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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Barclays rules out Android Pay, going it alone with own mobile pay app

May 12, 2016

Barclays is going it alone when it comes to mobile pay, rolling out its own contactless payment app on Android to all its customers, eschewing Google's own soon to launch Android Pay service. The bank's customers will be able to pay with just a swipe of their debit card from June with Barclays' Contactless Mobile [...]
These are the top 10 most valuable brands in the world

May 11, 2016

Half of the top 10 most valuable brands in the world are technology ones, with tech titan Apple topping the list. The Cupertino-based iPhone maker may have suffered a dip in fortunes recently (compared to a decade-long streak of constant growth, at least), but it's still generating cash on the back of its reputation among consumers. [...]
You’ll soon find Instagram looking very different

May 11, 2016

Instagram has had a makeover. The social network that is all about appearances has had its own face lift with a new layout for users and a fresh logo design. The simple pared back shape of a camera replaces the familiar image of a more real looking camera as your smartphone's app icon. That design ethos also goes for [...]
Neil Woodford has invested more cash in this tech startup

May 11, 2016

Neil Woodford has increased his stake in Drayson Technologies, a UK startup specialising in wireless technology. The top fund manager's Patient Capital Trust is among investors to plough £8m into Drayson in a new round of funding, bringing the tech firms investment to date to £26m. Read more: This Woodford-backed estate agent is on course for triple-digit growth The [...]
Amazon’s new Top Gear finally has a name (and it’s kind of meh)

May 11, 2016

Car fans have been waiting a while, but the new version of Top Gear finally has a name. Featuring the former hosts of the BBC car show Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, The Grand Tour will soon make its debut on Amazon Prime. Yep, The Grand Tour. Read more: Jeremy Clarkson helps Amazon Prime promote [...]
After the EU’s O2-Three merger decision, five questions for the UK mobile market

May 11, 2016

Hutchison’s bid for O2 has been turned down in Europe. Here are five questions the UK mobile market is asking today Continued competition… Ofcom initially rejected the merger based on evidence that fewer competitors results in less pressure to keep prices down. It’s that same fear which informed today’s decision, despite assurances from Hutchison of a five year [...]
Google wants to create a business woman emoji

May 11, 2016

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Forget Crossrail, why isn’t Britain building Hyperloop? The French are

May 11, 2016

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Apple’s just patented a second screen for your iPad with smart cover display

May 11, 2016

As if we aren't already assaulted by screen after screen on a daily basis – such is modern life – Apple wants to give you another one. The iPad helped create the concept of "second screening", but Apple thinks you need a second screen for your second screen, raising the prospect of third screening as an actual thing [...]
WhatsApp’s new desktop app is about to ruin workplace productivity

May 11, 2016

As if an Internet full of listicles, cat videos, Twitter storms (and perhaps the odd bit of news) weren't enough of a distraction while you're trying to get some work done, there's a new diversion from the daily grind coming to your desktop. Messaging app WhatsApp is escaping the confines of your smartphone and has now arrived on Windows PCs and Apple Macs [...]

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