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Mark Tarre
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Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.

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Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout

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Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.
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AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud

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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
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Indosat launches AI suite for Indonesia supply chains

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Indosat unveils 27 AI-driven tools to digitise Indonesia’s supply chains, targeting fleet tracking, cold chain control and smart facilities.
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Teads to sell Samsung Smart TV homescreen ads in APAC

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Teads teams with Samsung Ads to sell homescreen spots on Samsung Smart TVs across seven key Asia-Pacific connected TV markets.
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Five key trends reshaping Australia’s packaging sector

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Regulation, soft plastics revival and cost-conscious shoppers are driving five packaging shifts set to reshape Australia by 2026.
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CelcomDigi honours artisans in Lunar New Year push

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CelcomDigi’s Lunar New Year push spotlights Malaysian artisans, youth ang pow designers and festive mobile offers in one campaign.
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Mardi Gras app launches as year-round LGBTQIA+ hub

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Sydney Mardi Gras has overhauled its festival app with Safety Circles, a Fan Wall and Strobe tools to boost safety and connection.
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OpenAI unveils Frontier to deploy AI coworkers at scale

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OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform to deploy AI coworkers at scale by unifying data, tools and governance across firms.
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AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams

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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a ‘dark age’ for victims.
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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan award for public sector

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Gigamon named Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Company of the Year for deep observability in global public sector network security and performance.
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AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

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AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.
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CurricuLLM unveils Studio Mode for AI-powered planning

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CurricuLLM launches Studio Mode, letting teachers turn existing documents, curricula and student data into AI-generated classroom resources.
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Token Security named RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalist

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Token Security named RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalist for its platform securing and governing autonomous AI agent identities.
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Collage names co founder Ross Durbin as chief executive

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Collage appoints co-founder Ross Durbin as chief executive to spearhead AI-driven digital asset management growth from its Denver base.
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Myriota unveils AssetHawk satellite IoT asset tracker

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Myriota launches AssetHawk, a rugged satellite IoT tracker promising global coverage and 10-year battery life for remote industrial assets.
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Sparq unveils Intelligence Studio to embed AI in ops

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Sparq launches Intelligence Studio to plug AI directly into enterprise workflows, promising governed, auditable decisions at scale.
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Fortinet unifies cloud risk signals in FortiCNAPP upgrade

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Fortinet updates FortiCNAPP to fuse network, data and runtime signals into one workflow, aiming to cut cloud tool sprawl and speed remediation.
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KPMG deepens SAP alliance to drive cloud & AI shift

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KPMG wins top-tier SAP strategic partner status to accelerate cloud and AI transformations with a trusted, “AI-first” delivery approach.
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Nebula links partner rewards to ESG outcomes at renewal

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Nebula launches an Impact Rewards scheme that ties partner renewal perks to carbon credits, social housing upgrades and service governance.
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FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to drive global growth

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FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.