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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DeepMind’s AlphaGo versus Go world champion Lee Sedol: Everything you need to know about the man versus machine showdown

March 7, 2016

Artificial intelligence is about to face its biggest test to date. The AI software AlphaGo created by British-based Google-owned DeepMind will face its most challenging human foe yet – the champion player of the chess-like ancient Chinese game Go, Lee Sedol. Man and machine will meet for a five set game in Seoul starting this week. Representing the human corner is [...]
International Women’s Day: More than two thirds of businesses led by women are in tech

March 7, 2016

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Apple will have to pay millions over ebook price-fixing after supreme court declines to hear case

March 7, 2016

Apple will have to pay out $450m in a settlement over ebook price-fixing after losing a battle in the US courts. The supreme court declined to hear Apple's challenge to a previous ruling which found that the tech giant conspired with publishers to increase the price of ebooks. A New York court ruled in June last year that it [...]
BBVA acquires Finnish digital banking startup Holvi

March 7, 2016

The Spanish bank BBVA which last year invested £45m for a stake in UK challenger bank Atom has snapped up a digital banking startup in Finland. Helsinki-founded Holvi, set up in 2011, has been acquired for an undisposed sum. "We’re excited about Holvi as we share a vision about the benefit of technology for the customer. They use [...]
Sunday trading hours: Why the campaign against changes to the law by industry groups and Tory MPs is utterly bonkers

March 7, 2016

I am confused, bemused and somewhat irritated by the constant threats from MPs, trading bodies and groups around the country to derail the government’s plans to relax the Sunday trading laws. Creating barriers to trade is out-dated and puts the UK at risk. More than 20 Tory Ministers and MPs have threatened to block the plans before [...]
Modern life is probably killing you by middle age – but the government’s new “One You” public health campaign wants to change that

March 7, 2016

Modern life is probably killing you. That's what the government thinks, anyway, blaming too much drinking, unhealthy eating and lack of exercise among the middle-aged for an £11bn a year bill footed by the NHS. Now, in an effort to improve the health of the nation and those aged between 40 and 60 in particular, a £6m campaign [...]
Mulberry names Dyson’s Neil Ritchie finance director suceeding Roger Mather

March 7, 2016

Mulberry has named Neil Ritchie as its new finance director. Ritchie is moving from Dyson where he spent 14 years, most recently as global commercial finance chief and succeeds Roger Mather, who revealed he was leaving the fashion retailer last autumn after eight years, Mulberry chief Thierry Andretta said: "We are delighted to welcome Neil to Mulberry. His experience in developing and [...]
Mastercard Monday: Free fares when you travel on Tube, train, bus, DLR and tram in London with Apple Pay

February 29, 2016

Still struggling through those post Christmas months? Here's one way you can save some cash, and it involves nothing more than your normal daily commute. Anyone using Apple Pay with their Mastercard will be able to travel for free across the entire travel network, including Tube, train, bus, DLR and tram, on Monday (29 February). Read more: Why [...]
This is where hazardous hoverboards go to die as the dangerous devices are destroyed

February 25, 2016

Has a gadget ever fallen from grace so fast? From zero to hero and back again, and not even able to jump on the must-have Christmas toy bandwagon, the so-called hoverboard (but actually a self-propelled scooter) became the must-ban device of last year. Its flash in the pan status was run off course earlier than expected after sparks [...]
Banks like Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC told to give up stakes in the UK’s payment systems to increase competition and innovation

February 25, 2016

Britain's biggest banks have been told to ditch their stake in the core system which govern how the majority of payments in the UK, from salaries to bank transfers, are made in order to increase competition in the market. Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, HSBC and Santander are among 18 banks which collectively own Vocalink, the system underpinning [...]

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