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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Pensions shortfall: You’re almost certainly not saving enough for retirement

July 20, 2015

The majority of people will face a pension shortfall running into thousands of pounds each year because we’re drastically underestimating how much we need to save to live comfortably in old age, as study has shown. The average income people expect after giving up work is £12,590 per year – but savings and investments will [...]
Home extensions pile on the pounds to property values

July 20, 2015

The alterations and extensions made to people's homes have added billions of pounds to property prices across Britain. Over the last 12 months, the work has added a combined £6.5bn to the value of homes, as nearly a quarter of a million owners made changes, adding around £30,000 per property on average. In London, where homeowners have [...]
High street shopper numbers continue decline as they head online

July 20, 2015

The number of people heading to the high street has fallen again, new figures reveal, as one minister called for parking charges to be scrapped in an attempt to halt the decline of town centres around the country. Footfall fell 2.8 per cent on the same month last year on the high street and 2.4 [...]
Ed Balls: “Never say never” of political comeback

July 19, 2015

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has hinted that his exit from politics may not necessarily be a permanent one. After spectacularly losing his seat at the General Election, the ex-MP has headed across the pond to teach at Harvard in the aftermath. But appearing on BBC's Radio Five Live Test Match Special to talk balls [...]
These are the most collaborative companies working on research with universities in the UK

July 19, 2015

Pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies are leading the way when it comes to collaborating on research projects with UK universities, leaving technology businesses lagging. GSK is the most collaborative business in the UK, working on more than 150 projects, followed by Rolls-Royce on just over 110 and Pfizer on more than 100, based on analysis of [...]
James Dyson warns business secretary Sajid Javid on foreign students immigration policy

July 19, 2015

Sir James Dyson is not happy with business secretary Sajid Javid. Javid last week insisted foreign students should leave after their studies, indicating a fresh push by the government to introduce new legislation cracking down on their right to work after graduating. Now the hugely respected entrepreneur has attacked the business secretary's stance saying that the [...]
Driverless car technology to get £20m UK government funding and testing guidelines introduced

July 19, 2015

The fledgling technology of driverless cars will benefit from a £20m windfall designed to help the UK speed ahead in the race to create autonomous vehicles. The government has earmarked new funding for the research and development of technology for driverless cars – an industry which could be worth up to £900bn within the next decade. "To [...]
Train delay compensation: New rules mean passengers can claim cash if rail journeys disrupted

July 19, 2015

Commuters will now be able to claim compensation for train delays in cold hard cash from today, as changes to the national rail travel rules come into effect. Passengers are entitled to claim a refund on their ticket if a train is more than 30 minutes late, but that has previously come in the form [...]
David Cameron: “I want Britain to do more” fighting Isis in Syria and Iraq, PM tells NBC’s Meet the Press

July 19, 2015

David Cameron has said he wants Britain to do more to help fight Isis in the Middle East and is committed to working with the US to destroy the caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Speaking to NBC News, the Prime Minister said there were discussions taking place in parliament about what more could be done. [...]
The Open: Golf courses like St Andrews add a property price tag premium double the local area

July 17, 2015

Properties next to golf courses are not only a winner for fans of the sport, but are good for their wallet too, with a premium price tag more than double that of nearby properties lacking fairway views, Anyone looking to sell up their course-side home aside any of the nine spots to host The Open [...]

‘There’s a kind of romance to it’: Cubitts opens King’s Cross hub on site of Victorian stables

Brentford in talks to host Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League fixtures

New City venue rethinks competitive socialising… again

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