eCommerceNews UK - Technology news for digital commerce decision-makers

About Sean

Sean Mitchell mugshot photo
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

Stories by Sean

Ai humanoid sharing data brain with doctor in secure hospital corridor

Healthcare AI pilots outpace sector's regulatory readiness

Yesterday
#
data protection
#
digital transformation
#
risk & compliance
Healthcare AI pilots are surging, but Kyndryl warns weak governance and compliance leave most providers stuck in perpetual experimentation.
Suse

SUSE revamps structure to boost digital sovereignty focus

Last week
#
virtualisation
#
uc
#
network infrastructure
SUSE reshapes its European tech structure, adds senior leaders and new business units to sharpen its digital sovereignty and AI focus.
Taiwan electronics factory ai server racks pcb assembly line

Inventec boosts AI server output with Siemens DFM tools

Last week
#
manufacturing
#
supply chain
#
inventec
Inventec adopts Siemens DFM and SMT tools to speed AI server production, halving late design changes and boosting manufacturing quality.
Software engineer ai coding security shields padlock network diagram

Endor Labs launches AURI to secure AI-driven coding

Last week
#
digital transformation
#
application security
#
devsecops
Endor Labs unveils AURI, a security intelligence platform embedding reachability-led checks into AI coding assistants and CI/CD pipelines.
Aerial sweden skelleftea battery factory ai datacenter wind hydro

Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub

Last week
#
datacentre infrastructure
#
hyperscale
#
dc
Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.
Isometric us broadband ops center converged coax fiber 16 state map

Vyve taps Harmonic cOS to unify DOCSIS & fibre ops

Last week
#
network infrastructure
#
sdn
#
digital divide
Vyve adopts Harmonic's cOS to virtualise broadband, unifying DOCSIS and fibre on a single platform across its 16-state US network.
Modern parcel lockers uk street sidewalk delivery van scene

Bloq.it & Evri launch 1,000 smart lockers across UK

Last week
#
smart cities
#
digital transformation
#
cx
Bloq.it and Evri will roll out 1,000 smart lockers and returns units across the UK, targeting soaring eCommerce returns worth GBP £4.2 billion.
Hr interview with ai brain laptop skills assessment office scene

TestGorilla unveils AI fluency tests to reshape hiring

Last week
#
hcm
#
genai
#
ai
TestGorilla rolls out AI fluency tests and simulations to help employers measure AI readiness as skills overtake experience in hiring.
Raymond steen

VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA

Last week
#
physical security
#
supply chain
#
ai security
VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.
Modern european office empty desks glowing dashboards talent gap

EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists

Last week
#
devops
#
hybrid cloud
#
digital transformation
EU employers scramble for scarce SAP S/4HANA talent as ECC 2027 deadline nears, exposing deep gaps in senior and mid-level expertise.
Car factory assembly line stoppage robotic arms smoking cabinet

Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

Last week
#
data protection
#
dr
#
ransomware
Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.
Minimalist laptop contract uk flag online consumer rights

New BS ISO 21800 aims to simplify online contracts

Last week
#
digital transformation
#
e-commerce
#
social media
New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.
Submer

Submer, Hammer partner to expand UK AI liquid cooling

Last week
#
edutech
#
datacentre infrastructure
#
hyperscale
Submer teams with Hammer to offer UK and European resellers local access to AI-focused liquid cooling as dense data centre demand surges.
Email attachment20260306 2983184 ievz26

Climb, Sophos seal exclusive Irish cybersecurity deal

Last week
#
firewalls
#
data protection
#
endpoint protection
Climb secures exclusive Irish distribution of Sophos Threat Profile and full suite, targeting rising AI-driven cybersecurity demand.
Email attachment20260306 2983157 cqfvvh

UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders

Last week
#
edutech
#
microsoft
#
fujitsu
UA92 partners with Fujitsu to spotlight gender gaps and galvanise male allyship in boosting women's leadership across business and academia.
Pro vs newbie socs side by side network diagrams cinematic lighting

Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

Last week
#
devops
#
apm
#
risk & compliance
Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.
Dev team monitoring code pipelines with app security scanning

Archipelo, Checkmarx tie dev context to app security

Last week
#
devops
#
application security
#
devsecops
Archipelo and Checkmarx partner to fuse dev workflow signals with app security scans, giving teams origin evidence to prioritise fixes.
South korea energy efficient ai chips semiconductor wafer lab

Weebit Nano joins Korea drive for low-power AI chips

Last week
#
semiconductors
#
power / energy
#
ai
Weebit Nano joins South Korea's state-backed push to develop ultra-low-power analogue compute-in-memory chips for next-generation AI.
Email attachment20260306 2983184 s9mx4j

Sahar Group selects Ramco for Black Hawk MRO digitisation

Last week
#
devops
#
digital transformation
#
supply chain
Sahar Group picks Ramco's aviation suite to digitise Black Hawk MRO, unifying maintenance, supply chain and finance on one platform.
Modern uk ireland it consultancy office collaboration scene

TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland

Last week
#
hcm
#
ai
#
it services
Tata Consultancy Services named Top Employer in UK and Ireland for 2026, extending a 16-year UK streak and earning first Irish certification.