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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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BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to secure AI agents
Endpoint Protection

BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to secure AI agents

BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to discover, govern and lock down proliferating enterprise AI agents, identities, privileges and secrets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Ledger appoints John Andrews as CFO in New York push
Encryption

Ledger appoints John Andrews as CFO in New York push

Ledger names John Andrews CFO and opens a New York office, boosting its US institutional push in digital asset security infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
US-led raid disrupts record DDoS botnets worldwide
Malware

US-led raid disrupts record DDoS botnets worldwide

US, Canadian and German authorities have dismantled four record-breaking IoT DDoS botnets that hijacked over three million devices worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
WordPress.com adds AI write tools for site control
Digital Transformation

WordPress.com adds AI write tools for site control

WordPress.com now lets AI agents draft, edit and publish content directly to sites via conversation, expanding beyond read-only integrations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
Milestone launches AI tools for security video teams
Data Protection

Milestone launches AI tools for security video teams

Milestone unveils AI tools to speed video review, cut false alerts and anonymise footage for security teams facing tighter privacy rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor
Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 appoints Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor

KnowBe4 names Dr Kawin Boonyapredee APJ CISO advisor to steer human risk and AI cyber threat strategy from a new base in Singapore.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
Scanabull raises NZD $1.1 million for cattle weighing tech
Agricultural Technology

Scanabull raises NZD $1.1 million for cattle weighing tech

New Zealand agritech startup Scanabull raises NZD $1.1 million to scale smartphone-based 3D cattle weighing for beef farmers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
GitLab widens AI access & sets flat review pricing
DevOps

GitLab widens AI access & sets flat review pricing

GitLab opens agentic AI to free-tier users, sets USD $0.25 flat fee for automated code reviews and expands security false-positive filtering.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
Google AI Studio gets full-stack coding agent Antigravity
Marketing Technologies

Google AI Studio gets full-stack coding agent Antigravity

Google has launched Antigravity, a full-stack coding agent in AI Studio that turns text prompts into collaborative, production-ready web apps.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
OpenAI monitors internal coding agents for risky conduct
DevOps

OpenAI monitors internal coding agents for risky conduct

OpenAI unveils a GPT-5.4-powered system that audits its own coding agents for rule-bending behaviour, flagging suspicious sessions to humans.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Varist launches free malware scanner amid AI threat
Cloud Security

Varist launches free malware scanner amid AI threat

Iceland-based Varist has launched a free malware scanner that rates suspicious files in seconds to counter fast-evolving AI-driven threats.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 mini & nano for faster coding
Small Language Models

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 mini & nano for faster coding

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 mini and nano, smaller AI models promising faster, cheaper coding help and near-flagship performance on key benchmarks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
OpenAI buys Astral to bolster Codex developer tools
Data Science

OpenAI buys Astral to bolster Codex developer tools

OpenAI is buying Python tooling specialist Astral to fold its uv, Ruff and ty projects into Codex and deepen ties to developers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Netwrix boosts AI data governance for Microsoft Copilot
Data Protection

Netwrix boosts AI data governance for Microsoft Copilot

Netwrix enhances its 1Secure platform to map AI access, tightening data governance and Copilot monitoring across hybrid environments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Bedrock expands ArgusAI for AI agent risk oversight
Data Protection

Bedrock expands ArgusAI for AI agent risk oversight

Bedrock expands ArgusAI to map AI agents, MCP servers and Snowflake Cortex access, promising unified oversight of enterprise AI risk.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity
Data Analytics

Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity

Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026

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ICS.AI launches free student AI access for UK universities
Software-as-a-Service

ICS.AI launches free student AI access for UK universities

ICS.AI unveils a national higher education AI model giving UK students free access to campus tools in a bid to close the AI skills gap.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026