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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SoundCloud founder: Music streaming isn’t “winners take all” market as it launches Go subscription and ad supported free services to take on Apple Music and Spotify

May 3, 2016

SoundCloud has said it believes there is plenty of room in the competitive world of music streaming for different platforms as the company launches its paid for subscription service, SoundCloud Go, in the UK and Ireland just weeks after its US debut. Co-founder and technology chief Eric Wahlforss shook off suggestions that it faced stiff [...]
TTIP leak is a “storm in a teacup” says EU trade commissioner after Greenpeace publishes secret documents

May 2, 2016

A leak of confidential information claiming to reveal the disagreements in negotiations between Europe and the US on the TTIP free trade deal have been labelled a "storm in a teacup" by a senior official in Europe. Draft documents detailing the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks were published by Greenpeace in the Netherlands, which it said show serious cause for [...]
Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa speeds off into the sunset

May 2, 2016

The chief executive of super car brand Ferrari is speeding off into the sunset and will be replaced by the luxury car-maker's chairman. Amedeo Felisa has announced his intention to retire, with Sergio Marchionne taking the wheel after being spun off from Fiat Chrysler at the start of the year. Felisa will leave the Italian car brand after nearly [...]
EU referendum: David Cameron and Boris Johnson are no longer BFFs because of Brexit

May 2, 2016

There's nothing like Brexit to break up friends. While Britain is debating the EU referendum around the dinner table and at the pub (or, perhaps not), Britain's top leaders have been divided by the matter after taking opposing sides. London mayor Boris Johnson's high profile backing of the Leave campaign has caused a rift with the [...]
Do you live in these areas paying the most income tax in Britain?

May 2, 2016

Residents of Elmbridge in Surrey, dubbed the Beverly Hills of Britain, are paying more income tax than any spot in the country, new research reveals. Home to high profile celebrities such as Elton John and sports star Andy Murray, those living in the area are paying £17,800 in income tax each year, on average, and five [...]
Top tip: Customer tips will go straight to staff under new plans

May 2, 2016

Businesses must hand over tips to staff working in restaurants, hotels and other service industries across the country under new plans unveiled by the government. The new rules will make it clear that tips should be passed on directly to staff. "We’ve been very clear. As a one nation government we want workers who earn [...]
This man has revealed himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin

May 2, 2016

An Australian man named Craig Wright has come forward claiming to be the inventor of Bitcoin, who has before now been known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The entrepreneur has outed himself as the creator of the cryptocurrency to three news outlets – the BBC, The Economist and GQ. Wright claims to have cryptographic proof that he [...]
Now generation rent faces financial “time bomb” after managing to jump on the property ladder

April 29, 2016

Generation rent hasn't totally given up hope of ever owning their own home – yet, anyway. But as well as the average age of the first time buyer rising to 30.4 years old, there's a new burden for them to shoulder, as worry is shifting to how and when they will pay for it all as they get older. One in [...]
Mark Zuckerberg added $4bn to his fortune thanks to Facebook earnings sending stock soaring

April 28, 2016

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has increased his wealth by a healthy $4.7bn (£3.2bn), despite taking home just a $1 salary. The social network's latest earnings pleased investors, sending stock soaring nearly 10 per cent and helping Zuckerberg add billions to his wealth. The additional cash in the bank (well, shares) helped the [...]
Samsung had the smartphone bump Apple was missing thanks to the Galaxy S7

April 28, 2016

Samsung and Apple have just demonstrated exactly how important the cycle of mobile phone production now is to their bottom line. Without the hype of a new device for Apple (the iPhone SE doesn't count), the tech giant experienced its first slowdown in more than a decade. Over at Samsung, it's a different story. Sales in the first quarter surged [...]

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