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Artfinder deploys Neo4j graph database to personalise recommendations
Can a machine understand art? Not yet and maybe never, so the Artfinder art website took a different approach, using a Neo4j graph database instead

Majority of Britons support government surveillance for national security
A survey reveals that a majority of UK citizens support government surveillance for national security as Apple attempts to rally public support in its row with the FBI over encryption

52 contactless payments made every second in UK last December
Contactless card payments continue to rise at a rapid rate, with nearly £8bn spent in the UK last year using the technology

Digital minister Matt Hancock calls for big data mining complex in south Wales
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has highlighted the potential of public sector data science expertise in Cardiff and Newport

CEO training critical to cyber resilience, says APMG
CEOs staying informed on current cyber security risks has a positive impact in the boardroom and beyond, according to certification and accreditation organisation APMG

Google calls for datacentre storage disk design overhaul
Search giant Google says an overhaul of traditional 3.5in disks could lower the total cost of ownership and improve infrastructure performance

Londoners lead mobile banking switch
People in London are the most likely to manage their finances using a smartphone, according to a survey of consumers in England and Wales

After BT’s Openreach reprieve, what now for the UK broadband roll-out?
After Ofcom’s decision to leave Openreach in BT, what happens next – and how will the UK reap the benefits of superfast broadband?

Tech Nordic Advocates partners with Nordic Startup Conference
Tech Nordic Advocates, sister organisation of startup group Tech London Advocates, is partnering with the Nordic Startup Conference show in Copenhagen in March

Israeli high-tech startups seek UK funding
Israeli high-tech startup companies visit London in search of venture capital and angel investors

Everywoman forum: the importance of authenticity, confidence and being memorable
At the 2016 Everywoman in Technology forum, speakers taught women in IT how to stand out from the crowd, when authenticity matters and how to have confidence

Nissan acts on Leaf car app security flaw after researcher goes public
Nissan suspends its electric car app after a researcher went public about a security flaw that could enable attackers to take control of heating systems

We Are Colony: Tackling the death of traditional film and abundance of content
Founder of content streaming platform We Are Colony explains why the film industry should be making the most of digital content to provide the best experience for modern consumers

Cyber crime is fastest growing economic crime, says PwC report
More than half of UK organisations say they expect to be the victim of cyber crime in the next two years, suggesting it will become the UK’s largest economic crime, says a PwC report

Payments regulator wants banks to sell stakes in Vocalink
The UK payments regulator wants banks to loosen their grip on the payments infrastructure by selling off some of their stake in it

Nissan breaks basic security rules with Leaf electric car app
Security researcher shows how hackers can hijack a vehicle’s heating and air-conditioning systems, identify owners and spy on journeys

HP Inc sales plummet 12%, with tough times ahead
HP Inc reports a big drop in revenues, and the CEO predicts some difficult quarters to come

Openreach reformed, but remains part of BT as Ofcom aims to open up fibre broadband market
Telecoms regulator Ofcom wants to stimulate building of fibre broadband direct to homes and premises, but will not split up BT – yet

UK businesses and police growing cyber capabilities, summit told
UK businesses and police are getting better at building cyber capabilities, but there is still work to be done, according to the deputy head of the Met Police’s Falcon unit

London overtakes Amsterdam as most in-demand location for datacentre space
Research from real estate advisory organisation CBRE shows demand for colocation space in London continues to grow, outstripping Amsterdam

Internet of things providers set to battle over platform dominance
The need for interoperability will lead to rival internet of things (IoT) standards and ecosystems – which could put the brake on adoption

Risk management key to cyber security, says Bank of England CISO
An essential part of information security is identifying and managing the risks, experts tell the European Information Security Summit 2016

IT could help avert Norwegian healthcare crisis
With a per capita healthcare spend already the highest in the world, Norway is facing a healthcare crisis as its population is increasingly dominated by elderly people

Everywoman launches Modern Muse career app for young women
Member organisation Everywoman has launched the Modern Muse not-for-profit app to offer young girls access to female role models in Stem fields

Spotify to move datacentre workloads to Google’s cloud
Spotify says building and buying datacentres to keep up with demand for its services is no longer viable, as it prepares to shift its infrastructure into the Google cloud

Mapping technology turning Depok in Indonesia into smart city
Depok in Indonesia is using mapping technology to support its smart city ambitions

Hertz division chooses Cognizant to support IoT plans
The equipment hire division of Hertz has contracted IT services firm Cognizant to support the implementation of its internet of things strategy

Citi’s corporate clients do $1tn in mobile banking
Citi bank’s mobile service for corporate finance departments has notched up $1tn in transactions since its launch in 2011

Ministry of Defence collaboration contract goes to G-Cloud SME Inovem
SME Inovem follows up G-Cloud contract wins with Ministry of Justice and Department of Health by clinching deal with the Ministry of Defence

CIOs admit they are blind to cyber threats despite security spend
Many of the security defences that companies invest in are blind to encrypted traffic and untrustworthy digital certificates, a study reveals

Rebooting desktop IT
Following years of decline, the PC industry is being reset. Windows 10 and an evolving range of PC devices are refining the user computing landscape

Nimble enters all-flash market with AF series arrays
Nimble Storage – until now solely a provider of hybrid flash arrays – has added the AF series of all-flash arrays to its portfolio

Safeguarding firm uKnowKids comes under fire for handling of child data breach
Child social media monitoring service uKnowKids has run into criticism for its response to a report of a vulnerability in one of its databases

Case study: National Rail Enquiries tackles website uptime issues with AWS and Soasta
The National Rail Enquiries website took a battering in the wake of the 2013 St. Jude’s storm, prompting the organisation to rethink its hosting and load-testing procedures

MWC16: Smartphone suppliers show off virtual reality at Mobile World Congress
At Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, key device suppliers have been quick to roll out their flagship devices, with an emphasis on virtual reality

MWC16: 4G connections pass one billion worldwide, says GSMA
The number of 4G mobile connections worldwide has passed the one billion mark, according to the GSMA

Internet of things helps track endangered dugongs in the Philippines
Fishermen in the Philippines are using smartphones and apps to help conservationists protect an endangered species

UK CIOs over-confident about cyber security, study shows
UK firms are operating from a reactive security posture and tending to symptoms, rather than causes, and yet still believe they can detect threats faster than the industry average

IBM open sources Blockchain to help developers build ledgers
IBM has released over 40 thousand lines of Blockchain code to help developers build ledgers for the distributed technology that underpins Bitcoin

MWC16: Ford expands connected vehicle ecosystem
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, auto supplier Ford expands its Smart Mobility programme and launches a connected vehicle

Northern local councils miss SME targets
Local government organisations in the north of England are failing to support local IT SME companies with supply contracts

Encrypted traffic security analysis a top priority for 2016, says Dell Security
Decryption and inspection strategies are necessities, with nearly 65% of all internet traffic encrypted, says the latest threat report from Dell Security

Dutch water wants to move beyond dipping its toes into big data pool
Dutch water company Brabant Water wants to use data to improve the service it provides to customers, as well as identify problems on its distribution network

Girls compete in Network Rail Stem careers event
Almost 90 teenage girls visited the Network Rail offices to take part in the second round of the Stem careers event to win work experience

Consumers want to collect loyalty points on mobile phones
Eight out of ten customers would like to start collecting loyalty points from retailers through their mobile devices

MWC 2016: Faulty mobiles usually users’ fault, report claims
Consumer behaviour seems to be the primary cause of faulty mobile devices, reports Blancco Technology

MWC16: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg voices support for Apple over FBI probe
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Mobile World Congress he sympathised with Apple’s battle with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone

Social engineering confirmed as top information security threat
Cyber attackers shifted away from automated exploits in 2015 and instead tricked people into doing the dirty work, Proofpoint researchers found

MWC16: GSMA and operators renew commitment to connected women
At Mobile World Congress, the GSMA has partnered with a number of operators to connect millions more women in emerging economies

CGI to provider insurance sector with weather information service
CGI develops a proof of concept for a system that would use huge volumes of data from weather forecasting supercomputers to help insurance companies plan ahead

MasterCard selfie payment system to be launched in US after Dutch success
MasterCard rolls out fingerprint and facial recognition identification technology for online payments following a successful Dutch pilot

Tech leaders back David Cameron’s pro-EU campaign
The CEOs of BT Group, Cisco, IBM and Vodafone put their names to the prime minister’s campaign to stay in Europe

Samsung Pay processes $500m in first six months
Samsung Pay is being used by around five million people in the US and South Korea, with China being the next step in its global launch

MWC16: Vertical approach to 5G is vital, says European Commission
The European Commission’s 5G Public-Private Partnership has set out its vision of how 5G will empower vertical industries in Europe