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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More proof British business is terrible when it comes to cyber security

May 8, 2016

Two thirds of businesses in Britain have been targeted by cyber attacks in the past year while a quarter have experienced a security breach at least once every month, new research reveals. But an astonishing half of firms are still not tackling the issue by identifying the risks they face via audit or risk assessments, once again highlighting how unprepared [...]
Sadiq Khan comes out fighting against “Donald Trump” tactics and Labour squabbles

May 8, 2016

Newly elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned that the Labour party needs to stop arguing among itself and focus on the lives of voters while blasting the Conservative's "Donald Trump" tactics. After winning a comfortable majority to give Labour its first election win in City Hall for eight years, Khan said: "It might [...]
Netflix and kill: Digital movie sales overtake DVDs for the first time

May 6, 2016

It's official: the DVD is dead. Ok, not quite yet, but we're about to pass a milestone that puts ye olde digital versatile disc firmly in the rear view mirror as the world drives towards a future filled with film streaming. Call it the Netflix effect, but consumers in Britain will spend more of their cash on streaming and downloading films and [...]
London mayoral election: Here’s who’s winning on Twitter

May 5, 2016

As Londoners head to the polls, it'll be another day until we find out the winner, but there's already one Boris replacement on social media – when it comes to mentions, at least. It's Labour candidate Sadiq Khan who's the most talked about on Twitter for the last seven days, and since the very start of the year, ahead of rival [...]
Craig Wright won’t prove he’s Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

May 5, 2016

The man who claimed to reveal himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin has now backtracked on promises to prove he really is the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright made headlines on Monday after outing himself as the unknown person behind the cryptocurrency, but many in the Bitcoin community have raised an eyebrow about the Australian's [...]
Carry on shopping: Alibaba defies China slowdown with fourth quarter revenue

May 5, 2016

Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce giant, has defied the country's economic slowdown, reporting expectation-busting revenue. The Amazon of China's sales rose 39 per cent in the fourth quarter to 24.2bn yuan (£2.55bn) smashing estimates of around 23bn yuan, while income came in at 5.3bn yuan, a rise of 81 per cent. "Whatever they are doing must be working, and [...]
London fintech star Azimo lands millions from Rakuten

May 5, 2016

More money is pouring into London fintech as one of its star startups has landed new investment from Japan's biggest ecommerce firm Rakuten, among others. Digital money transfer firm Azimo has raised $15m (£10.3M) in a new round, bringing its total investment to $47m. The new cash will be used to fuel expansion in Asia. “We serve a growing community of hardworking migrants who are [...]
Uber just increased its policy firepower with former EU competition boss Neelie Kroes among new Global Policy Advisory Group members

May 5, 2016

The former Brussels official in charge of competition in Europe for more than a decade is among several high-profile names joining Uber's new team of policy advisors. The transport startup which has faced regulatory hurdles in several cities across the globe, including London, has formed a new board of heavyweights to advise on the matter. The former EU [...]
Fearless future: Virtual reality could help cure paranoia

May 5, 2016

Using a virtual reality (VR) headset could help cure people's paranoia, Oxford researchers have found. The technology was used in psychological treatment of patients suffering severe paranoia, which affects as much as two per cent of the population in Britain and can leave sufferers unable to leave the house. The research is a significant step [...]
London mayoral election: Freezing fares or cutting council tax? How Zac and Sadiq’s giveaways stack up

May 4, 2016

Elections are rarely free from giveaways. Labour Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy is to freeze Transport for London’s fares for four years. His main contender, Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, has made clear he would freeze the council tax collected by the Mayor. This is one of the few big policy differences between the two [...]

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