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.
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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.
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.
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.
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Microsoft widens Microsoft 365 Copilot with Cowork and new Researcher tools, adding Claude and OpenAI models for task execution and analysis.
Cato lets customers buy modular SASE security tools
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Cato Networks rolls out modular SASE buying, letting customers start with AI Security, SD-WAN, SSE or Universal ZTNA and expand later.
AXL appoints Toronto AI Faculty Fellows to drive ventures
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martech
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
AXL taps nine Toronto professors with Nvidia, Samsung and Adobe ties as inaugural AI Faculty Fellows to steer its venture studio portfolio.
Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance
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dr
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ransomware
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risk & compliance
Geneva Association says cyber insurance can help firms tackle rising threats, but warns take-up remains low and SMEs are underusing cover's prevention services.
DroneShield & Origin Robotics team up on counter-UAS
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robots
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drones
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critical infrastructure
DroneShield and Origin Robotics sign defence pact to pair detection with interceptor drones as militaries seek cheaper ways to defeat Shahed-type threats.
Commvault adds threat-hunting tools to backup scans
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Commvault adds Hyper Threat Hunting and Deep Inspection to Cloud Threat Scan, linking backup scanning with verified clean recovery after cyber attacks.
SAP to acquire Reltio to boost enterprise data, AI ops
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saas
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paas
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data analytics
SAP will fold Reltio's master data management tools into Business Data Cloud, strengthening its bid to unify enterprise records for AI across mixed systems.
DroneShield opens European headquarters in Amsterdam
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drones
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surveillance
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supply chain
DroneShield opens Amsterdam base as Europe drives 45% of revenue and a USD $1.2 billion pipeline, boosting local support for counter-UAS demand.
SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations
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digital transformation
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martech
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rpa
SAP Concur rolls out AI-driven expense automation, policy rule creation and new travel features across Microsoft, Amex and Visa integrations.
Dayforce deepens partnerships with Emburse & Docusign
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saas
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document management
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digital transformation
Dayforce deepens partner ecosystem with Emburse and Docusign integrations to streamline expense management and digital agreements for enterprise customers.
Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste with data
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data analytics
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cartech
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partner programmes
Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste by 30% as telematics help businesses slash idling, emissions and costs across global operations.
Google adds neutral atom push to quantum computing
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hpc
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quantum computing
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google
Google Quantum AI expands into neutral atom systems, placing Dr Adam Kaufman in Boulder as it seeks a second route to fault-tolerant machines.
OpenAI launches safety bug bounty for AI abuse risks
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physical security
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ai security
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risk & compliance
OpenAI opens public Safety Bug Bounty to find agentic prompt injection, data exfiltration and other AI misuse risks.
RWS launches AI translation tool to challenge DeepL
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physical security
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
RWS and Cohere unveil enterprise translation model aimed at regulated users, with internal tests claiming it beats DeepL and Gemini in 31 languages.
Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments
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gaming
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wearables
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physical security
AI-first smart glasses propel a 44.4% surge in global XR shipments, as Meta keeps the lead while headset demand slides and Viture grows fast.
Global handheld smart camera shipments jump 83% in 2025
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drones
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pc market
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dji
IDC says global handheld smart camera shipments surged 83% to 16.65 million in 2025, with DJI and Insta360 leading the boom.
Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products
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physical security
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digital entertainment
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rpa
Google rolls out Lyria 3 Pro to Vertex AI, Gemini and Workspace tools, giving users up to three-minute AI music tracks with finer song structure control.