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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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OpenAI launches AUD $155 Codex Pro plan for developers
Digital Transformation

OpenAI launches AUD $155 Codex Pro plan for developers

OpenAI unveils a mid-range ChatGPT Pro plan for Codex users as enterprise revenue tops 40% and CarPlay voice access rolls out globally.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Visa & Westpac launch digital fleet payments in Australia
Digital Transformation

Visa & Westpac launch digital fleet payments in Australia

Visa and Westpac to launch mobile wallet fleet payments in Australia, giving businesses real-time controls and wider merchant acceptance from 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Vulnetix named Australia's first global CVE authority
Malware

Vulnetix named Australia's first global CVE authority

Vulnetix expands AI coding defences as Australia's first Global CVE Numbering Authority, opening vulnerability tools to developers nationwide.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Avocado warns on code repository supply chain attacks
Cloud Security

Avocado warns on code repository supply chain attacks

Avocado urges Australian firms to tighten repository security as the ACSC reissues a high alert on active supply chain attacks and secrets sprawl.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Written by Mark

Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite
Customer Relationship Management

Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite

Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus
Hyperscale

Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus

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.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Black & White Engineering names new CTO & innovation chief
Hyperscale

Black & White Engineering names new CTO & innovation chief

Black & White Engineering appoints Charlie Bater as Chief Technical Officer and Paul Cook as Global Director of Technology & Innovation amid global expansion.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
OneQode, Hitachi Vantara & Cylix launch sovereign AI
Storage

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara & Cylix launch sovereign AI

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix Applied Intelligence launch a sovereign AI factory push across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Autodesk launches Forma Building Design for Revit links
Smart Cities

Autodesk launches Forma Building Design for Revit links

Autodesk debuts Forma Building Design to tie early schematic work more closely to Revit, with new carbon tools and cloud links.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability
DevOps

Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability

Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence
Firewalls

Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month
VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security
Data Protection

VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security

VITG broadens ANZ cyber offering with Security Centric deal and names founder Sash Vasilevski Chief Security Officer in combined group.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee
Network Infrastructure

Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Google launches Gemma 4 open AI models for devices
Internet of Things

Google launches Gemma 4 open AI models for devices

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.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Gigabyte unveils dark wood AM5 motherboard for gamers
Gaming

Gigabyte unveils dark wood AM5 motherboard for gamers

Gigabyte adds dark wood styling to its premium AM5 motherboard line, pairing the X870E AERO X3D Dark Wood with Ryzen support and Wi-Fi 7.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Synology adds private home monitoring to BeeStation Plus
Storage

Synology adds private home monitoring to BeeStation Plus

Synology extends BeeStation Plus with local camera monitoring for homes and micro-businesses, offering AI alerts and no subscription fees.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Mark

Primacom deploys laser link for Jakarta 10 Gbps backbone
Network Infrastructure

Primacom deploys laser link for Jakarta 10 Gbps backbone

Primacom taps Transcelestial laser technology to add a 10 Gbps Jakarta backbone link in under a day, sidestepping fibre trenching delays.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month