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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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Cambodia scam compounds linked to mobile banking fraud

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Cambodia scam compounds are being tied to a mobile banking fraud network that hit users in 21 countries, researchers say.
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Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm object storage

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Hitachi Vantara wins GigaOm Leader and Fast Mover status for VSP One Object as AI-driven demand reshapes enterprise storage priorities.
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Anthropic launches Claude Managed Agents in public beta

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Anthropic's public beta gives developers cloud-hosted AI agents with built-in execution, tracing and governance, as rivals race to simplify deployment.
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Agoyu wins patent for AI moving quotes app in Puerto Rico

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Agoyu secures patent for AI-powered moving app that scans video inventories, matches licensed movers and returns quotes in minutes.
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AI agents expose major API security gap, Salt warns

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Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.
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AI dominates US CEO calls as Iran references surge

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Chief executives' calls in Q1 2026 were dominated by AI, but references to Iran surged as boardrooms weighed war risks and supply chain exposure.
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ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

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ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.
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Pennies returns as Gold partner for Retail Technology Show

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Pennies to return as Gold Charity Partner for RTS, with micro-donations topping GBP £65 million over a decade and partner numbers more than trebling.
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Minor Hotels unveils global AI platform with Google

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Minor Hotels teams up with Google, Salesforce, OneTrust and Deloitte on an AI-led data platform to sharpen guest service across 640 properties.
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Yokogawa lands cyber certification for plant control systems

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Yokogawa wins three cybersecurity approvals for control, safety and connectivity products as plant operators face tighter scrutiny over cyber risk.
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OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys

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OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.
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Nutanix expands database & storage ties with NetApp

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Nutanix teams up with MongoDB and NetApp in moves aimed at simplifying database operations and storage for hybrid cloud customers.
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Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite

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Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.
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Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has named OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Stargate campus as a possible target, sharpening fears over Gulf AI infrastructure amid rising tensions.
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Black & White Engineering names new CTO & innovation chief

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Black & White Engineering appoints Charlie Bater as Chief Technical Officer and Paul Cook as Global Director of Technology & Innovation amid global expansion.
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Autodesk launches Forma Building Design for Revit links

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Autodesk debuts Forma Building Design to tie early schematic work more closely to Revit, with new carbon tools and cloud links.
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Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability

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Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.
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Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.
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Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

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Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.
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Google launches Gemma 4 open AI models for devices

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Google widens its open AI push with Gemma 4, adding models for phones to high-end GPUs and native audio, video and long-context support.