About Mark
Mark Tarre
News Chief
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.
Stories by Mark
Nestlé & Lazada trial AI shopping tools in Southeast Asia
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Nestlé and Lazada roll out AI shopping tools across five Southeast Asian markets, testing conversational product support for parents buying nutrition items.
Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks
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Barracuda links surge in device code phishing attacks to EvilTokens kit as criminals exploit Microsoft 365 logins and bypass multifactor checks.
Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
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Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
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Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
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Elastic brings native Prometheus ingestion and PromQL to Kibana in technical preview, aiming to simplify incident response for SREs.
CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners
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CrowdStrike unveils AI security coalition with Accenture, EY, IBM Cybersecurity Services, Kroll and OpenAI to spot and fix code flaws faster.
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 to ChatGPT and Codex users, touting stronger coding, research and office-work performance with tighter safety controls.
GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations
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GE Appliances uses Gemini Enterprise to put AI into factories, logistics and supplier work, cutting backorders 25% and speeding shift summaries.
EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth
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EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.
Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to curb AI cloud costs
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Datadog rolls out GPU Monitoring worldwide as AI teams face mounting pressure to pinpoint idle chips, slow models and rising cloud spend.
Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support
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Amplitude brings AI support into digital products with Assistant, aiming to guide users in context, cut ticket volume and flag friction points.
NEC teams with Anthropic for Japan AI enterprise tools
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NEC and Anthropic team up to develop secure AI tools for finance, manufacturing and local government in Japan.
SITA launches managed airport network service with HPE
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SITA rolls out managed campus network for airports with HPE, using cloud controls and AI to cut downtime, simplify operations and scale across sites.
Avid & Google Cloud bring AI to media editing tools
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Avid and Google Cloud have struck a multi-year deal to embed Gemini and Vertex AI into Media Composer and Content Core, speeding archive search and editing.
PepsiCo revamps APAC Greenhouse for startup rollouts
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PepsiCo tightens APAC startup programme to push proven technologies into supply chains, with five alumni set for commercial rollout trials.
One-third of FIFA World Cup partners lack email protection
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Proofpoint warns that 36% of FIFA World Cup 2026 commercial partners still lack the strongest DMARC settings, leaving fans exposed to spoofed emails.
Manhattan adds AI agents & fulfilment tools for retailers
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Manhattan unveils embedded AI agents and fulfilment simulation tools to help retailers speed service, sharpen checkout and compare order strategies.
CrowdStrike expands Google Cloud security & wins award
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CrowdStrike extends real-time cloud detection to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, aiming to meet sovereignty rules and speed breach response.
Saviynt names Tim Wedande APJ Field Chief Technology Officer
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Saviynt appoints Tim Wedande as Field Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan, with Melbourne base, to bolster identity security strategy.
Exabeam widens AI agent monitoring for Google tools
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Exabeam extends behaviour analytics to Google-built AI agents and multi-agent workflows, giving security teams deeper visibility into automated activity.