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: Vote Leave are not doing themselves any favours as Tyrie calls non-appearance in front of MPs “unacceptable”

April 26, 2016

Vote Leave is not doing itself any favours. The official group campaigning to leave the EU has incurred the ire of the Treasury Select Committee's chairman after cancelling a scheduled appearance in front of MPs. Matthew Elliott, the chief executive of Vote Leave has declined to give evidence in front of the committee tomorrow because of [...]
Wheeeeeeeee! Tickets for the giant Olympic Park Orbit slide have gone on sale

April 26, 2016

Time to treat your inner child – tickets have gone on sale for the highly anticipated giant slide at the Orbit Tower in London's Olympic Park. How giant? It happens to be the longest and tallest tunnel slide in Europe. Nice one London. Tickets will cost £17 – the current £12 cost of climbing the Anish Kapoor [...]
Say what? A third of us wouldn’t mind being microchipped at work

April 26, 2016

Fancy having a chip implanted in you? Fancy using it at work to get around the office or log on? It may sound more like science fiction (however close it is to becoming reality) and a rather creepy concept – but surprisingly, a third of us wouldn't mind at all being microchipped at work in order to do these [...]
Nokia is getting into wearables with €170m deal for Withings

April 26, 2016

Nokia is making a move into wearables, announcing plans to buy up french tech company Withings. The now mobile-free Nokia (after selling that part to Microsoft), is zoning in on the world of digital health tracking technology with the €170m deal. "We have said consistently that digital health was an area of strategic interest to Nokia, [...]
Finance actually wants more regulation because of the rise of artificial intelligence fintech in the world’s markets

April 25, 2016

The finance world is cautiously optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be used, but, there is more work needed on regulating the technology when it comes to world markets. “Financial institutions have been fined billions of dollars because of illegality and compliance breaches by traders. A logical response by banks is to [...]
The British Airways website suffers technical glitch leaving people unable to book flights or check in

April 25, 2016

The website of British Airways went down for more than an hour, leaving people unable to book or check in for flights, or check flight times for arrivals and departures. Anyone going to britishairways.com or ba.com was met with an internal server error message while anyone using Google to search flights was also greeted with a message after choosing [...]
Apple is about to report its first slowdown in more than a decade

April 25, 2016

Apple's crunch time is approaching. The most valuable company in the world (for now, at least) is about to report a sales slowdown, which although expected, is not a welcome occurrence in the usually ever upward trajectory of the beloved brand. The figures Sales of around $52bn (£35.9bn), with the iPhone making up the lion's share, are predicted [...]
Sirin Labs’ crazy £10k luxury super secure Solarin smartphone is about to launch in London

April 25, 2016

A secretive startup backed by millions of dollars is about to launch a luxury smartphone promising ultimate privacy – and believes the UK is its target market. But anyone thinking of giving this new brand phone a whirl should get saving – it'll set you back around £10,000. The Israeli-founded but Switzerland-based Sirin Labs has unveiled plans for an imminent launch [...]
The surprising impact on your earnings if you have kids

April 25, 2016

If you're juggling work and parenting, you might be surprised to hear that you're probably getting a nice little bonus in your pay packet compared to those who are without kids – but, only if you're a man. Working dads are taking home a 21 per cent bonus on their salary compared to men without children, [...]
London Marathon 2016 in pictures: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer, Prince Harry and Top Gear’s Chris Evans among crowds and runners… and Tim Peake in space

April 24, 2016

When the marathon comes to town, prepare yourself for crazy costumes, famous faces, record attempts and dramatic moments. And even if you're not running the race, you can still enjoy the atmosphere from afar. Kenyan athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Jemima Sumgong won the elite races, with Sumgong taking the top spot (two hours, 22 minutes and [...]

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Why the Norwegian Arctic is the best place to see the Northern Lights

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