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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Astronauts on International Space Station about to harvest first-ever space-grown food, as Nasa develops “Veggie” plant growth chamber

August 9, 2015

Nasa astronauts have been growing lettuce in space, as the first-ever space-grown fruit and veg is about to be harvested on the International Space Station. Forget freeze-dried meals, astronauts are about to get a better deal. Nasa has developed a plant growth chamber dubbed “Veggie” and sent it into orbit. Produce from the mini-greenhouse is [...]
Greek debt crisis: Greece hopes to conclude bailout talks by Tuesday, ahead of next repayment to European Central Bank

August 9, 2015

Greece’s government is hoping to conclude bailout talks with its creditors by Tuesday, giving the debt-ridden country time to pass the deal ahead of its next repayment to the European Central Bank (ECB). Details of a plan that would make up to 86bn euros (£60.9bn) available to Greece are being negotiated with the International Monetary [...]
Apple supplier Foxconn invests £5bn in India

August 9, 2015

Electronics maker Foxconn is investing $5bn in a new factory in India, as the Apple supplier seeks to mitigate rising wage costs in China. Foxconn has announced the new manufacturing facility will be in the western state of Maharashtra, and the $5bn investment over the next five years marks one of India’s largest foreign-investment deals [...]
The UK is more positive than the US or Germany towards immigration, with 3 out of 10 saying migration benefits Britain

August 7, 2015

Britons are more positive than most towards immigration, shows a new survey from Ipsos Mori on global attitudes towards migration, but the burden on the country’s public services remains a concern. Intensifying debate about border controls and rising migration levels, especially in the run-up to the general election, have done little to dampen public opinion [...]
Facebook knows how you laugh online: Analysing digital laughter shows that “haha” is much more common than “lol”

August 7, 2015

Do you “haha” or “lol”? Or even forgo words altogether, replacing them with an emoji as your digital laughter? Drawing from its database of over 1bn users, Facebook published figures on how we “write laughter” on the social media platform. It seems “haha” is the most common e-laugh out there, with over half of the [...]
North Korea creates its own time zone to mark its liberation from “wicked” Japanese colonial rule

August 7, 2015

North Korea is creating its own time zone, setting clocks back 30 minutes from the standard time set under Japanese rule. The country will be switching to Pyongyang Time next week, as the country decided to mark its liberation from Japan in 1945. Its current standard time, 9 hours ahead of GMT, is the same [...]
Non-farm payroll: US jobs growth fails to live up to expectations with job openings up by 215,000 in July

August 7, 2015

US jobs growth failed to live up to expectations, after non-farm payroll figures released today showed the number of job openings rose 215,000 in July, falling short of forecasts. Experts were predicting jobs growth of 223,000 according to a Reuters poll, and the dollar initially dropped steeply following the news, but quickly bounced back to [...]
Scientists produce robots that can artificially evolve and adapt to unfamiliar terrain with Darwinian thinking

August 7, 2015

Here’s some news that might send you scrambling to sign that petition to ban killer robots: scientists have for the first time produced robots that can evolve and adapt to new situations. Using Darwinian selection, scientists at the Belgian University of Leuven found that they could artificially evolve robots, so they could self-organise the division of [...]
Steve Jobs – The Musical: An opera about the Apple founder’s life is coming in 2017

August 7, 2015

A Steve Jobs musical is coming in 2017, after the Santa Fe Opera commissioned a piece about the Apple founder’s life. The opera, due to launch in Los Angeles, will focus on the man behind the Mac, exploring the late entrepreneur’s personal relationships, with his wife, but also the daughter he initially rejected. Composer Mason [...]
Facebook security chief Alex Stamos calls for internet companies to improve global cyber security at Def Con conference

August 7, 2015

Facebook wants the web industry to do more for global cyber security, with the tech giant calling for internet giants to improve cyber security defences in emerging markets. Speaking at Las Vegas' Def Con cyber security conference, Facebook’s security chief Alex Stamos said consumer internet companies, including Facebook, could no longer rely on the cyber [...]

Senior Red Bull Racing figure leaves F1 team weeks before new season

Senior Red Bull Racing figure leaves F1 team weeks before new season

Bond girl Maryam d’Abo is ‘compelling’ in new London play

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