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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Alibaba lobbying to stay off counterfeit blacklist

October 18, 2015

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Xi Jinping: Britain has made “visionary” progress to strengthen ties with China

October 18, 2015

China’s president Xi Jinping has called the UK’s ambitions to become China’s best partner in the West a “visionary and strategic choice”, as his state visit to the UK draws near. The visit, which officially begins on Tuesday, will be Xi’s first time in the UK in over two decades. It’s been described by officials [...]
Bitcoin price just hit a two-month high against the dollar

October 16, 2015

Bitcoin went soaring through its $260 roof today, hitting a two-month high for the digital currency. It’s been picking up speed over the past month, and on Wednesday, 1.29m bitcoin was traded – a nine-month-high according to CoinDesk. It briefly hit a high of over $260, before falling back down to trade at $259. Analysts [...]
Adobe confirms security hole in Flash Player which leaves users exposed to hackers

October 16, 2015

As if Adobe Flash wasn’t already struggling enough. A massive security flaw has just been confirmed, which could leave all Flash users exposed to hackers crashing their computers, or even taking control over them. Adobe has confirmed the “critical” vulnerability, which apparently affects all versions of Flash Player, whether on Windows, Mac or Linux. The [...]
Bad news, Black Cabs: Taxi app Uber isn’t breaking the law, rules High Court

October 16, 2015

Uber lovers can breathe a sigh of relief this morning, after the High Court ruled that the ride-hailing app isn’t breaking the law. Uber welcomed today's ruling as "great news" for Londoners and a "victory for common sense". It marks the latest stage in a drawn-out battle between Uber and rival black cab drivers, which had [...]
World’s first bitcoin miner IPO draws near for Bitcoin Group

October 16, 2015

The world’s first bitcoin mining IPO is drawing near, as Australia’s Bitcoin Group Limited launches a “pre-IPO”. After two failed attempts to list, could it be third time lucky for the company? Bitcoin crowdfunding platform BnkToTheFuture has launched a fund to invest in the firm, with less than a month to go until its flotation. Bitcoin [...]
Map: UK house prices are still below 2007 peak in Wales, the North and southern Scotland – but have soared past them in London, Bristol, York and Manchester

October 16, 2015

London’s house prices may have surged well beyond the prices of the last property boom, but that’s hardly true of the whole country. Looking at average house prices today against what they were eight years ago shows prices are still below their 2007 peak in about half the country. The map of England, Scotland and [...]
Nestle share price falls after disappointing sales slashing growth forecast

October 16, 2015

Nestle has cut its growth forecast for 2015 as “exceptional events” kept the company from meeting its sales targets. The figures Organic sales growth was up 4.2 per cent year-on-year for the first nine months, against forecasts of 4.7 per cent. The company reported sales of £44bn for the period, weighed down 6.9 per cent [...]
Barclays is teaming up with blockchain startups Chainalysis and Wave as the bank’s bitcoin experiment expands

October 15, 2015

Barclays has signed contracts with two blockchain startups in what the bank is calling a “game-changer”. This is one of the first times a major bank has opened up for such a cooperation with blockchain clients, as many bitcoin companies have had difficulties gaining access to banking services. Barclays chief design and innovation officer Derek [...]
New dystopian app Peeple lets you rate anyone – and anyone rate you

October 15, 2015

It was only a matter of time: You can already rate your hotels, restaurants, doctors, teachers and who knows what else online. The new app Peeple has taken this quantifying trend to its dystopian logical conclusion, by building a platform where you can rate and review anyone you like – and anyone can rate you. [...]

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