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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Left wingers turn the air blue, swearing more than political conservatives

September 18, 2015

Left-leaning liberals are turning the air blue with their language, swearing more often than their opposing conservatives, scientists say. Several swear words make it into the top 10 most commonly used words of those on the left, based on analysis of more than 10,000 Twitter users including both the f-bomb and s-bomb. People with more [...]
Fidor launches in the UK as digital challenger bank expands

September 18, 2015

A German digital challenger bank is expanding to the UK, joining the ever-growing collection of challenger banks giving the "big five" a run for their money. Fidor, an innovative online lender which crowdsources ideas for financial products and incentivises users with better rates if they can get Facebook "likes", launches today, offering a flexible saving [...]
EU migrant crisis: Visa Europe donates £1m to child refugee crisis appeal as Save the Children thanks business donations

September 17, 2015

Visa Europe has donated £1m to the appeal which is raising money to help child refugees in Europe as the situation reaches crisis point. The financial services company has dug deep to donate to Save the Children's Child Refugee Crisis Appeal, saying the situation needed an exceptional response. “Visa Europe has a longstanding track record of [...]
London FinTech investment in 2015 has already surpassed last year’s total… and it’s only September

September 17, 2015

The cash being pumped into London's financial technology businesses has already surpassed the entire amount invested 2014 as the capital cements its status as the FinTech capital of the world. It's been the most successful year yet for FinTech, netting $554m (£357m) of venture capital investment so far this year, compared to total investment of [...]
Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 notes

September 17, 2015

Presidential wannabe Jeb Bush has said he wants Margaret Thatcher to appear on $10 bank notes in the US. The Republican, who is running against Donald Trump among others to win the party's nomination for next year's election race, told an audience at last night's televised candidate debate that he would pick Britain's former Prime [...]
Britain will never grow its own Apple without spending more on technology R&D

September 17, 2015

The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the number of digital startups springing up across the country – not just in east London, but across the whole of the UK. Of these, however, you can count the number of firms built around core Intellectual Property (IP) on one hand. At a time when we’re [...]
The best and worst office views in the world

September 17, 2015

If you've ever sat at your desk, staring out towards the neighbouring office building glimpsing just a tiny square of sky, console yourself with the fact that it's definitely a better spot than at least one other person in the world (possibly several). The view from this Aldershot office takes some beating for the sheer [...]
Apple iOS 9 software update for iPhone and iPad: When to download, what features you’ll get – better battery life, smarter Siri and split screen

September 17, 2015

If you have an Apple device (and let's be honest, who hasn't), then get ready for your iPhone or iPad to look different and do some exciting new things by the end of the day. The iOS 9 update lands today, and you'll be able to install it from 6pm in the UK, assuming everything [...]
News Corp buys London adtech company Unruly Media for up to £114m

September 16, 2015

News Corp has bought the video advertising technology company Unruly Media for up to £114m to improve its digital video offering for advertisers. Unruly, one of the most successful startups to emerge from London's Silicon Roundabout, will operate as a separate unit in News Corp's business, under newly returned UK chief Rebekah Brooks. “We have always [...]
Entertainment One share price jumps as Canada Pension Fund buys £142m majority stake from Marwyn Value Investors

September 16, 2015

A Canadian pension fund has splashed millions on taking a majority stake in Entertainment One, the film and TV company behind the global hit children's show Peppa Pig. Shares in the company, which also distributes movies such as the Hunger Games, jumped by more than seven per cent in morning trading as the Canada Pension [...]

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