About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
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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Databricks unveils Agent Bricks to streamline enterprise AI agents
Today
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data analytics
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genai
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data privacy
Databricks launches Agent Bricks, an automated tool to help enterprises build custom AI agents swiftly with built-in governance and no manual tuning required.
Datadog unveils IDP to boost developer autonomy & speed
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virtualisation
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devops
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siem
Datadog has launched its Internal Developer Portal, using live observability data to help developers deliver software faster while ensuring security and compliance.
Datadog unveils new Bits AI agents to streamline cloud workflows
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siem
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cloud security
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apm
Datadog launches three AI agents to aid cloud teams with incident response, code fixes and security analysis, boosting productivity and cutting resolution times.
Salesforce unveils Marketing Cloud Next for AI-driven campaigns
Today
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Salesforce launches Marketing Cloud Next with autonomous AI agents to revolutionise marketing through personalised, two-way customer conversations across channels.
Optus opens 5G standalone fixed wireless access to MVNOs
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network infrastructure
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iot
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fwa
Optus enables MVNOs to offer dedicated 5G Standalone Fixed Wireless Access, enhancing speed and latency with a new core network, boosting service innovation.
True Alliance taps Celonis & TEC150 for procurement overhaul
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risk & compliance
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procurement
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true alliance
Sydney-based True Alliance partners with Celonis and TEC150 to revamp procurement, boosting compliance and controls using Celonis' Process Intelligence platform.
AI boosts customer service happiness as global wellbeing falls
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Global happiness falls to 58% in 2025, yet customer service satisfaction rises, boosted by growing trust in AI-powered support worldwide.
Diligent adds AI tools to Entities for faster, smarter governance
Today
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risk & compliance
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ai
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diligent
Diligent has enhanced its Entities software with AI tools for smarter governance, integrating features like AI report generation and Microsoft Teams access.
Bitcoin reaches all-time high of USD $112,000 on ETF inflows
Today
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defi
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bitcoin
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cryptocurrency
Bitcoin soared to a record USD $112,000 in May, driven by USD $5.25 billion ETF inflows and rising corporate cryptocurrency holdings worldwide.
New Zealand mandates DMARC enforcement to secure government email
Today
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dlp
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cybersecurity
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dmarc
New Zealand mandates strict DMARC enforcement for all government emails by October 2025 to curb phishing and secure public sector communications.
UK Spending Review pledges GBP £86 billion for digital growth & NHS
Today
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digital transformation
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physical security
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ai
The UK Spending Review pledges GBP £86 billion to boost digital growth, transform the NHS, and increase police funding to modernise public services nationwide.
AI lifts customer service satisfaction as global happiness falls
Yesterday
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Global happiness fell nearly 10 points to 58% in 2025, but AI-driven customer service satisfaction rose 5 points to 41%, says NiCE’s report.
Retail cyber attacks surge as United Natural Foods hit by breach
Yesterday
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ransomware
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supply chain
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breach prevention
United Natural Foods suffered a cyber attack that disrupted operations and hit its share price by 9.3%, amid rising ransomware threats targeting major retailers.
Logitech unveils Flip Folio case with magnetically stowed keyboard
Yesterday
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cleantech
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personal computing devices
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logitech
Logitech launches Flip Folio, a keyboard case for iPad Pro and Air, featuring a magnetically stowed Bluetooth keyboard and eco-friendly materials, priced from $169.99.
RingCentral debuts customer journey analytics for Australian users
Yesterday
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uc
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cx
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martech
RingCentral has launched Customer Journey Analytics for Australian users of its RingCX platform, enhancing visibility across unified communications and contact centres.
World’s first LLM creativity benchmark launches for advertising
Yesterday
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llms
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ai
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ml
The world’s first benchmark to assess large language models for creativity in advertising has launched, backed by leading industry groups.
GenAI surge boosts productivity but raises security concerns
Yesterday
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malware
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firewalls
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network security
Generative AI use in businesses surged 890% in 2024, boosting productivity but doubling security incidents and raising serious data risks.
AI cuts invoice processing time at Queensland injury agency
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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genai
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ai
Queensland’s National Injury Insurance Scheme has cut invoice processing from five days to under 24 hours using AI, boosting accuracy and staff productivity.
Blue Yonder wins top Snowflake award for supply chain AI
Yesterday
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martech
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supply chain
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cdp
Blue Yonder has won Snowflake’s 2025 Retail & Consumer Goods Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year award for its AI-driven supply chain innovations.
AMD supercomputers lead Top500 rankings with record exaflops
Yesterday
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semiconductors
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ai
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cpu
AMD-powered supercomputers El Capitan and Frontier lead the Top500 list with record exaflop performance, powering 172 of the world’s fastest systems.