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Sean Mitchell
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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.

Stories by Sean

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Inventec boosts AI server output with Siemens DFM tools

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Inventec adopts Siemens DFM and SMT tools to speed AI server production, halving late design changes and boosting manufacturing quality.
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CISOs brief boards often but lack strategic influence

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Boards hear from CISOs more than ever, yet most security chiefs still lack clout over strategy, spending and fast-rising AI-driven risks.
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Everspin expands PERSYST MRAM with 128Mb, 256Mb parts

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Everspin boosts PERSYST MRAM range, qualifying 64Mb for harsh environments and adding 128Mb, 256Mb parts for 2026 high-reliability designs.
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Prismatic unveils AI Copilot for embedded workflows

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digital transformation
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Prismatic debuts AI Copilot to turn natural-language requests into editable embedded workflows for B2B SaaS users inside their own apps.
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Dermalogica deploys drones to boost warehouse scans

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digital transformation
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Dermalogica adopts autonomous drones from Corvus Robotics to boost warehouse scans sixfold and free up 120 labour hours each month.
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Endor Labs launches AURI to secure AI-driven coding

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application security
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Endor Labs unveils AURI, a security intelligence platform embedding reachability-led checks into AI coding assistants and CI/CD pipelines.
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Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub

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datacentre infrastructure
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Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.
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Detroit to host ITS America 2026 intelligent transport expo

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smart cities
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Detroit will host the four-day ITS America 2026 Conference & Expo, spotlighting intelligent transport, AI and real-world tech deployments.
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Vyve taps Harmonic cOS to unify DOCSIS & fibre ops

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network infrastructure
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digital divide
Vyve adopts Harmonic's cOS to virtualise broadband, unifying DOCSIS and fibre on a single platform across its 16-state US network.
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Moderne launches Trigrep to speed enterprise AI agents

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Moderne debuts Trigrep code search to give enterprise AI agents sub-second discovery across sprawling repositories and cut compute costs.
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TestGorilla unveils AI fluency tests to reshape hiring

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TestGorilla rolls out AI fluency tests and simulations to help employers measure AI readiness as skills overtake experience in hiring.
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Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

2 days ago
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Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.
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New BS ISO 21800 aims to simplify online contracts

2 days ago
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digital transformation
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e-commerce
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social media
New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.
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Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

2 days ago
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Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.
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Archipelo, Checkmarx tie dev context to app security

2 days ago
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application security
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Archipelo and Checkmarx partner to fuse dev workflow signals with app security scans, giving teams origin evidence to prioritise fixes.
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Weebit Nano joins Korea drive for low-power AI chips

2 days ago
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Weebit Nano joins South Korea's state-backed push to develop ultra-low-power analogue compute-in-memory chips for next-generation AI.
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Sahar Group selects Ramco for Black Hawk MRO digitisation

2 days ago
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Sahar Group picks Ramco's aviation suite to digitise Black Hawk MRO, unifying maintenance, supply chain and finance on one platform.
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Anthropic unveils new metric to gauge AI job exposure

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A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.
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Israel-Iran conflict exploited in fresh email scam wave

2 days ago
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Scammers hijack Israel-Iran war headlines for classic advance-fee email cons, security researchers warn, urging users not to respond.
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Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

3 days ago
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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.