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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EU referendum: It’s official – expats won’t be able to vote for or against Brexit, high court rules

April 28, 2016

Two British expats have lost their legal battle for the right to vote in the upcoming referendum on EU membership, meaning around two million Brits living abroad will not be given a say. Judges today rejected their application for a judicial review of the law, which states that anyone living outside of the UK for more than 15 [...]
Happy #EdBallsDay (yup, it’s still a thing)

April 28, 2016

Happy #EdBallsDay to one and all. Thought the weirdest Twitter celebration in the UK would go the same way as the ex-politician's career? Think again. Five years on from the infamous tweet where Ed Balls tweeted, simply, Ed Balls, the internet is no less interested in marking the day. Here's how the nation is celebrating (and [...]
The nine things scientists believe could cause the apocalypse (soon), from artificial intelligence and pandemics to asteroids and supervolcanos

April 28, 2016

Time to hide behind the sofa. Scientists have looked at the biggest risks facing the world and ranked them according to how likely they are to bring about the apocalypse. Imminent threats to the world as we know it include the rise of artificial intelligence, pandemics – both natural and man-made – and even an [...]
Twitter shares just plummeted after earnings miss. And it got a downgrade too

April 27, 2016

Shares in Twitter have plummeted after another tough quarter, opening more than 15 per cent lower after missing estimates for revenue and cutting forecasts for the next three months. Shares fell under $15 for the first time since February. Twitter failed to shake off concerns that it has trouble with growth. The social network did increase [...]
Apple has fallen: Share price drops on slowdown wiping $46bn from market cap as Goldman Sachs removes from “conviction” list

April 27, 2016

Shares in Apple fell more than eight per cent as markets opened in New York after the company reporting a fall in both revenue and iPhone sales. Around $46bn (£31.6bn) was wiped from its value as a result of worse than expected results. The fall in revenue to $50bn – around $2bn short of estimates – for the second quarter [...]
The Panama papers are about to be made public

April 27, 2016

The massive leak of offshore tax information from Mossack Fonseca may soon cause more ripples. A searchable database of the companies named in the leaked information will soon be made public by the organisation to which the information was disclosed. Read more: Who leaked the Panama papers? "200,000 companies, trusts, foundations and funds incorporated in 21 tax [...]
What you need to know about Apple (other than that revenue drop)

April 27, 2016

Oooof. We knew it would be bad, but not quite this bad. Apple's revenue miss was worse than expected, coming in at around £2bn less than the average analyst estimates while the predicted iPhone sales slowdown indeed came to pass. But beyond those big numbers (first revenue drop since 2003, first iPhone dip since its 2007 [...]
Banks and other financial institutions have been warned by Swift they’re vulnerable to this specific new malware cyber attack after Bangladesh central bank hack

April 27, 2016

The world's biggest banks have been warned they are vulnerable to a specific cyber attack which has been linked to one of the largest hacks of the year against the central bank of Bangladesh. Malware that hides fraudulent transactions made via the Swift payments system – the global technology governing international transfers which is used by major financial institutions and individuals [...]
Imagination Technologies share price hit by Apple slowdown, but suppliers ARM and Laird less exposed

April 27, 2016

British chip maker Imagination Technologies is feeling the crunch of the Apple slowdown. Shares tumbled more than five per cent as markets opened, after Apple reported a slowdown in revenue and iPhone sales that was worse than analysts had expected. Imagination's exposure to Apple is around 50 per cent, according to analysts at Liberum. Fellow UK [...]
The return of the supersonic brand and designing flights of the future

April 26, 2016

The new generation of supersonic planes could defy all design conventions. Concorde may be long retired from the skies but the romance and excitement of supersonic travel lives on, a new age of aviation is now on the horizon. Earlier this month, NASA announced it is developing a range of supersonic ‘X-planes’ that could ultimately lead to [...]

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