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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Budget 2016: Here’s how Twitter really felt about the Budget – in two perfect charts

March 16, 2016

More than 100 tweets per minute were sent about the Budget and that was before George Osborne had even picked up his little red box and started speaking. Nothing else but the Budget could dominate the day on Twitter and that gives a fascinating snapshot into the mind of the nation (or, the Twitterati, at least) and how they [...]
Budget 2016: Tax breaks for Airbnb hosts and eBay sellers as George Osborne rewards sharing economy bedroom entrepreneurs

March 16, 2016

Millions of people renting out their homes to holidaymakers on Airbnb or selling items on eBay will be rewarded with tax breaks on earnings up to £2,000. George Osborne announced the so-called "digital tax break" for those bedroom entrepreneurs forming part of the sharing economy in his Budget statement today. "We’re going to help the new world of micro-entrepreneurs [...]
Budget 2016 odds: EU referendum and taxes will be George Osborne’s hot buzzwords, but what about Donald Trump?

March 16, 2016

George Osborne wouldn't pass up an opportunity to talk Brexit in his Budget. Referendum is a favourite for getting a mention in the chancellor's speech on Wednesday with a 90 per cent chance of popping up and he's predicted to slip in the word tax in 95 times – that's once every 36 seconds – in the predicted 57 [...]
Pay-by-selfie? Amazon wants to patent the facial recognition technology

March 16, 2016

Soon you could be paying for cheese – and the bill for anything else – by saying cheese for a selfie, with a number of firms working on replacements for pins and passwords. Major companies such as Mastercard, HSBC as well as startups are playing around with technology that uses facial recognition for security. Now Amazon has [...]
WanDisco share price plummets despite narrowing losses and reducing costs

March 16, 2016

Shares in the big data software company WanDisco have taken a dive on the (AIM) dancefloor despite narrowing its losses and reducing costs. Chief David Richards' confidence failed to reassure investors and shares slipped more than 20 per cent. Sales fell 48 per cent for the year to the end of December, but deferred revenue from multi-year contracts resulted in [...]
Apple’s new iPhone 7: Leaked pictures reveal rumoured dual camera

March 16, 2016

Apple fans (or anyone else about to go shopping for a new smartphone) – behold the latest iPhone ahead of the tech company's secretive launch in less than a week's time. New leaked pictures of the iPhone 7 claim to show Apple's newest handset for the first time, and reveal the phone will have two rear cameras. [...]
These are the happiest places to work in the world – Dublin and London top city job happiness index but Colombia is most satisfied country

March 15, 2016

Londoners are the second happiest workers in Europe, but anyone wanting greater job satisfaction should head to Dublin. The Irish city ranks top when it comes to how happy people are at work, based on essential factors such as work-life balance, management and the salary and benefits on offer. In Europe, Stockholm is close behind, [...]
Google Maps update integrates black cab ordering option via Gett and Hailo alongside Uber in iOS and Android app

March 15, 2016

Anyone searching for journey information on Google will now be offered fares in one of London's black cabs in map search results, giving the traditional industry a leg up in its battle with Uber. The latest Google update for iPhone and Android phone users will include integration with Gett and Hailo, the London-based apps for ordering a [...]
The Garden Bridge just came a step closer as Bouygues TP and Cimolai ink construction deal

March 15, 2016

The Garden Bridge just came a step closer despite fierce opposition, after contracts were signed to start detailed designs and construction of the bridge and several new planning applications were approved. Construction firms Bouygues TP and Cimolai will work on the £175m bridge which will host thousands of trees and shrubs over the Thames, which is slated to open in 2018. Lambeth [...]
Five radical ideas for the new London mayor’s to do list, including car-sharing, devolution and the green belt

March 15, 2016

In the fifteen years since five million Londoners chose Ken Livingstone as their first directly-elected mayor, Greater London has been transformed. The capital’s population has grown by one-fifth, and today London’s reputation as a global centre for finance and business is complemented by world-class universities, a rapidly expanding visitor economy, and growing tech, creative industries [...]

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