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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Sony shares tumble despite second quarter profit from PlayStation 4 sales surge

October 29, 2015

Sony's restructuring is starting to pay off as the company reported it was back in black, but shares have tumbled by as much as five per cent. The figures Profit for the three months to the end of September came in at 33.6bn yen (£182m) compared to a loss of 136bn yen in the same quarter last [...]
British Gas customer login data leaked in third personal data incident in a week after TalkTalk cyber attack and Marks & Spencer technical glitch

October 29, 2015

The account details of as many as 2,000 customers of British Gas have been leaked online, in the third high-profile personal data leak in less than a week. Email addresses and passwords to login to British Gas accounts were posted on the text upload website Pastebin, but the company believes the information leak was not as a result of [...]
John Lewis Christmas advert 2014: Monty the penguin gets 2.5 million views in less than 12 hours. Will it be the most shared Christmas ad ever?

October 29, 2015

The latest Christmas advert from John Lewis has been viewed more than 2.5m times in less than 12 hours since being released online. The new ad, featuring a cuddly penguin called Monty, debuted to much fanfare at 8am today on YouTube and Facebook before it hits TV screens tomorrow during an ad break on Channel [...]
Pop? London’s housing market is the most overvalued in the world and in bubble-risk territory, UBS Real Estate Bubble Index report finds

October 29, 2015

London's property market is frothing. So much so that the capital is home to the most significantly overvalued housing market of any major city in the world, according to a new report – and that means there's a risk the bubble is close to bursting. "When inexpensive financing is combined with bullish expectations, real estate prices eventually uncouple [...]
Samsung share buyback pleases investors after third quarter profit beats expectation

October 29, 2015

Samsung has revealed a 4.2 trillion won (£6.5bn) share buyback after its third quarter profit beat expectations, sending shares in the South Korean tech company to their highest in nearly six months. Operating profit jumped 82 per cent on the same quarter last year to 7.4 trillion won on revenue of 51.7 trillion won which also grew [...]
Carl Icahn reveals AIG stake, calls for break up

October 28, 2015

Activist investor Carl Icahn has revealed he owns a stake in AIG – and called for a break up of the the insurance giant. He called a split a "no-brainer" for increasing shareholder returns, and lamented AIG's "wait and see approach" to similar calls which have come from regulators. In an open letter to AIG chief Peter Hancock published on [...]
Why London doesn’t need tech unicorns

October 28, 2015

It’s no secret that the last few years have seen an enormous influx of venture capital flowing into the tech sector, but 2014 set new records. While this may be less surprising across the pond, funding for European tech companies actually grew faster than any other region globally, increasing 78 per cent last year according [...]
The 39 signs you’re a modern gentleman

October 28, 2015

Being a gentleman in the modern connected world can be a tricky feat for any fellow. What's the etiquette for having a smartphone at dinner? Is it ok to use emojis? Answers: put it on silent and yes – but know when (and when not) to use them. These tips, along with 39 others, are [...]
BT share price rises after EE merger “provisional” thumbs up from Competition and Markets Authority

October 28, 2015

BT shares opened six per cent higher this morning, after the telecoms giant was given a provisional thumbs up from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on its £12.5bn bid to buy EE. The regulator said the deal is "not expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in any market in the UK". CMA's inquiry chair John Wotton [...]
TalkTalk share price rises after cyber attack arrest as it says only customers who have money stolen can terminate contract without charge

October 27, 2015

TalkTalk shares have rebounded closing more than 13 per cent up following the arrest and bail of a 15-year-old in connection with a cyber attack on the company. The embattled telecoms firm has also said it will waive fees for customers terminating contracts – but only if they have money stolen as a result of the attack – and suggesting it was unlikely [...]

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