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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Polestar 5 to join Gran Turismo 7 with ultra-realistic driving
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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gaming
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cartech
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digital entertainment
The Polestar 5 joins Gran Turismo 7 via a free December 2025 update, offering ultra-realistic driving from a unique Polestar-Polyphony collaboration.
Visa expands AI commerce framework with new security protocols
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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iam
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api
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data privacy
Visa has expanded its Intelligent Commerce framework in Asia Pacific, introducing new AI-driven payment security protocols for agentic commerce starting early 2026.
Visa & Nium launch stablecoin pilot to speed cross-border payments
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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fintech
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Visa partners with Nium to pilot stablecoin settlement, enabling near-real-time cross-border payments and reducing traditional delays and costs.
HitPay & Yuno partner to streamline payments across Asia Pacific
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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fintech
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payment technologies
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subscriptions
HitPay and Yuno partner to simplify payments, enabling merchants to use a single API for local e-wallets and schemes across Asia Pacific markets.
Therappai launches AI video therapy for 24/7 mental health care
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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ai
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agentic ai
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ml
Therappai launches AI video therapy platform offering 24/7 access to virtual therapists, supporting CBT, DBT, and mindfulness for mental health care.
Kiwi Uber drivers win employee status in Supreme Court decision
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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uber
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licensing
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e tū
New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers are employees, enabling thousands to claim full employment rights and backdated pay.
Kiwis warned as holiday surge in SMS scams targets bank details
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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endpoint protection
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mdm
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phishing
Kiwis face a surge in SMS scams this holiday season, with fraudsters targeting bank details through fake delivery alerts and urgent messages.
Dynatrace expands AI cloud operations with new Azure integration
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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genai
Dynatrace unveils next-gen AI cloud operations, integrating directly with Microsoft Azure SRE Agent for smarter, automated issue detection and resolution.
Fastly launches partner certification to combat rising cyber threats
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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advanced persistent threat protection
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socs
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cybersecurity
Fastly launches a new certification programme for partners to tackle rising cyber threats, enhancing security expertise and service delivery worldwide.
New Zealand SMEs confident despite rising costs & soft profits
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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smb
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recruitment
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prospa
Despite rising costs and softening profits, 92% of New Zealand's SMEs remain confident in their business outlook over the next year and five years ahead.
This Christmas brings gaming, wellbeing & experience gifts
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ps5
This Christmas features gifts for gamers, fitness fans and foodies, plus experience tickets and charity merch supporting girls' sports in NZ schools.
2degrees launches free seven-day eSIM trial for new users
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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cx
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martech
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mobile data
2degrees offers Kiwis a free seven-day eSIM trial with 15GB, 500 mins, and 100 texts to test its mobile network without switching providers.
Hugging Face & Google Cloud boost open AI model access
Sun, 16th Nov 2025
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advanced persistent threat protection
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supply chain
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ai security
Hugging Face and Google Cloud expand their partnership to enhance access and deployment of open AI models on Google's cloud infrastructure.
DoiT & Ingram Micro partner to deliver FinOps to AWS resellers
Sun, 16th Nov 2025
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partner programmes
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rpa
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finops
DoiT teams up with Ingram Micro to offer FinOps 3.0 via Xvantage, empowering 5,000+ AWS resellers to optimise cloud costs with AI-driven insights.
Anthropic identifies AI-driven cyber-espionage campaign
Sat, 15th Nov 2025
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firewalls
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network security
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advanced persistent threat protection
A China-linked group launched a major AI-driven cyber-espionage campaign targeting global firms, performing 80-90% of hacking with minimal human input.
Schneider Electric named Leader for energy transition services
Sat, 15th Nov 2025
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power / energy
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ai
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clean technologies
Schneider Electric has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025 Energy Transition Services report, praised for digital innovation and global expertise in net-zero solutions.
Kyndryl launches agentic AI services to reshape workplace roles
Sat, 15th Nov 2025
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uc
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cx
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martech
Kyndryl launches new AI services to help businesses transform job roles, improve collaboration, and upskill workforces for agentic AI integration.
Samsung's Knox Security framework - Smart, secure and scalable
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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virtualisation
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digital signage
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mdm
Samsung's Knox Security framework delivers built-in protection across devices, boosting security and management in education, retail, and government sectors.
LinkDaddy launches AI-powered backlink report for faster SEO insights
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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rpa
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ai
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marketing
LinkDaddy launches AI-driven Backlink Strategy Report, slashing SEO analysis time from hours to under an hour for agencies and marketers.
OpenAI brings group chat feature to Kiwi ChatGPT users
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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uc
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ai
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agentic ai
OpenAI has introduced a group chat feature in ChatGPT for up to 20 users, enabling shared collaboration in New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.