About Mark
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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Intel releases neural texture compression SDK for game devs
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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intel
Intel launches neural texture compression SDK to help game developers cut texture storage and memory use, with up to 17x savings.
Anthropic finds emotion patterns shape Claude's behaviour
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llms
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
Anthropic finds emotion-linked internal patterns in Claude Sonnet 4.5 can nudge blackmail and cheating, offering new clues for AI safety.
Six Degrees rebrands with human-led hiring message
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hcm
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partner programmes
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ai
Six Degrees refreshes its brand with a human-first recruitment message, arguing experienced consultants still matter more than automation in senior hiring.
Delinea names Scott Goree to lead global partner strategy
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storage
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pam
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cloud security
Delinea appoints former Optiv and Skyhigh Security executive Scott Goree as Senior Vice President of Channel and Alliances to boost global partner sales.
Cloud security turns to identity, access & sovereignty
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data protection
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hyperscale
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pam
Executives at Docusign, BeyondTrust and Saviynt say identity, data sovereignty and tighter access controls are now shaping cloud security priorities.
Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Cloud security specialists say organisations must rethink defences as control plane exposure, swelling telemetry and fragmented tools create fresh risks.
Australia, Anthropic sign AI safety & research deal
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agricultural technology
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Anthropic deepens Australian push with AI safety pact, AUD $3 million research credits and data-sharing on model risks, jobs and adoption.
Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks
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data protection
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digital transformation
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martech
Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.
Orange Business names Edmond Wong Asia-Pacific President
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
Orange Business promotes Edmond Wong to Asia-Pacific president as Nick Lambert retires after nearly seven years, signalling a smooth internal handover.
New Relic appoints Masakiyo Furudate to head Japan
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
New Relic names Masakiyo Furudate Group Vice President as it steps up Japan investment, adds a local data centre and expands AI tools.
Google links axios attack to suspected North Korean actor
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devops
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advanced persistent threat protection
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supply chain
Google says the axios npm supply chain attack was linked to suspected North Korean actor UNC1069, raising fears for Australian and New Zealand firms.
Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work
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crm
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digital transformation
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martech
Salesforce expands Slackbot with meeting notes, voice input and CRM updates, pitching the tool as a conversational hub for workplace apps.
Auticon report says neurodiverse teams boost business
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australian bureau of statistics
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social enterprise
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skills shortage
Neurodiverse teams are driving stronger innovation, retention and client results, auticon's 2025 global impact report has found.
Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub for nearly 4,000
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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smart building
Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub to unite nearly 4,000 staff in a seven-floor office at One Bangkok, boosting regional operations and collaboration.
CrowdStrike & HCLTech launch continuous threat service
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
CrowdStrike and HCLTech deepen cybersecurity tie-up with a service to spot, prioritise and fix threats across cloud, identity and endpoints.
Digital wallets dominate Asia-Pacific payments, study finds
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crypto
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fintech
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martech
Digital wallets still lead Asia-Pacific payments, but account-to-account rails are rising fast in Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore, Global Payments says.
Businesses warned to overhaul backups amid ransomware
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Asia-Pacific firms warned that weak backup controls, poor endpoint hygiene and legacy systems could worsen ransomware losses and breach penalties.
Supply chain confidence falls as geopolitical risk rises
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are less confident for 2026, with geopolitical shocks exposing slower response times despite rising AI investment.
Atturra joins monō ai to push enterprise AI redesign
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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erp
Atturra has struck a founding partnership with monō ai to help large organisations redesign work, move beyond AI pilots and scale enterprise automation.
efex buys Priority 1 IT to expand Queensland reach
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
efex extends Queensland reach with Priority 1 IT buy, adding Darling Downs healthcare clients and regional technical staff to its growing network.