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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Now Lidl’s getting into the online grocery delivery business after Amazon Fresh’s UK debut and Aldi’s plans, taking on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons

November 24, 2015

Fresh from Amazon's launch into the highly competitive grocery delivery game with Pantry, is fellow supermarket disrupter Lidl about to follow suit? The German discounter, which is already giving the big four a run for their money in bricks and mortar, has snapped up a fresh food delivery startup in its home country. Kochzaube, which delivers fresh [...]
Alton Towers finds “human error” caused Smiler crash after Merlin Entertainments’ investigation

November 24, 2015

Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainment has found "human error" was to blame for a horrific crash on its Smiler rollercoaster over the summer, which left 16 people injured and two women with life-changing injuries. "The investigation concluded that the incident was the result of human error culminating in the manual override of the ride safety control system without [...]
UK Black Friday 2014: Amazon will offer new deals every 10 minutes on Apple iPhone, XBox and Sony TV and more

November 24, 2015

It’s not even Friday yet, but Amazon is offering some pretty sweet discount deals on high ticket items such as an iPhone, XBox console and Sony TV in its week of Black Friday deals. Amazon is getting a head start on the biggest shopping event of the year, offering hawk-eyed money-saving customers new deals every [...]
BBVA invests in Neil-Woodford-backed challenger bank Atom

November 24, 2015

Spanish bank BBVA has taken a stake in the Neil Woodford-backed digital challenger bank Atom. Spain's second-largest bank splashed out £45m on a 29.5 per cent stake in the bank which got the thumbs up from regulators back in June. Atom, set up by former Metro Bank chairman Anthony Thomson and First Direct chief executive Mark Mullen, will soon launch [...]
Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and Babcock share prices rise on David Cameron’s Defence Review and £12bn spending increase

November 23, 2015

The shares of big name defence firms have surged in the wake of an announcement by David Cameron that government spending on new equipment will increase by £12bn to deal with "diverse" threats. Rolls-Royce has closed up 3.08 per cent, the FTSE's biggest riser while BAE Systems climbed 1.02 per cent and Babcock closed 1.62 per cent higher. The Prime Minster [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Customer returns will cost retailers as much as £180m

November 23, 2015

The cost to retailers of returned goods bought on Black Friday will come with a price tag of up to £180m and create an "out of stock" Saturday which could leave shoppers empty handed at the tills during the crucial Christmas shopping period. As much as 50 per cent of promotional purchases will be returned and 12 December is predicted to [...]
How did this unknown Spanish lottery video win the Christmas advert battle of 2015, giving Mog and Man on the Moon a run for their money?

November 23, 2015

Move over John Lewis and Sainsbury’s, a new Christmas contender in the festive ad race has emerged. And it has come from the most unlikeliest of places – the Spanish Lottery. “Justino” is a beautiful animated ad which in a week has overtaken a number of leading British brands to become the third most shared [...]
Metropolitan Line extension to Watford Junction gets go-ahead after securing final funding shorfall from Transport for London

November 23, 2015

Plans to extend the Metropolitan Line to Watford Junction have finally been given the green light after securing a multi-million pound shortfall in funding from Transport for London. Ground will be broken on the project next year when the line was originally slated to open with completion due in 2020. The £284.4m project, originally called the Croxley Rail Link, has been beset [...]
Revealed: The universities in the UK and US which give you the best finance and banking salaries and bonus after graduating

November 23, 2015

Studying at Cambridge, Oxford or Yale will get you the highest earning job in finance and banking when stepping on the first rung of the career ladder, new research reveals. Graduates going into finance as an analyst or associate can expect to earn £62,000, on average, but those from Cambridge earn a more generous £91,000, while Oxford grads are a [...]
Mastercard Mondays: Free travel on Tube, bus, DLR, tram and National Rail on offer across London with Apple Pay

November 23, 2015

Everyone loves a freebie and Londoners are being treated to an especially valuable one today – free travel across the capital. Mastercard users will be able to travel on Tube, train, tram, bus and DLR for free by using Apple Pay, making the cold morning perhaps just that little bit more bearable. And, it's not just today. The free rides will [...]

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