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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EU migrant crisis: How technology could help solve the refugee crisis

October 5, 2015

The migrant crisis has thrown up a challenge of vast proportions, affecting countries and aid organisations around the world. It is a global problem that requires a global solution. Technology must be at the heart of our response. Over 350,000 asylum seekers are displaced and heading towards Europe and more than 2,500 have already died [...]
The UK is the e-commerce capital of the EU with four in five Britons shopping online in past year

October 5, 2015

UK consumers are more likely to do their shopping online than any other EU country. Four in five Britons made a purchase online last year, new e-commerce figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. This puts us top among all EU countries, well above the average of 50 per cent. We share [...]
These are the world’s most valuable brands: Apple and Google winners in ranking dominated by tech industry

October 5, 2015

Apple has been named the world’s most valuable brand, followed by Google and Coca-Cola, once more topping Interbrand’s annual ranking. The tech industry dominates the ranking, as more than half of the world’s top ten brands are technology companies, according to the Best Global Brands report published today. Bullish earnings and record-breaking sales of the [...]
“What is Twitter?” Twitter has a 136-page manual to help politicians stay out of trouble

October 1, 2015

Twitter has a 136-page handbook for politicians trying to stay out of trouble on social media. It’s tricky to maneuver the minefield that is social media. Emily Thornberry famously had to resign from the shadow cabinet last year after posting a photo on Twitter and immediately feeling the wrath of the crowd. The Islington MP [...]
VW emissions scandal: Will Volkswagen’s costly mistake put more alternative vehicles on London’s roads?

October 1, 2015

With air quality pollution responsible for the deaths of 3,400 Londoners every year, action must be taken to clean up the capital’s roads by both policy makers and manufacturers. The emissions scandal has only heightened this crisis. Volkswagen has now revealed that nearly 1.2 million vehicles within the brand in the UK have been affected [...]
Who backs crowdfunding campaigns? Investors are male, young and have university degrees

October 1, 2015

The average crowdfunder is a university-educated man in his late twenties, according to alternative finance specialist Choice Loans, which has crunched the numbers on where crowdfunding investors are coming from and what they back. Crowdfunding is booming, no question about that. Campaigns grew by a staggering 420 per cent last year. But who’s backing them, [...]
Sir Robert McAlpine sued for £20m over allegedly faulty Arsenal Emirates Stadium housing development

October 1, 2015

Builder Sir Robert McAlpine has been sued for close to £20m over alleged defects on parts of the affordable homes making up part of the redevelopment of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Newlon Housing Trust has launched a £19.2m lawsuit against the builder for breach of contract and negligence. The social landlord claims several construction defects forced [...]
UK workers get a pay rise as minimum wage raised to £6.70 ahead of National Living Wage introduction

October 1, 2015

One million UK workers are getting a pay rise today, as the national minimum wage has gone up by 20p. This sets the new adult rate at £6.70 per hour. Youth rates are up too, as 18 to 20-year-olds will get £5.30 and under-18s get £3.87. Another pay rise is on the way for at [...]
Rob Terry-backed broker Daniel Stewart’ shares suspended from Aim

October 1, 2015

Shares in troubled stockbroker Daniel Stewart are to be suspended from London’s junior Aim market, as the broker attempts to secure new funding. The broker, backed by controversial Quindell founder Rob Terry, has had its shares suspended several times recently. The Aim-listed broker’s own broker quit in April after a five-month suspension from the market [...]
Spending cuts to R&D doesn’t just hurt innovation – it hurts the UK economy too

October 1, 2015

Innovation is something we all depend on. As the process by which new ideas generate economic and social value, innovation is responsible for the technological developments that improve our quality of life and tackle the world’s biggest challenges like hunger and poverty. The UK has long possessed the strong research base required to fuel innovation [...]

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