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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Audi, BMW and Daimler accelerate driverless car plans with €2.8bn Nokia Here Maps deal

August 3, 2015

A group formed of some of the world’s biggest car manufacturers has bought Here, the maps arm of former mobile giant Nokia, in a €2.8bn (£1.97bn) deal designed to help them step driverless car development up a gear. German car firms Audi, BMW and Mercedes maker Daimler reportedly fought off competition from startup darling Uber, [...]
Sporting summer of Wimbledon, the Ashes and the golf Open could cost Britain millions in lost productivity

August 3, 2015

Not only do businesses have to contend with the summer sunshine and soaring temperatures distracting people from their computer screens, but a summer of high-profile sporting events is set to cost the UK millions of pounds in lost productivity. Tennis, cricket and golf have occupied sports fans this summer, at a cost of at least £100m [...]
Prudential RideLondon 2015 route map: Where and when to watch the race, the road closures to avoid and everything you need to know about this weekend’s cycling event

August 2, 2015

It’s that time of year again, when the city takes to the roads for the Prudential RideLondon cycling event. Nearly 100,000 riders are expected get on their bike over the weekend, including Tour de France superstar Sir Bradley Wiggins, and fellow pro-cyclists Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Laura Trott and Dani King – along with plenty [...]
TfL Tube Strike: TSSA union accuses Boris Johnson of “engineering” Night Tube dispute and “playing politics”

July 30, 2015

One of the unions representing Tube drivers who plan to strike next week has accused London mayor Boris Johnson of "engineering" the dispute and "playing politics" with the matter in the latest shot fired between the two warring sides. Tube workers will strike for 24 hours on 5 August over working hours on the soon-to-launch [...]
Tesco drops annoying self-checkout “unexpected item in the bagging area” phrase

July 30, 2015

No longer will shoppers be scolded by a machine telling them there are unexpected items in the bagging area, after Tesco announced the decision to drop the intensely annoying phrase from its self-checkouts. After feedback from customers, the supermarket has decided to make the automated voice a little friendlier, calling the current tones "a source [...]
David Cameron backs FinTech manifesto to make UK a world leader by 2020

July 30, 2015

David Cameron has put his weight behind the UK’s technology startups and the finance world with the backing of a manifesto for making Britain the world leader in Financial Technology. The Prime Minister has lent his support to the five-year plan which aims to grow investment in the sector to six times its current level [...]
Alcoholic Architecture review: This is what it’s like inhaling a cocktail cloud at Bompas and Parr’s pop up bar

July 30, 2015

Wandering into a cloud of alcohol is just as surreal as you might think it would be. The atmospheric gothic surroundings of Southwark Cathedral on the outside and handfuls of skulls and stained glass windows created below Borough market on the inside all help, of course, but even walking down the dark and narrow entrance steps [...]
London FinTech startup Iwoca raises $20m series B funding from Commerzbank and Acton Capital

July 30, 2015

London FinTech startup Iwoca has landed a new round of funding including investment from Commerzbank. The $20m series B round from the German bank's venture capital arm CommerzVentures, Acton Capital Partners, the Munich-based private equity and VC firm, Redline Capital and other existing investors, will accelerate the lending platform's growth across Europe. “We're aiming to offer [...]
How the UK will become a world leader in FinTech to rival Silicon Valley

July 30, 2015

Innovate Finance’s manifesto outlines our vision for FinTech 2020 for the UK. It’s bold and ambitious, but also achievable if we continue to have the support from everyone within our ecosystem. According to Prime Minister David Cameron, his government wants the UK to “be the leading FinTech centre in the world” and has appointed a Special Envoy, [...]
FinTech investment triples to $12.2bn with Europe experiencing biggest growth

July 29, 2015

Investment in the flourishing global FinTech sector tripled to a staggering $12.2bn (£8.2bn) last year and grew at more than triple the rate of overall VC investment. Europe's share of investor cash grew at the fastest rate compared to anywhere else in the world as the region cements its reputation as an area for producing successful [...]

Starmer not told Mandelson was denied security clearance

Trump-hating Fifa World Cup fans should have costs paid if denied visa

Avenue Q is wonderfully lawless chaos (with very rude puppets)

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