About Melania
Melania Watson
Interview Editor
Melania Watson is our Interview Editor for the TechDay editorial team. Starting her journalism career with Newshub as a Digital Reporter and Producer, she has a keen interest in technology, communication, and current affairs. Melania takes pride in conducting professional and in-depth interviews, which assist her in producing exclusive content that resonates with TechDay’s audience.
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Rapid7 adds AI risk summaries to Command Platform for faster response
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risk & compliance
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ai
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cybersecurity
Rapid7 has added AI-generated risk summaries to its Command Platform, helping security teams speed up prioritisation and remediation of vulnerabilities.
Confluent unveils platform to bridge AI context gap with real-time data
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smart cities
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data science
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supply chain
Confluent launches Confluent Intelligence, a platform providing real-time data streaming to enhance AI context and support scalable, event-driven AI systems.
Confluent launches real-time service to boost AI data context
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private cloud
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data analytics
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llms
Confluent launches Real-Time Context Engine to deliver up-to-date data and context to AI agents, enhancing decision accuracy with its Model Context Protocol.
Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility
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hyperscale
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martech
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physical security
Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.
Datadog named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DEM
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siem
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digital transformation
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cx
Datadog has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, marking the second consecutive year of recognition.
Dynatrace named leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Dynatrace has been named a Leader again in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, recognised for its vision and execution.
VMA goes data-first with 2025 Industry Metrics launch
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martech
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clean technologies
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marketing
The Visual Media Association has launched its 2025 survey to benchmark Australia’s AUD $15bn print, sign, packaging and visual media sector amid key government reviews.
AI, digital tariffs & the end of VPNs shape cybersecurity’s future
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firewalls
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vpns
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network security
Cybersecurity's future features AI risks, digital tariffs, and the end of VPNs, transforming identity management and security by 2026 and beyond.
Rimini Street outlines Agentic AI ERP as the future of innovation
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digital transformation
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erp
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ai
Rimini Street unveils Agentic AI ERP as the future, proposing AI-driven overlays on existing systems to boost innovation without costly upgrades.
Arctic Wolf & AWS boost AI security with expanded Aurora Platform
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saas
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Arctic Wolf and AWS have expanded their partnership to scale the Aurora Platform, boosting AI-driven security for over 10,000 global customers.
Teradata launches AI Services to help firms achieve real ROI
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Teradata unveils AI Services to help firms move AI from pilots to production, delivering clear ROI with expert guidance and sprint-based deployment.
PMT Security & DroneShield partner to counter rising drone threats
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physical security
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digital entertainment
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ai
PMT Security partners with DroneShield to enhance protection against drone threats targeting Australian government, corrections, and critical infrastructure sectors.
Rapid7 reveals global findings in latest cyber-threat report
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ransomware
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encryption
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phishing
Rapid7 warns AI and quantum computing will escalate cyber threats, urging firms to adopt advanced defences and post-quantum cryptography amid rising hybrid attacks.
CrowdStrike & NVIDIA develop real-time AI agents for cyber defence
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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cloud security
CrowdStrike and NVIDIA have joined forces to create autonomous AI agents that provide real-time cybersecurity across cloud, data centre, and edge environments.
Nutanix & NVIDIA advance secure AI factories for government sector
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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data privacy
Nutanix and NVIDIA collaborate to deliver secure, scalable AI factory solutions tailored for government agencies, ensuring compliance with strict security standards.
Publicis Sapient launches AI-powered retail network in Australia
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
Publicis Sapient has launched its AI-powered Agentic Retail Network in Australia to help retailers integrate and optimise AI across their operations.
Check Point & NVIDIA launch AI Cloud Protect for secure deployments
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firewalls
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hyperscale
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network security
Check Point and NVIDIA launch AI Cloud Protect, a security solution for AI deployments, ensuring protection without impacting performance in enterprise settings.
Halloween scams spike as 63% of festive spam found malicious
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malware
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phishing
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email security
Bitdefender reports a 63% rise in malicious Halloween spam, with scams posing as festive giveaways and retail offers to steal data or spread malware.
Australian developers embrace AI, boost productivity on GitHub
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open source
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genai
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llms
Over 2 million Australian developers boosted productivity and innovation, embracing AI tools like GitHub Copilot amid record growth on GitHub in 2025.
AI-powered scams & web skimming surge across New Zealand
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ransomware
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phishing
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email security
AI-driven scams and web skimming attacks have surged in New Zealand, with web skimming up 416% and tech support scams rising 437% in Q3 2025, warns Gen Digital.