1.05bn hit from gift returns

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digital transformation
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UK retailers brace for a GBP £1.05bn blow from 52 million post-Christmas gift returns, as hybrid shopping and fashion fit issues drive costs.
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Australians turn Boxing Day focus to essentials, safety

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Australians are reshaping Boxing Day, prioritising essentials, thrift and online safety over impulse spending amid cost-of-living strain.
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LG unveils CLOiD home robot to drive Zero Labour vision

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smart home
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ai
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home automation
LG will debut its CLOiD household robot at CES 2026, pitching it as the centrepiece of a “Zero Labour Home” powered by AI.
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Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference

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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
Cloudflare and JD Cloud are deepening their alliance to build a cross-border AI cloud, promising up to 80% lower latency for inference.
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Samsung unveils 6K 3D & 1,040Hz Odyssey monitors

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gaming
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Samsung’s 2026 Odyssey lineup debuts a 6K glasses-free 3D flagship and an esports-focused monitor boasting a blistering 1,040Hz mode.
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AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus

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digital transformation
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dc
AirTrunk will pour AUD $5bn into a second Melbourne hyperscale campus, boosting its local AI and cloud data capacity beyond 630MW.
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Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution

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network infrastructure
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Undersea fibre-optic cables, carrying 95% of international internet traffic, are expanding rapidly to support soaring AI and cloud computing data demands.
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UK credit card spend dips as missed payments increase

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credit risk
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fico
UK credit card spending fell 4.7% in October, but missed payments edged higher, signalling mounting strain before Christmas.
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AI, online growth drive 5% rise in Aussie Xmas spend

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data protection
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surveillance
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AI tools and online deals help drive a 5% rise in Australian Christmas retail spending, with discount and department stores surging.
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Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds

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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
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MRead wins AUD $1.6m grant for handheld landmine scanner

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clean technologies
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MRead secures AUD $1.6m grant to advance MineReader, a handheld magnetic resonance landmine scanner aimed at faster, safer demining.