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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Email etiquette: This tool tells you how polite (or impolite) your emails are

October 12, 2015

Let's all admit it, communicating by email can be a psychological minefield. One person's clear reply is another person's passive aggression. Buzzword-filled managementese fills up inboxes and sometimes firing off a quick response to a request from someone senior can leave you wondering which words to choose. Now there's a new tool to help you navigate the [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland is rebranding (but you may not notice)

October 12, 2015

What better way for banks to distance themselves from a disastrous decade of bailouts and the Libor scandals than a rebrand. Now Royal Bank of Scotland, or RBS as we know it on the high street, is taking a big step forward by, er, changing those three letters from upper case to lower case. Literally, "decapitalising", as the [...]
These cities commute furthest by cycling and running and Tueday is London’s favourite day for getting to work by bike or on foot

October 11, 2015

If it feels like Tuesdays are a bit busier than usual with more cyclists on the roads and runners on the city's pavements, it's not just your imagination. It's the most popular day for Londoners to commute by bike or run to work according to new data, and it also turns out to be the most [...]
Barista creates Irn Bru coffee by mixing espresso with Scotland’s favourite drink

October 11, 2015

Move over deep-fried Mars bars, there's a new Scottish delicacy in town. One young barista has created what could just be the ultimate pick-me-up my combining a shot of espresso and the Scots' favourite drink, Irn Bru. Competing in a barista championship in Edinburgh, 17-year-old student and coffee shop worker Daniel Todd picked up second place in the competition [...]
Boris Johnson is heading on a trade trip to Japan to promote fintech and life science investment… and the Rugby World Cup

October 11, 2015

The London mayor Boris Johnson is heading east to promote investment in the capital's fintech and life sciences sectors on a new trade trip to Japan. The out-going mayor is seeking to tie up new deals between the countries in tech innovation and life sciences, as well as retail, in a bid to increase the £950m pumped into the capital [...]
These MPs want the government to hike the rate of tax on tobacco

October 11, 2015

A group of MPs want the tax rate on cigarettes and other tobacco products to be increased to reduce the number of people smoking and raise £100m for the Treasury to spend on anti-smoking projects. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on smoking and health has suggested tobacco tax be raised to five per cent from the [...]
Facebook’s UK corporate tax bill in 2014 was less than the cost of this annual commute between London and Brighton

October 11, 2015

Facebook paid just £4,327 in corporation tax last year – less than the annual cost of travel for some people commuting to London from Brighton each day. The miniscule amount was paid on losses of £28.5m at its UK business, according to its latest accounts, up from £11.6m the year before. Revenues hit £105m in 2014, [...]
Rent checks risk “everyday racism” warns Labour shadow home secretary Andy Burnham of Right to Rent scheme in Theresa May’s Immigration Bill

October 11, 2015

Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has slammed new rules forcing landlords to check the immigration status of tenants, saying it would risk causing " everyday racism". The pilot Right to Rent scheme places responsibility for the background checks on to landlords, with the threat of fines and even jail if they fail to do so. Burnham, [...]
EU referendum: Three ex-PMs Tony Blair, John Major and Gordon Brown band together to fight for pro-Europe “In” vote with Britain Stronger in Europe campaign group

October 11, 2015

Three former Prime Ministers have joined forces to fight for the UK's membership of the European Union, according to reports. Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will support the campaign to keep the UK part of the European Union, which is expected to be called Britain Stronger in Europe. Former Marks & Spencer [...]
Amazon Fresh launches in London: Some postcodes now get one-hour chilled and frozen food deliveries through Prime Now

October 8, 2015

Amazon is delivering fresh chilled and frozen food in selected London postcodes for the first time, testing out the waters for Amazon Fresh. A fresh pint of milk, tub of Ben and Jerry's or a packet of fish fingers for tea can be on some Londoners' doorsteps in less than 60 minutes with the new delivery service [...]

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