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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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Qantas to serve 196,000 Cooee Indigenous Christmas cookies

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Qantas will serve 196,000 allergen-friendly Indigenous Cooee Christmas cookies, giving the native superfoods brand major national exposure.
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Commvault maps Asia-Pacific shift to trusted AI autonomy

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Commvault predicts Asia-Pacific enterprises will pivot from AI experiments to resilient, sovereign “trusted autonomy” by 2026.
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HPE dominates TOP500 with trio of exascale leaders

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HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500’s 20 most efficient.
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DigiCert maps 2026 AI trust & quantum security agenda

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DigiCert predicts Asia-Pacific firms will prioritise AI integrity, certificate automation and quantum-safe cryptography in 2026 security plans.
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ISACA to certify CMMC assessors in ANZ defence shift

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ISACA wins exclusive role certifying CMMC assessors and instructors, reshaping cyber standards for Australia and New Zealand defence suppliers.
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LG unveils Sound Suite with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect

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LG is launching its modular Sound Suite at CES 2026, headlined by the first soundbar with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and AI-driven tuning.
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PaySauce seeks NZD $4m to fund Australian expansion

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PaySauce launches NZD $4m equity raise at NZD $0.26 a share to fund its 2026 Australian expansion and broaden its investor base.
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LG unveils Micro RGB evo flagship TV with AI at CES

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LG will debut its Micro RGB evo flagship at CES 2026, touting ultra-fine RGB LEDs, AI processing and full BT.2020 colour coverage.
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Sage predicts trust & agentic AI will reshape channel

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Sage’s Gretchen O’Hara says trust and agentic AI will determine which channel partners win, grow and keep customers by 2026.
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OpenAI turns ChatGPT into platform with app directory

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OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a software platform, opening a built‑in app directory where users can discover and install third‑party tools.
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ISACA to lead CMMC credentials, reshaping defence cyber

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ISACA named global authority for US defence CMMC credentials, reshaping cyber standards for more than 200,000 suppliers worldwide.
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Zoho unveils AI-powered spend & billing tools

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Zoho launches AI-driven Zoho Spend and Zoho Billing Enterprise to give large firms tighter control of global spend and complex revenues.
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Telematics revolution drives change across auto sector

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Telematics shifts from optional extra to core auto tech in 2025, transforming safety, manufacturing, fleet efficiency and smart city traffic.
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AI tops CEO earnings calls as bubble fears intensify

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AI dominates CEO earnings calls for the first time, as leaders pair record investment pledges with mounting warnings of an AI market bubble.
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Adobe partners with Runway to power pro AI video tools

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Adobe strikes multi-year deal with Runway to bring its latest Gen-4.5 generative video model and pro AI tools into Firefly and Creative Cloud.
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Replit brings app-building tools directly into ChatGPT

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Replit’s new ChatGPT integration lets users build, preview and refine live apps directly in the chat window, streamlining software creation.
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Dynatrace deepens Google Gemini ties with AI observability

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Dynatrace deepens its Google Cloud tie-up, joining the Gemini Enterprise and CLI launch to embed agentic AI into observability workflows.
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Samsung brings AI home range to CES, Australia in 2026

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Samsung will unveil its latest AI-powered laundry, cooling and cleaning appliances at CES 2025, ahead of an Australian launch in 2026.
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Samsung unveils 2026 Micro RGB TV range with AI boost

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Samsung will debut a full 2026 Micro RGB TV lineup from 55 to 115 inches, adding AI-powered processing, colour upgrades and spatial audio.
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Stuff hiring founding engineer for AI-native news platform

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Stuff is recruiting a founding Principal Engineer in Auckland to architect and build a greenfield AI-driven consumer news platform.