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: The five Labour heavyweights backing David Cameron on EU deal renegotiations

February 14, 2016

Five Labour heavyweights have backed the Prime Minister in his attempts to renegotiate Britain's membership of the European Union. Neil Kinnock, Margaret Beckett, David Blunkett, Jack Straw and Hilary Benn have signed a letter in support of the Britain Stronger in Europe cross-party campaign group. The five supported Britain leaving Europe in the referendum of 1975. [...]
BBVA shakes up fintech venture fund, spinning out into independent Propel Ventures, doubling fund and setting up London office

February 11, 2016

Spanish bank BBVA, which recently ploughed £45m into UK digital challenger bank Atom, has more than doubled its war chest for investing in fintech startups and will set up shop in London in a shake up of its venture investment strategy. The bank's $100m (£69m) fintech venture fund, which invests in European and US startups, will be upped to $250m [...]
MySpace acquired by Time Inc along with Viant’s other media and ad tech companies

February 11, 2016

No, it's not 2005. Time Inc has acquired Viant, a US-based ad tech company and the the owner of former social media king MySpace. The media company, which publishes titles such as Sports Illustrated and In Style, said it was a "game changer". “Marketers are selecting media partners that have either data-driven capabilities or premium content; we will be able [...]
Twitter share price tumbles to fresh lows on stalled user growth

February 11, 2016

Twitter shares opened six per cent lower, hitting a fresh all-time low of $13.91, under the $14 mark for the first time. It recovered some of its after hour, however. It plunged as much as 14 per cent after reporting its latest earnings on Wednesday. The quarterly numbers revealed it lost 2m users from the third to the fourth [...]
Farming is more digital than finance – and the most digital business industries in the UK

February 11, 2016

The digital economy is being fuelled by traditional businesses as much as it is hot shot startups – but some are innovating more quickly than others and you might call finance a surprising slow moo-ver. Farming and the agriculture industry counts more digital businesses in its midst than finance, according to figures from market intelligence firm GrowthIntel. Just [...]
The two most desired (but hard to find) skills in finance job candidates, according to recruiters

February 11, 2016

It's time to brush up on two particular skills that could land you that dream job – and they might surprise you. Forget entrepreneurship, learning to code, or even your work experience, it's your ability to communicate and think strategically which recruiters desire the most, but say are also the hardest to find. These are the surprising findings [...]
The two most in demand skills in finance

February 11, 2016

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We’ve reached peak Twitter as user growth goes negative at former social media darling

February 11, 2016

Haunted by quarters of slowing growth, Twitter’s worst nightmare became a reality yesterday. It’s not growing anymore. The company’s fourth quarter report revealed monthly active users (MAUs) dropped to 305m from 307m in the previous quarter. None of this should come as a shock, although it obviously did for many investors. The stock fell as much as [...]
Google tax row won’t slow UK’s booming digital economy, says digital minister Ed Vaizey

February 11, 2016

The biggest US technology companies won’t be put off setting up shop in the UK following a backlash against Google’s tax arrangements, the digital minister Ed Vaizey has insisted. “Fast growing UK companies are trading elsewhere, but we obviously benefit from inward investment,” he told City A.M., as new figures revealed the UK’s digital technology economy grew [...]
Viva la e-revolution, and what’s next for the booming UK digital economy

February 11, 2016

The UK’s economy is witnessing an e-revolution. Digital innovation is now not only driving the digital economy, but is transforming the ways in which the more “traditional” industries are approaching their day to day business activities. Today at SPRINT – the annual event hosted by the Government Digital Service which showcases the digital transformation work [...]

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