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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Sunday Times Rich List 2016: Retail king Mike Ashley’s wealth declines by £1bn… and the fortunes of Britain’s fashion and retail billionaires

April 24, 2016

Mike Ashley is the biggest loser in the retail billionaires club. The Sports Direct boss and Newcastle United owner's fortune shrank by more than one billion pounds last year to £2.43bn, according to the latest figures from the Sunday Times Rich List. Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green, owner of Tophsop among several fashion stores and the man who [...]
EU referendum odds: Call it the Obama effect? Odds have moved against Brexit again

April 24, 2016

The odds of Britain voting to leave Europe in the upcoming referendum have changed again, putting the prospect of leaving at one of its lowest points yet, according to one bookie. "The remain odds are shortening by the day. Brexit campaigners have been dealt several blows recently and that's been reflected by punters' cash," said Ladbrokes' Jessica [...]
More proof business had a terrible start to 2016 as profit warnings remain “remarkably high”, EY research finds

April 24, 2016

The year did not get off to a great start and now their's more proof that for business 2016 is hardly a vintage year. Global economic worries and weak oil prices are among the reasons why the number of profit warnings issued by the UK's listed companies remains "remarkably high" according to the latest research from [...]
Solar Impulse 2 successfully crossed the Pacific from Hawaii to San Francisco powered only by the sun

April 24, 2016

A plane powered purely by solar energy has made another ground-breaking journey, crossing the Pacific ocean from Hawaii to California without the need for any traditional fuel. The 62 hour journey across 4,000km came to a successful end, with Solar Impulse 2 landing at an airfield in California on Sunday morning. Pilot and co-founder of the project, Andre Borschberg said: "This flight [...]
EU referendum: Hillary Clinton follows Barack Obama’s lead on Brexit

April 24, 2016

No sooner than the President of the United States of America has had his say on Brexit, than a Presidential hopeful puts in their two cents in the hotly debated matter. Hillary Clinton has jumped on the Barack Obama bandwagon and said she values a "strong United Kingdom in a strong EU". On a visit [...]
Sunday Times Rich List 2016: The number of billionaires in London has fallen, but it’s still the super-rich capital of the world

April 24, 2016

The number of billionaires calling London home has fallen for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008. Known as one of the playgrounds of the super-rich, the capital had three fewer billionaires compared to last year, a fall of three per cent, but remains home to more than any other city in the world with 77. [...]
London Marathon 2016 mapped: The rise of property prices along the route from the Blackheath starting line to the Mall finish

April 22, 2016

It's not just a slog for runners around the London Marathon route this weekend. Anyone angling to jump on the London property ladder or looking to climb it faces a steep ascent with plenty of pain, arguably tougher than a 26 mile run around the capital – emotionally and psychologically at least. Runner's eyes won't [...]
A surprising upside to driverless cars you probably hadn’t thought of

April 21, 2016

More room to build homes and a greater amount of green open spaces – these could be the surprising benefits of the rise of driverless cars across the UK. The creation of dedicated zones for driverless cars could free up land worth billions in central London, as parking spaces become redundant because fewer people own their own car and less space is allocated [...]
EU referendum: I’m a fintech startup founder and here’s why I’m against Brexit

April 21, 2016

I’m a strong believer in the rule that politics and business don’t mix. However, as the EU referendum draws closer, businesses need to speak out. Leaving the EU would be harmful for UK fintech as it would create more borders, at a time when we need fewer. Without doubt, the world is a much better place when [...]
The 10 most awful overused opening lines used by students

April 21, 2016

Never was the slogan "think different" more appropriate. Students across the country are falling back on hackneyed phrases to get into university, which spells trouble when they go for that first graduate job and head into the big old world of work. a studdy has shown Anyone hiring fresh from uni might already be familiar with these turns [...]

‘National scandal’: Record-high shoplifting driven by repeat offenders

Italy and UK risk driving Formula 1 away with misguided tax raids

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

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