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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UK company pension deficits could not be plugged by annual salary of every UK employee

August 17, 2015

The annual salary of every employee in the UK couldn't pay off the pension deficit of its private companies which has more than tripled in the last 15 years. The combined shortfall of the UK private sector's defined benefit schemes stands at around £900bn, up from £250bn at the start of the millennium, despite millions [...]
Gordon Brown speech: Former PM says Labour party must be credible and electable as leadership poll shows Corbyn as best and worst for Labour

August 16, 2015

The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has weighed in on the Labour leadership battle for the first time following Tony Blair's warning against electing Jeremy Corbyn. Brown said the party must be credible and electable and can only deliver its principles in power, while speaking on "power for purpose" at an event at the South [...]
Jeremy Corbyn for business? Here’s what the Labour leader hopeful’s pledging – corporation tax clampdown, support for small business and entrepreneurs

August 16, 2015

Labour leader hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled plans to freeze rates for small businesses, clamp down on corporate tax avoidance and invest in skilled workers amid a raft of policies designed to show his commitment to business as the leadership race hots up. “The current government seems to think being 'pro-business' means giving a green light [...]
Noflation: UK inflation expected to remain at zero

August 16, 2015

Inflation is expected to remain at zero, or noflation as it has been dubbed, due to falling oil prices and a strong pound. Forecasters believe the official data from the Office of National Statistics due out on Tuesday, will show that prices remained the same in July. "Given renewed oil price weakness, with Brent crude [...]
Amazon Prime’s new Top Gear: “They’re worth a lot” Jeff Bezos says of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond

August 16, 2015

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has revealed what he thinks about Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond after signing the trio to star in a new car show on Amazon's Netflix-style Prime Video streaming service. The show, due to air next year, will be “very, very, very expensive,” Bezos said, speaking to [...]
A smoking ban in pub beer gardens? Stop persecuting smokers

August 13, 2015

It should now be clear to anyone who still needs confirmation that secondhand smoke was only ever the excuse, rather than the reason, for the 2007 smoking ban. Its real objective, indeed the objective of all anti-smoking policies, was to harass, stigmatise and inconvenience smokers. This is a system known as ‘denormalisation’ in the field [...]
A Level results 2015: A lesson in why they aren’t crucial for career success from Dave Trott

August 13, 2015

In advertising, lots of the really great people didn’t do A levels. They quit school and started work. They were hustlers, doers, they didn’t want to waste their time memorising things and writing essays.They were in a hurry. They wanted to be working, earning money. That was their A levels. They started in the post-room [...]
Ofcom mobile signal checker: One simple map showing UK’s mobile coverage by poscode for EE, O2, Vodafone and Three’s voice calls, 3G and 4G

August 13, 2015

Where has the best and worst mobile signal? We already know that London's kitchens are officially dead zones, but when you're heading on holiday, moving house or considering switching network, it's pretty difficult to tell. Now Ofcom has put together possibly the most comprehensive map of the state of the UK's mobile network coverage, including voice calls, [...]
Pop-up revolution? The pop-up economy is now worth £2.3bn

August 13, 2015

The trend for pop-ups, whether that be shops, bars, cinemas or even beaches, may leave some people rolling their eyes, but their success is adding billions to the UK economy. Revenues in the pop-up retail sector grew at 12.3 per cent last year, meaning it's now worth £2.3bn annually, up on £2.1bn last year, and employs [...]
Leaving London: Half of those living in the capital want to leave – here’s where they want to move to

August 13, 2015

Is everyone in London packing their bags for more than just a holiday? There's talk of leaving London flying all over the place – from HSBC to the liberal left, apparently, and a third of Londoners think they'd be better off elsewhere due to the stress and expense of living in the capital. Now, it's not [...]

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