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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Twitter share price plucked on user growth worries wiping billions from value

July 29, 2015

Twitter investors must be spitting feathers. Shares in the social network have swooped 13 per cent lower, wiping several billion from the company's market value, after reporting muted growth in user numbers. “Monthly users grew only 0.7 per cent sequentially to 304m, while US monthly users remained at 65m, showing no growth. Annually, global users [...]
London startups reconsider the capital after a year because of property prices

July 29, 2015

A newly established business setting up shop in London is more likely to consider moving out of the capital after a honeymoon first year, and the high cost of renting is to blame. The likelihood of leaving London jumps by nearly half after the first year, with 66 per cent reconsidering its location after 12 [...]
Uber faces UK legal action from GMB union over driver employee rights

July 29, 2015

The GMB union has launched legal action against Uber over the way it treats drivers. The union claims drivers should be considered employees and has a legal duty to provide them with working rights on pay, holiday, health and safety, and grievances. Uber considers drivers as self-employed "partners". Now GMB has instructed law firm Leigh [...]
Tesco Ribena and Capri Sun ban: What’s next off the shelves, Coke, Haribo, Ketchup? These are the odds on how likely that is

July 28, 2015

First they came for the Ribena and Capri Sun, now are they coming for our Coca Cola? Tesco is removing sugary drinks aimed at kids from its shelves because of worries over obesity, and people are not happy about that at all. Ribena, Capri Sun and Rubicon products that are the size of a kids [...]
Mobile network switching is about to get much easier thanks to Ofcom

July 28, 2015

Switching your mobile network provider is about to get much easier as the regulator looks at changing the rules because companies are currently making it too difficult switch. Ofcom last month introduced new rules making it easier for people to switch broadband providers and is now looking at a similar move when it comes to [...]
One gif showing how the time you spend commuting will fall by 2031, thanks to this TfL WebCAT map tool

July 28, 2015

Good news for any Londoner living and working in the city – the time you spend commuting is likely to fall over the next decade and beyond, Transport for London (TfL) forecasts. By 2031, vast swathes of Londoners living on the peripheries of Greater London will experience a commute reduced by around 15 minutes, and [...]
London food delivery startup Deliveroo takes away $70m series C funding from Greenoaks Capital, Index Ventures, Accel and Hoxton Ventures

July 28, 2015

A London startup which delivers food from some of Britain's favourite high-street restaurants such as Wagamama and Gourmet Burger Kitchen straight to your door, has landed $70m (£45m) of new investment to expand internationally, including backing from the firm behind Just Eat. Deliveroo's series C round was led by Greenoaks Capital and existing investor Index [...]
Now Gett lets you order Veuve Clicquot champagne in London as it expands on-demand services

July 27, 2015

Londoners will be able to order champagne and have a bottle delivered in just 10 minutes with a new service from taxi app Gett. The partnership with Veuve Clicquot will deliver champagne in the same way as ordering a taxi, as Gett explores a tranche of new product deliveries and on-demand services in a bid to [...]
Payday lender Cash Genie told to repay £20m to customers by Financial Conduct Authority

July 27, 2015

A payday lender has been told to give back millions of pounds to customers because its lending practices were deemed unfair by the financial regulator. After it found "serious failings" at the lender, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told Cash Genie to repay £10m to customers – after it's already waived fees and interest totaling £10.3m. [...]
The UK is a playground for super-rich foreigners, attracting more millionaires than any other country in the world

July 27, 2015

The UK is attracting more of the world's super-rich than any other country in the world, with more than 100,000 of the world's wealthiest moving to its shores over the last decade. London, in particular, is more attractive to high net worth individuals than other location, thanks to a combination of factors such as the [...]

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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