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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Bitcoin reaches all-time high of USD $112,000 on ETF inflows
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Kiwis warned over AI-driven scams as tax season boosts risks
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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physical security
Kiwis face rising AI-driven scams this tax season, with cybercriminals using stolen data and fake Inland Revenue contacts to target taxpayers.
Honeywell launches AI building management for Australia, NZ
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digital transformation
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encryption
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iot
Honeywell launches its AI-powered Connected Solutions platform in Australia and New Zealand to streamline building management and boost energy efficiency.
AI agents reshape workplace roles, freeing employees for key tasks
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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genai
AI agents are transforming workplaces by automating routine tasks, freeing employees to focus on complex, strategic work across industries like recruitment and manufacturing.
OFS launches Mayvn AI to deliver real-time insights for factories
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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genai
Australian firm OFS has launched Mayvn AI, a generative AI assistant providing real-time production insights to over 200 manufacturing sites worldwide.
EvilProxy & ClickFix attacks pose new challenge for email security
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malware
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firewalls
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phishing
Barracuda warns that updated EvilProxy phishing and new ClickFix social engineering attacks are challenging email security worldwide by evading detection methods.
Singapore Airlines boosts software delivery with AI approach
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digital transformation
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genai
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ai
Singapore Airlines, partnering with PALO IT, used AI-driven software engineering to cut delivery time by 44% and boost development success rates over 90%.
Pax8 launches AI initiatives & rewards to boost MSP growth
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data analytics
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supply chain
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ai
Pax8 launches new AI initiatives, including a research report, learning programme, marketplace upgrades, and rewards to accelerate MSP growth in SMB transformation.
Microsoft tackles WebDAV zero-day in June 2025 patch update
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft’s June 2025 patch fixes 67 flaws, including the first WebDAV zero-day in seven years and critical remote code execution issues across Windows and Office.