By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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MPs warn of workplace pension scheme risks

May 15, 2016

MPs have raised concerns over millions of people's pensions which may fall through a gap in regulation. Those paying into a pension through auto-enrolment at work may be in danger of losing their retirement savings if the trusts employers are placing the cash in collapse, the work and pensions select committee has said in a new [...]
Boris Johnson compares EU to Hitler

May 15, 2016

The former Mayor of London has compared the aims of the EU to build a "superstate" with that of Hitler's, in an interview. “Napoleon, Hitler, various people tried this out, and it ends tragically,” the Brexit backer said, adding that while "different methods" were being used by Brussels, unifying Europe under one "authority" was the [...]
Brexocalypse Now? The multi-billion pound Brexit risk to the Square Mile, mapped

May 13, 2016

Here's another apocalyptic view of the potential consequences of Brexit – this time on the City of London. [Scroll to the bottom to see a visualisation of how Brexit could affect the City's property sector] New research suggests billions of pounds in property value and thousands of jobs are at risk of being wiped from the [...]
Google’s just overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company (again)

May 12, 2016

Google parent company Alphabet has surpassed Apple to become the biggest publicly traded company in the world in terms of market capitalisation after Apple shares fell below $90 for the first time since 2014. The under pressure iPhone maker and the search giant have been vying to be crowned the most valuable company in the world [...]
This startup wants to kill off the qwerty keyboard with the keyless Tap Strap and just the movement of your fingers

May 12, 2016

The poor old keyboard has barely changed in more than a century. Despite the move from typewriter to computer and more recently screen, the qwerty keyboard still reigns supreme. Now, one startup wants to disrupt everything we think we know about typing – and it will liberate you from your keyboard. In fact, Tap has no keys at all, and [...]
Do we really need Google’s working women emojis?

May 12, 2016

What has the world come to? This week Google announced it’s pushing for more emojis of professional women, having submitted 13 new ideas that highlight the diversity of women’s careers to the Unicode Consortium. Frankly, the part that most caught my attention was not the emojis but the existence of a Unicode Consortium. That’s real [...]
Five signs it’s time to start seriously investing in digital skills

May 12, 2016

As a manager or business owner, when should I take steps to improve the digital know how in my organisation? It’s a crucial question that has crossed the mind of nearly every business leader as they struggle to keep up with new technology, security concerns and employees’ desire to keep learning. What are the clues or [...]
Private equity firms reportedly circling O2 after Three merger blocked

May 12, 2016

Top private equity firms are circling O2 after Brussels yesterday blocked a billion pound takeover of the mobile network by Three owner Hutchison, according to reports. Apax Partners, CVC Capital and KKR are among firms to have held preliminary talks exploring a potential bid for Telefonica's O2, Sky reports. They join Liberty Global, the owner of Virgin Media [...]
Google says payday loans are just as bad as drugs and guns

May 12, 2016

Payday loans are as bad as drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods, Google has said, adding them to its list of items banned from being advertised on its search engine. Lenders offering payday loans will be banned from advertising anywhere on Google across the globe, the search giant has said, signalling another nail in the coffin [...]
Huge sinkhole swallows car in Greenwich

May 12, 2016

Residents of Greenwich were probably not expecting a giant sinkhole to appear on a sunny Thursday morning, but that's exactly what happened – and it's not ended well for one car owner. The road has half swallowed a blue estate, leaving it in a precarious yet comedic angle. There was no one in it and no one [...]

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