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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Sky’s going big on virtual reality with VR studio and plans for Formula 1, boxing, cycling content and more

March 17, 2016

Sky is deepening its efforts in virtual reality, an industry expected to be worth $70bn by 2020, with a specialist studio producing new content, including films from the Formula 1 racetrack. Viewers will be able to almost smell the petrol of the pit and experience the hair-raising bends of a Grand Prix track as if they [...]
What Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak really thinks about the Apple Watch, driverless cars and Tim Cook

March 17, 2016

Apple's co-founder is not such a fan of the Apple Watch, it turns out. While he loves it as a customer, Steve Wozniak has revealed he's not such a huge fan of the wearable from a business point of view. In a Reddit AMA (that's ask me anything), he said he was worried about the market Apple [...]
Women rejoice: The tampon tax is about to be axed as George Osborne says deal with EU “days away”

March 17, 2016

Women across Britain rejoice – the tampon tax is about to be axed. George Osborne has said the government is about to agree a deal with Europe "in the next few days" to end the raw deal that women get having to pat VAT on them. "I perfectly understand people's anger at paying the tampon [...]
The crafty careers the City would leave their job for – everyone’s an amateur Instagram photographer, but many want to do it professionally

March 17, 2016

Call it the Instagram effect – we're all amateur photographers now – but there are sections of the City itching to leave it all behind for a fresh start and a dream of becoming a professional. Some 15 per cent of people working in banking or finance feel a calling to do something more hands on, and [...]
Premier Farnell share price dives as Raspberry Pi maker cuts dividend after profits slump and names Jos Opdeweegh new chief executive

March 17, 2016

The company behind the Raspberry Pi mini computer Premier Farnell has slashed its dividend after profits slumped as pressure from rivals mounts. Shares fell as much as six per cent in early trading after revealing a final dividend for the year of 3.6 pence per share, down from 10.4 pence per share a year earlier. Pre-tax profit for the [...]
Imagination Technologies share price jumps on more job cuts and more restructuring plans

March 17, 2016

Imagination Technologies is cutting a further 200 jobs from its global workforce with its latest restructuring efforts. Shares of the UK chip maker, which counts Apple among its customers, jumped as much as 11 per cent in early morning trading after the company updated investors on its turnaround plan. The firm aims to save a further £12.5m by [...]
X things you could rent out to get a tax break

March 16, 2016

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Budget 2016: Uber drivers can use the new digital tax break aimed at occasional Airbnb and eBay users – but here’s why they won’t

March 16, 2016

A new scheme designed to offer occasional users of the sharing economy renting out a room on Airbnb tax breaks, could be used by Uber drivers. The new tax breaks, on earnings of up to £2,000 and announced by George Osborne in today's Budget, has angered black cab drivers. However, the Treasury told City A.M. that while Uber drivers would [...]
Budget 2016: George Osborne’s digital tax breaks prove Britain’s a world leader in the sharing economy

March 16, 2016

The digital age tax break is a colossal win for Britain. We are the first in the world to introduce a sharing economy allowance that allows individuals to earn up to £2,000 tax free. Chancellor George Osborne, has today divided this into two allowances, each worth £1,000 a year, for both trading and property income. [...]
Budget 2016: Forget Isas and pensions – people really want to know… is George Osborne married?

March 16, 2016

It's Budget day, and what do people want to know about George Osborne? Not what you'd expect. Perhaps it's his transformation from pudgy pen pusher into svelte statesman, but the wonder that is Google – and its magic ability to tell you exactly what people are thinking – reveals they want to know one rather surprising thing [...]

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