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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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CrowdStrike posts record revenue driven by AI cybersecurity demand

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CrowdStrike posted record Q3 revenue of USD $1.23bn, driven by surging demand for AI-powered cybersecurity and its Falcon Flex subscription model.
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Johnson Controls launches Metasys 15.0 for large-scale smart buildings

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Johnson Controls launches Metasys 15.0, a scalable, browser-based platform for managing smart buildings with up to 1,000 IP devices per server.
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Kroll partners with CrowdStrike to boost global MDR protection

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Kroll and CrowdStrike partner to enhance global MDR services, migrating 500,000+ endpoints to AI-driven Falcon platform for faster cyber threat response.
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CrowdStrike surpasses USD $1 billion AWS sales, wins top awards

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CrowdStrike surpasses USD $1 billion in AWS Marketplace sales and wins top AWS global and regional security partner awards in 2025.
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Blue Yonder enhances supply chain planning with AI & real-time data

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Blue Yonder upgrades its supply chain planning with AI and real-time data, boosting accuracy, collaboration and sustainability for businesses amid market ups and downs.
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AI adoption could boost NZ productivity by NZD $108 billion by 2038

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AI could boost New Zealand's productivity by NZD $108 billion by 2038, doubling current rates through improved skills, infrastructure, and public sector digitisation.
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AMD & HPE team up on open rack-scale AI data centre platform

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AMD and HPE will launch the Helios AI platform in 2026, combining CPUs, GPUs and advanced networking to power large-scale data centres worldwide.
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Redirecting defence spending to local firms could boost GDP by AUD $8.2 billion

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Redirecting 10% of domestic Defence contracts to Australian firms could boost GDP by AUD $8.2 billion and create over 43,000 jobs annually, says DeltaPearl Partners.
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Huawei Cloud leads AI shift in Singapore with new alliance launch

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Huawei Cloud launches AI Pioneer Partner Ecosystem Alliance in Singapore to boost practical AI adoption across industries with new infrastructure and partnerships.
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Schneider Electric unveils AI platform for unified building control

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Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Foresight Operation, an AI-powered platform unifying building control to boost efficiency and reduce engineering time.
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Accenture & OpenAI partner to accelerate enterprise AI rollout

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Accenture partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Enterprise to its workforce, boosting AI adoption and accelerating business transformation across industries.
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Europe’s AML overhaul demands AI for effective compliance

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Europe's new AML rules mandate AI integration as legacy systems fail to detect complex financial crimes, urging banks to upgrade compliance technology now.
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K-pop & gaming lead YouTube trends for Canadians in 2025

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K-pop and gaming dominated YouTube trends in Canada for 2025, with hit songs and creators shaping a diverse digital cultural landscape.
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Workday expands AI capabilities with Sana integration, Pipedream deal

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Workday expands its workplace AI and enterprise knowledge capabilities by acquiring Sana and agreeing to buy Pipedream with 3,000+ third-party connectors.
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CrowdStrike unveils instant cloud threat detection for hybrid systems

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CrowdStrike launches instant cloud threat detection for hybrid systems, cutting response times from minutes to seconds to combat AI-driven attacks.
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CrowdStrike launches enhanced Falcon SIEM with AWS integrations

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CrowdStrike unveils enhanced Falcon Next-Gen SIEM on AWS Marketplace, featuring seamless AWS integration and pay-as-you-go pricing for faster cloud security deployment.
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Australian hybrid work divide persists as new laws considered

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Almost half of Australian workers adopt hybrid work, sparking debate as Victoria considers law granting two days homeworking weekly.
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CrowdStrike named AWS Agentic AI partner to secure cloud AI

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CrowdStrike has been named an inaugural AWS Agentic AI Specialization Partner, enhancing security for cloud-based agentic AI workloads on Amazon Web Services.
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New Zealand Police cuts case times to hours with automation

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New Zealand Police has cut case processing times from two weeks to under four hours using Appian’s automation platform, enhancing efficiency and service.
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AWS to stream re:Invent 2025 keynotes live inside Fortnite

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Amazon Web Services will stream all re:Invent 2025 keynotes live inside Fortnite on a custom island, blending gaming with cloud technology events.