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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Victims of the Ashley Madison hack have now become scam targets

August 27, 2015

It hasn’t taken spammers long to capitalise on the 37m Ashley Madison users exposed through the massive hack in July. There’s been a surge in spam activity referencing cheating website Ashley Madison in recent weeks, warns security firm Symantec, as cyber crooks are obviously hoping to prey on adulterous hack victims and their spouses. Symantec’s [...]
Is your company about to merge? Let this 8-point plan for employees guide you on what to do next

August 27, 2015

As Betfair and Paddy Power announce plans to merge, in a deal that would create one of the world's biggest online betting and gaming companies, what should you do if you’re in the employee waiting room – ready to be called in and delivered your fate? 1) Don’t panic – mergers happen all the time [...]
As Amazon lays off engineers, it giving up on smartphones after disappointing Fire sales?

August 27, 2015

Remember Fire, Amazon’s first foray into smartphones? Amazon probably wishes it didn’t. The internet retailer is laying off “dozens of engineers” after disappointing sales of its smartphone, released in the UK one year ago, and the company is also curbing parts of its hardware development, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The layoffs were all [...]
Mobile phone etiquette: Is it ok to use your smartphone at the cinema, in church, at a meeting?

August 27, 2015

How do you feel when co-workers take a phone call during a meeting? What about when someone plays Candy Crush throughout your commute? Your answer to these questions may reveal more about your age than you think, after a new study on mobile phone etiquette from the Pew Research Center showed there are huge gaps between what [...]
Apple’s ex-chief executive John Sculley is making Android phones now, unveils Obi Worldphone

August 27, 2015

Apple’s former chief executive, John Sculley, has surprised the tech world by unveiling two new smartphones – which run on Google's Android operating system. He doesn’t plan for the phones to compete against his former company, though. Instead, with the Obi Worldphone and the SF1 both priced below $200, Sculley is hoping to become big [...]
Is this the UK’s next FinTech unicorn? Hank Uberoi of London-based tech startup Earthport slams outdated global payment infrastructure

August 26, 2015

Could this be the UK’s next FinTech unicorn? After previous success stories like Monitise and TransferWise leading the way, a UK-based payment platform slamming today’s global payment infrastructure for being “decades” out of date is hoping to disrupt the way companies pay their bills. Hundreds of thousands of international payments are made every day. But [...]
Angry Birds maker Rovio axes 260 jobs after failing to replicate smartphone game success

August 26, 2015

Finnish games developer Rovio is cutting one in three jobs to try to keep the company afloat after failing to replicate its Angry Birds success. Rovio announced today it will axe 260 jobs out of a workforce of 670, having shed another 110 people at the end of last year. The company’s chief executive, Pekka Rantala, [...]
Email addicts? One in three UK office workers check their work email in bed

August 26, 2015

Do you check your work email around the clock? You’re not alone. Our email addiction is getting worse, as four in five UK office workers check their work email after leaving the office – and a third even log on before they get out of bed in the morning. Some 45 per cent even admit [...]
India blocks mobile internet for an entire state because of protests

August 26, 2015

India blocked mobile internet in the entire state of Gujarat, in response to political protests being organised through Whatsapp, which have turned violent. Some 63m people living in the western state are affected by the blackout, and authorities say internet services will only resume after the protests subside. The protests are led by the state’s [...]
Uber partners with University of Arizona to beef up its research into self-driving cars

August 26, 2015

Uber’s getting serious about driverless cars, after the ride-hailing app teamed up with the University of Arizona to research new technology for autonomous cars. The strategic partnership between the two will focus on the optics systems needed to make driverless cars safe for roads, according to a statement from Uber: We’ll work with some of [...]

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