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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France election 2015: Exit polls show Marine Le Pen’s far-right Front National fails to win a single region

December 13, 2015

France’s far-right party Front National has failed to win a single region in the second round of regional elections held in the country today in a surprise u-turn. The first round of the vote showed the party, led by Marine Le Pen, taking the lead in several regions, with voters flocking to it in the [...]
UK broadband battles: Ofcom consultation into BT pricing to close tomorrow

December 13, 2015

Get ready for another round of the UK's broadband battles, as industry regulator Ofcom’s consultation into how much BT can charge its rivals for leasing its broadband lines closes tomorrow. After a month-long consultation, part of its Business Connectivity Market Review, Ofcom’s review into BT’s cost attribution methodologies closes tomorrow, leaving the watchdog with a [...]
Twitter on cyber attack alert after warning of possible state-backed hack for the first time

December 13, 2015

Twitter has issued a warning about a potential state-sponsored hack for the first time ever. The social media company sent out email warnings to users feared to have been affected, suggesting that hackers may have been after IP addresses, email addresses or phone numbers, which Twitter only began collecting some months ago. Cyber attacks have [...]
COP21 Paris climate summit: UK business welcomes landmark climate change agreement as an “exciting opportunity”

December 13, 2015

UK business welcomed the landmark climate deal in Paris, with the CBI describing the outcome of the Paris talks as an “exciting opportunity for business”. The first universal agreement on climate change was finally reached this weekend, following weeks of negotiations and extended deadlines. 195 nations committed to cutting emissions in a deal calling for [...]
When will the Night Tube be introduced? One in twenty Londoners have given up hope that Transport for London will ever introduce 24-hour underground services

December 13, 2015

Poor, embattled Night Tube. It has yet to see the light of day despite being set to launch this autumn, as clashes between Transport for London and trade unions put paid to these plans. After months of delays, some Londoners have even begun to give up hope that we’ll ever see it. A new survey [...]
Fintech predictions 2016: Blockchain and bitcoin unicorns will give way to “thoroughbreds”

December 13, 2015

More good news for bitcoin, and the blockchain technology that it builds upon: At least five startups with $1bn valuations are expected to emerge within the next year, according to M&A advisers Magister Advisors. The advisers have been gazing into their crystal ball for next year, and foresee good times ahead for bitcoin firms, predicting [...]
NORAD Santa tracker 2015: Where is Father Christmas right now? Track Santa and his reindeer live as they fly over the world to deliver presents on Christmas Eve

December 13, 2015

Want to keep a close eye on exactly when Father Christmas will reach your chimney this year? Well, you’re in luck: US air defence is lending their satellite and radar technology to kids hoping to track his progress across the globe live for the 60th year in a row. Yes, really. In an unlikely burst [...]
Cashless Britain: Mobile payments are transforming our society – cash could be obsolete in the UK by 2020

December 13, 2015

A woman waves her watch at the automated barrier to gain entry to the train. When she exits she will do the same and her fee will be automatically calculated. Apart from the one-time set-up of her account, she has nothing else to do. No ticket to order, no card to carry, no ticket to [...]
Crown Estate sitting on £800m of vacant London properties

December 11, 2015

The Crown Estate is sitting on over £800m worth of empty properties in London alone, a City A.M. investigation has revealed, exposing the scale of the developer’s property footprint in the capital. The monarchy’s portfolio of property and land includes 312 vacant properties in the Greater London area, according to a Freedom of Information request, [...]
The UK’s least welcome Christmas gift: Toiletries, alcohol and candles most likely to get re-gifted

December 10, 2015

You may as well admit it: When your secret santa presents you with a lime-scented candle, or your Christmas stocking turns out to contain a toiletry set you didn’t need, you’ve thought about carefully wrapping it back up and passing the gift on to someone else, haven’t you? In fact, it turns out that most [...]

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