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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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Australian Stories

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Smart Home

Dreame teams up with Sydney Swans in Australia push

Dreame deepens its Australian push with Sydney Swans deal as the consumer tech brand seeks wider reach beyond home cleaning products.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Malware

Phishing surge targets Gulf after Iran-Israel tensions

Bitdefender reports a 130% jump in phishing and malware activity across Gulf markets, with fake invoices and banking lures driving attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Global Stories

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Physical Security

RWS launches AI translation tool to challenge DeepL

RWS and Cohere unveil enterprise translation model aimed at regulated users, with internal tests claiming it beats DeepL and Gemini in 31 languages.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Gaming

Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments

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.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Drones

Global handheld smart camera shipments jump 83% in 2025

IDC says global handheld smart camera shipments surged 83% to 16.65 million in 2025, with DJI and Insta360 leading the boom.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Semiconductors

Asia-Pacific PC shipments seen falling 13.7% in 2026

Asia-Pacific PC shipments are expected to reverse sharply in 2026 as memory shortages and higher prices squeeze supply after a strong 2025 rebound.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Physical Security

Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products

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.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Virtualisation

HPE boosts AI security across networking & recovery

HPE rolls out AI governance, recovery and post-quantum updates across networking and storage to strengthen cyber resilience in distributed operations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Cover Genius names chief revenue officer & marketing head

Cover Genius expands leadership team with Jennifer Aubert Parker as Chief Revenue Officer and Nidhi Daga as Global Senior Vice President, Marketing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026

Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Gaming

CRKD launches compact ATOM+ controller with thumbsticks

CRKD unveils ATOM+ controller with TMR thumbsticks, multi-device support and drift-resistant controls for Switch 2, PC and mobile.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Data Protection

OpenAI names Mani Asia-Pacific Chief for expansion

OpenAI recruits former Google and Disney executive Kiran Mani to lead Asia-Pacific push from Singapore amid faster AI adoption and tougher regulation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026