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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UK weather: Storm Gertrude is coming, with 90mph winds Met Office warns and amber and yellow alerts for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England

January 28, 2016

A new storm is expected to hit the UK on Friday, bringing winds of up to 90mph in parts of the country. Officially named Storm Gertrude by the Met Office, it will bring severe gales to the north and Scotland, heavy rain, ice and snow. Amber and yellow weather warnings have been issued by the forecaster for Scotland, Northern [...]
Lloyds share sale delayed as George Osborne cites market turbulence

January 28, 2016

The "Tell Sid"-style sale of Lloyds shares has been delayed as global markets face a continued hammering from falling oil prices and fears of an economic slowdown in China. Chancellor George Osborne said now was not the right time to sell the remaining shares the Treasury holds in the bank to retail investors as planned. The sell-off had been [...]
An MBA is more important at technology companies than banks

January 28, 2016

An MBA is more important when hiring for jobs in technology than it is at any big bank on Wall Street, surprising new research reveals. For major technology firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, 10 per cent of jobs advertised made a preference for an MBA, compared to just four per cent of jobs [...]
These were the biggest selling smartphone brands of 2015: How Apple and Samsung’s growth was overtaken by Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi

January 28, 2016

Three smartphone brands grew at a faster pace than Apple and Samsung last year as sales across the world hit a record 1.4bn. Chinese smartphone makers Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi grew more than the world's two biggest smartphone brands as shipments increased by 10 per cent across the board. The rise of device makers in China signals increasing [...]
DeLorean for sale: Iconic Back to the Future car will soon go back into production

January 28, 2016

The dreams of anyone who wished they could own a DeLorean – made famous in the Back to the Future films – are about to come true. The classic 1980s car will soon go back into production, keeping all the distinctive hallmarks that made it famous – the square angles and, of course, wing-like doors. It wasn't [...]
Britain’s worst trains: London’s passengers are the unhappiest as Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern trains voted worst for customer satisfaction

January 27, 2016

Commute into London? Feel like it's the worst journey in the world? Quite possibly, you're right. Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern have been voted the worst train companies in the UK, with passengers on their services the least satisfied in the country, after being rated on everything from how much room there is to stand and how helpful [...]
Apple shares are falling in pre-market trading with “peak Apple” fears after rcord revenue but iPhone sales slowdown

January 27, 2016

Apple shares are down more than four per cent before US markets open after reporting record revenue (again), but a slowdown in smartphone sales. Fears of a slowdown in the tech titan's business have sparked concern among investors. “With the Street widely expecting a softer March guide, we would characterise a 50 million-plus iPhone unit bogey as ‘better [...]
Uber ordered to pay €1.2m by French court

January 27, 2016

Uber has been ordered to pay out €1.2m (£900,000) by a court in France. The Paris high court ruled that Uber must pay the National Taxi Union, in relation to a ruling on the way Uber picks up passengers in the city, according to documents seen by AFP. The ruling dates back to 2014 and is being appealed [...]
Watch this brilliant rap against the blight of buzzwords and business jargon

January 27, 2016

Everyone hates business buzzwords. You know the ones – ideation, game-changer, blue-sky thinking, we could go on. We've already had a tool to banish them from our pitches, and warnings that they could be killing our career prospects, but now there's a creative plea to banish the buzzwords in the form of a brilliant rap. Created [...]
Tesco’s not out of the woods yet

January 26, 2016

Tesco is still very much paying for the sins of the past, but it has started to turn the corner on the slow road to recovery. The coming weeks are likely to contain some unpleasant tidings for the embattled supermarket. The slap on the wrist from the grocery watchdog for failing to treat suppliers fairly is [...]

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

This Soho pub is putting on a ‘problematic’ show about a drunkard

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