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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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Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Freshworks names AI-focused marketer Kady Srinivasan as CMO to sharpen its global brand and go-to-market engine in crowded SaaS markets.
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Hoppr names Olivier Bastard Chief Sales Officer

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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martech
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partner programmes
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digital entertainment
Hoppr appoints former Synamedia executive Olivier Bastard as Chief Sales Officer to spearhead global growth in addressable TV advertising.
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TGT Global names Thaddeus Susara to lead vendor push

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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partner programmes
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it services
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outsourcing
TGT Global has promoted Thaddeus Susara to vice president of channel and strategic partnerships to spearhead a new vendor-focused push.
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Airwallex buys Indonesian fintech to boost APAC growth

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Airwallex snaps up Indonesian fintech PT Skye Sab Indonesia to secure a key payments licence and accelerate its Asia-Pacific expansion.
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iProov, HYPR unite to combat deepfake workforce fraud

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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data protection
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biometrics
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mfa
iProov and HYPR partner to embed biometric liveness checks into workforce onboarding, tackling deepfake and synthetic identity fraud.
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Affinidi pilots digital hiring passport for India-Singapore

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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iam
Affinidi is piloting a digital hiring passport for India-Singapore, turning background checks into reusable, cryptographically secure credentials.
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Razorpay unveils smart checkout offers for Singapore

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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martech
Razorpay launches smart checkout discounts in Singapore to nudge shoppers to cheaper payment methods and cut cart abandonment rates.
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Proofpoint warns of surge in Microsoft device code phishing

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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edutech
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mfa
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cloud security
Proofpoint flags a sharp rise in Microsoft 365 account takeovers via device code phishing, hitting firms from finance to government.
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Recast names Jake Mosey chief product officer to boost Intune tools

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Recast hires former Jamf leader Jake Mosey as chief product officer to steer Intune-focused tools via closer community-driven input.
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Snowflake backs Ataccama to boost AI data quality

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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Snowflake invests in Ataccama to embed automated data trust and quality tools deeper into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud for enterprise AI.
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Cloudflare blocks billions of attacks on elections, media

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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data protection
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data analytics
Cloudflare says it now blocks nearly 10 billion cyber attacks a month on elections, media and NGOs, amid rising AI and security threats.
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US cyber attack on Venezuela exposes CNI vulnerabilities

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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iot security
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socs
Alleged US cyber role in Venezuela attack exposes how multi-domain operations can silently compromise critical national infrastructure.
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FICO adds Nvidia GPU power to Xpress for 50x speed-up

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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erp
FICO brings Nvidia GPU acceleration to its Xpress 9.8 optimiser, promising up to 50x speed boosts on massive, dense decision models.
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Dark web sells UK ID packs to bypass bank biometrics

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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surveillance
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biometrics
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crypto
Dark web vendors sell UK ID packs for about USD $30, helping criminals bypass biometric checks at banks and fintechs, AMLTRIX warns.
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Abu Dhabi's Falcon H1R 7B raises bar for compact AI

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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dc
Abu Dhabi's TII unveils Falcon H1R 7B, a compact open AI model it says rivals much larger rivals in reasoning power while using less compute.
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GTreasury unveils AI engine for treasury risk insights

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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data protection
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data analytics
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fintech
GTreasury launches GSmart Risk Insights AI engine to interpret treasury exposures, flag policy breaches and auto-generate executive reports.
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Google backs Emergent to help non‑coders build software

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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rpa
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lcnc
Google has invested in Emergent, giving the AI start-up early access to Gemini 3 to help millions of non-coders build production software.
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PPDS unveils Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide signage

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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digital signage
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ecm
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martech
PPDS launches 37in Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide 32:9 signage, targeting tight retail and transport spaces with Android 13 on board.
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Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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private cloud
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.
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Hyphen appoints Eva Diego to spearhead global growth

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Hyphen names Eva Diego as CEO to drive global expansion, sharpening its focus on digital infrastructure and complex masterplanning.