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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Global markets have had an awful day: FTSE, Dow, S&P and others close down on economic growth worries

August 20, 2015

It's been an awful day for markets around the world. US stocks suffered their worst losses of 2015 while the FTSE 100 entered official correction territory caused by fears surrounding economic growth, particularly a slowdown in China, the world's second-largest economy. Markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen were down more than three per cent, while in [...]
Twitter’s share price is tanking: Stock swoops below $26 IPO price

August 20, 2015

The rapidly declining share price of Twitter has swooped lower than its IPO price of $26 – a new nadir for the troubled social network. Twitter shares have fallen by more than six per cent in early afternoon trading, sending stock as low as $25.94 per share, and tumbling past the marker which signals the [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will apologise for Iraq War on behalf of Labour if he wins leadership contest

August 20, 2015

Labour leader frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has promised to apologise for the Iraq War on behalf of the party if he becomes leader. Corbyn will issue a statement saying sorry for the invasion of Iraq if he wins the battle to succeed Ed Miliband as party leader in the hotly contested race. He told the Guardian: [...]
Ashley Madison hackers leak second 20GB data dump that’s twice as large as first

August 20, 2015

The hacking group behind the leak of information from extramarital dating site Ashley Madison has dumped a second tranche of data containing the personal details of millions of members. The second leak is 20GB, almost twice the size of the first batch of private information – including email addresses and credit card numbers – which was [...]
Tsipras is out: Greek Prime Minister resigns and calls snap election after 200 turbulent days

August 20, 2015

Alexis Tsipras has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Greece after 206 turbulent days in power. The Syriza leader said in a televised announcement that he will submit his resignation to Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos shortly, triggering a national election. Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, the head of Greece's Supreme Court is expected to replace Tsipras and oversee the [...]
Twitter’s share price is diving… again

August 19, 2015

Twitter shares have taken another dive after recovering moderately from an all-time low in recent weeks. Shares are down by nearly four per cent to $27.18 per share in morning US trading, their second lowest intraday price after hitting an all-time low almost a fortnight ago. Shares touched $26.87 on 7 August and closed at $27.04 [...]
LinkedIn Lookup: New standalone app launched to better connect co-workers, replacing intranets and maybe email, Gchat and Slack

August 19, 2015

LinkedIn thinks you don't know your co-workers and that you're not great at communicating with them either. "Unfortunately, these days it’s harder to know your co-workers than it is to know professionals outside your company," said Ankit Gupta, a product manager at the social network, writing on LinkedIn's blog. Now, the company thinks it can [...]
Andy Murray invests in three British tech startups through Seedrs equity crowdfunding platform – Tossed, Trillenium and Fuel Ventures Fund

August 19, 2015

Tennis ace Andy Murray is busy working on his investment portfolio off the courts, it seems – after he invested in three British startups through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Murray, who is the world's fifth biggest earning tennis star and has millions sitting in the bank, became an investor in Seedrs itself and an advisory board [...]
Tata invests $100m in Uber to fuel India expansion

August 19, 2015

The equity investment fund of India's Tata Group is the latest corporation to hitch a lift with Uber. Tata's Opportunities Fund (TOF) has made a $100m (£64m) investment in the controversial billion-dollar startup, allowing the company to extend its reach in India, where it currently has 150,000 drivers in 18 cities and holds a 35 [...]
Addison Lee, Uber, Hailo, Kabbee and Gett taxi app wars: Why the future of transport apps isn’t transport

August 19, 2015

On-demand transport – taxi apps – is a £5bn market in London. It's worth double that in the UK as a whole. Worldwide the figures are astronomical. From New York to Tel Aviv, Moscow to London, the way we move around our cities is transforming beyond all recognition. We have technology to thank. The ability [...]

Yas Queen’s: Why HSBC Championships expansion has been a smash for business

Yas Queen’s: Why HSBC Championships expansion has been a smash for business

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