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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JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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uc
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devops
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digital transformation
JFrog appoints former Udemy marketing leader Genefa Murphy as CMO to spearhead global growth in AI-driven software supply chain tools.
Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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storage
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paas
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devops
Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.
Seeing Machines forms Future Mobility Group for AVs
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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robots
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cartech
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ai
Seeing Machines launches Future Mobility Group to embed human-centred safety tech in robotaxis and autonomous fleets as AV rollouts scale.
Victoria University honours Dame Theresa, Sir David
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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edutech
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higher education
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spca
Victoria University of Wellington to award honorary doctorates to Dame Theresa Gattung and Sir David Carruthers in December.
UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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open source
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llms
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ai
Abu Dhabi's Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.
DroneShield lands AUD $14.4m boost from defence deals
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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drones
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stock market
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uav
DroneShield wins new Western and Asia Pacific defence contracts worth AUD $14.4m, lifting its record revenue backlog into 2026.
LG unveils ultra-light Aerominum gram laptops with AI
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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mdm
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genai
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data privacy
LG is debuting ultra-light Aerominum gram laptops at CES 2026, pairing tougher metallic designs with dual on-device and cloud AI tools.
LG unveils CLOiD home robot for 'Zero Labour' living
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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robots
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iot
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smart home
LG has unveiled CLOiD, a humanoid home robot at CES 2026, to orchestrate “Zero Labour” living by managing chores across smart appliances.
Dreame unveils whole-home smart ecosystem at CES 2026
Sun, 4th Jan 2026
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iot
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smart home
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ai
Dreame debuts its first whole-home smart ecosystem at CES 2026, expanding from robot vacuums into appliances, wearables and outdoor tech.
Game review: Maestro (PSVR2/Meta Quest 3)
Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
VR rhythm game Maestro turns you into a flamboyant orchestra conductor, mixing classical bangers with party chaos on PSVR2 and Quest 3.
LG & will.i.am unveil AI xboom speakers at CES 2026
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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genai
LG and will.i.am debut four AI xboom speakers at CES 2026, blending adaptive sound, lighting and creative personas for parties and outdoors.
Infinix taps Pininfarina for NOTE 60 Ultra flagship design
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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global expansion
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ux
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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.
DeepKeep launches PII guardrail to secure enterprise AI
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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data protection
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cloud security
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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.
Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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edutech
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero founder Rod Drury has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and technology.
Meta buys Manus to boost general-purpose AI agents
Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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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.
Samsung unveils 2026 Australian lifestyle audio range
Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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samsung
Samsung has unveiled its 2026 Australian lifestyle audio range, adding Q-Series soundbars, Music Studio WiFi speakers and Sound Tower models.
LG unveils Gallery TV, blending art & home cinema
Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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genai
LG is debuting its wall-hugging Gallery TV at CES 2026, a MiniLED 4K screen that doubles as a customisable digital art canvas.
LG unveils UltraGear evo 5K AI gaming monitor lineup
Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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displays
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.
LG unveils CLOiD home robot to drive Zero Labour vision
Thu, 25th Dec 2025
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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.
Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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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.