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 you can buy gold in kilo bars from Royal Mint – and these are the top 10 countries investing in bullion

October 7, 2015

The Royal Mint is hoping to attract gold buyers with deeper pockets with the launch of a new kilo bullion bar. Since setting up shop online a year ago with a trading platform that allows retail investors to buy precious metals from as little as £20, sales of gold have increased by more than 50 [...]
Stay in or go out? Londoners are choosing to entertain at home… but worry about kitchen envy

October 7, 2015

Londoners might have culture, restaurants and world leading events on their doorstep, but the city is full of people who would rather stay in for the night. Half of us choose to entertain at home rather than heading out to a bar, club or restaurant, according to new research. But while avoiding the hustle and bustle [...]
Twitter Moments: Meet the new feature Twitter hopes will tempt users

October 6, 2015

Twitter has launched a new feature called Moments, designed to make the social network a warm and welcoming place for new users. Pitched as "the best of Twitter in an instant", Moments curates a selection of the hundreds of millions of Tweets sent every single day. "We know finding these only-on-Twitter moments can be a challenge, especially if [...]
Amazon Prime Now one-hour delivery comes to Wandsworth, Sutton and Merton and two-hour slots to Kingston, Croydon and Sunbury

October 6, 2015

Residents of Wandsworth, Sutton and Merton are the latest Londoners who will be able to get their hands on items they've bought on Amazon within just 60 minutes. In addition to the new areas eligible for one hour delivery slots, Amazon's Prime Now service will also offer two-hour delivery windows to people in Kingston, Croydon and Sunbury [...]
Safe Harbour data transfer deal between EU and US ruled invalid by European courts

October 6, 2015

A deal between Europe and the US, which allows people's personal online data from sites such as Facebook and Google to be transferred between the two countries, has been ruled invalid by EU courts. The Safe Harbour agreement, introduced 15 years ago, allows thousands of US companies to process the data of EU citizens with [...]
Twitter share price rises as Jack Dorsey returns to flock as permanent boss and Adam Bain promoted to chief operating officer

October 5, 2015

Twitter founder and interim chief executive Jack Dorsey has been named as the permanent boss of the social network, confirming speculation and sending shares in the company up by as much as four per cent in early trading. Dorsey, who succeeds Dick Costolo, will remain chief executive of Square, the payments company he founded after leaving [...]
DLR strike: RMT to vote on action over working practices

October 5, 2015

DLR workers could go on strike after the RMT union said it will ballot around 700 members over working practices. The union claims that Keolis Amey Docklands (KAD) which operates the line is "bulldozing" new conditions, however, the company said it was "unnecessary". “Our members on DLR are furious at the way that Keolis Amey [...]
Boris Johnson on Uber: London mayor thinks Uber app is breaking the law

October 5, 2015

Boris Johnson has said he believes the Uber app is "systematically" breaking the law, weighing in on the fight between Uber, Transport for London (TfL) and black cab drivers and laying out his position for the first time in detail. The Mayor of London insisted proposed new rules are not about blocking the app, but [...]
Uber and Transport for London head for high court in taximeter legal battle

October 5, 2015

Uber and Transport for London face another showdown when they pull up at the high court this week, to settle a long-running dispute over whether the smartphone app breaks the law. TfL last week revealed proposals for fresh laws which would curb Uber in London. Now, the UK courts will decide on the legality of [...]
Ryanair’s passenger numbers soared in September

October 5, 2015

The number of passengers flying Ryanair has soared 12 per cent, with 9.55m traveling on the Irish airline in September, compared with 8.49m last year. Load factors – how many seats were filled – increased four percentage points to 94 per cent. "These record monthly numbers and load factors are due to our lower fares, [...]

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