Digital Nexus
Digital Nexus brings you inside Australia’s AI frontier. Hosts Chris Sinclair and Mark Monfort sit down with founders and leaders shaping the market, uncovering the products, journeys, and ideas driving AI adoption. Smart, unfiltered, and a little cheeky — it’s your backstage pass to the people redefining Australia’s tech future (and the world of course).
Mark Monfort, the tech wizard behind the @AusDefi Association and NotCentralised, isn't just a name—he's a legend. With blockchain fin-tech victories under his belt, he's now on a quest to build the ultimate #LLM, SIKE.ai, enhancing business workflows and securing data like a true digital sorcerer. Nothing can stop him!
Chris Sinclair, the design guru and UX/CX mastermind, knows the secrets of digital innovation and business strategy like the back of his hand. Partnered with Digital Village, a league of specialists leading the charge in product development and innovation, Chris is here to prove that the old ways of working are no match for the future!
Get ready for epic discussions, expert perspectives, and a sneak peek into the future of digital innovation. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and stay tuned for more episodes as we explore the frontiers of technology with a dash of humour and a whole lot of superhero flair...or fails!
Digital Nexus
Ep 25 | Rise of the Agents! We got to play with Manus and Cline
In the latest episode of the we highlight the news but deep dive into Manus, a new AI agent tool currently in beta but making big waves around the world. We also dive into one of the open source tools that Manus is built on with Cline. In news we look at Grok AI's integration into X, Nvidia's partnership with Disney and more.
TIMESTAMPS
05:27 - AI News Roundups
15:47 - Diving into Manus
28:50 - Cline - one of the key open-source tools underpinning Manus. A live demo
38:39 - Enterprise adoption and AI
51:27 - Future of AI and closing thoughts
LINKS
Manus: https://manus.im/app
Cline: https://cline.bot/
OpenAI new tools for building agents: http://openai.com/index/new-tools-for-building-agents/
Query Grok in X: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/x-now-lets-you-query-grok-by-mentioning-it-in-replies/
Bolt.New link into Figma: https://bolt.new/
Nvidia new robot “Blue”: https://youtu.be/BFiBZI3nqhQ?t=666
Mistral 3.1, faster and better smaller models out performs the rest-ish: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-small-3-1
Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi
SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus
