By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

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Christmas gifts 2015: Hoverboards, drones and onesies top our list of holiday searches

December 24, 2015

The last and biggest day of the Christmas shopping season is officially upon us now. If you haven't found anything yet, and starting to get antsy about what to get our loved ones – don't panic, you aren't alone. Christmas Eve is still the single busiest day to buy gifts, and as we’re increasingly using our [...]
Forget passwords, Google is trialling password-free logins using only your phone to improve IT security

December 23, 2015

If you’re the type who’s always forgetting their password, this might just be the most welcome news of the day for you. Google has confirmed it is trialling password-free logins to sign in to a Google account, letting you authenticate through a smartphone notification instead. Passwords are well established as IT security’s weakest link: ineffective [...]
Anonymous “declares war” on Turkey in retaliation for “helping” the Islamic State

December 23, 2015

Anonymous has “declared war” on Turkey, taking responsibility for the massive cyber attacks that have hit against the country. The hacker group said the attacks are retaliation for its suspicion Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is indirectly helping Islamic state (Isis). Anonymous released a video accusing the country of supporting Isis, also known as Daesh, financially: As many of [...]
Chick sexer, train pusher, beer smeller: The eight weirdest jobs you can apply for in 2016

December 23, 2015

Want a new direction for your career in the new year? How about becoming a chick sexer? With January just around the corner, plenty of us start thinking about a fresh start. But maybe these weren’t exactly the dream jobs you had in mind. From beer sniffer to train pusher, CV site StandOut CV has [...]
Cyber siege: What businesses should learn from 2015’s hacks against TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse and Wetherspoons

December 23, 2015

We will remember the past year in IT security as yet another in which cyber-attackers have got the better of major organisations, from the US government’s HR agency, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and health insurance giant Anthem over in the States, Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer VTech and Japanese-owned Hello Kitty brand, through to [...]
Northern Powerhouse: The North’s digital economy is booming but needs more infrastructure spending

December 23, 2015

This year has seen the potential of the Northern Powerhouse truly realised and our digital sector sits at the beating heart of this agenda. The North’s digital economy is booming. It employs over 170,000 people and there has been a 57 per cent rise in new digital companies over the past three years. The UK’s [...]
Five charts that show how millennials’ Christmas celebrations differ from traditional ones

December 23, 2015

Gearing up for a Christmas dinner with pudding, turkey and all the trimmings? Let us take a stab and guess that you’re 35 years or older. As it turns out, where you’ll be spending your Christmas day reveals more than you might think about your age. Not to mention what you’re putting on the table [...]
More women in tech? We need a Good Wife for science

December 23, 2015

The tech sector needs women. This isn’t a question of political correctness; tech businesses must have diversity at all levels to stay creative and innovative. In addition, women are of course huge consumers of technology products and services, so it makes sense that technology organisations should develop female talent. Ultimately, without women, the UK’s impressive [...]
Christmas gifts 2015: How late can you leave your shopping at Argos, M&S, Currys, John Lewis, Zara, Amazon, Harrods and more?

December 23, 2015

Left your Christmas shopping until the last minute this year again? You’re not alone. Christmas Eve is when the real festive rush sets in, with manic shoppers dashing to get everything done before Father Christmas is due. Last year, payments processor Worldpay estimated it was the single busiest day of the year, processing 26m transactions [...]
How reliable are the UK’s GDP figures? (Spoiler: Not very)

December 22, 2015

Ah, GDP figures. They move markets, inform central banks’ decisions and direct government aid, and – as you’ll be well aware if you’re a regular reader of these pages – make headlines. But just how reliable is economic data? Not particularly, as it turns out. Fastidious Switzerland and Luxembourg have the highest quality GDP data, [...]

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