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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Startup taking the hassle out of mortgages, Habito, has landed millions in new funding

January 23, 2017

A property technology startup which helps find homebuyers the best deal on their mortgage online via a chatbot has raised a new multi-million pound round of funding to support its growth, City A.M can exclusively reveal. Habito, already backed by seed capital from the entrepreneurs behind Transferwise and Funding Circle, has landed a further £5.5m of cash led by [...]
The five beauty tech startups joining L’Oreal and Founders Factory’s incubator

January 22, 2017

Five startups hoping to disrupt the multi-billion pound world of beauty have been chosen by L'Oreal and Founders Factory, the London tech incubator from LastMinute.com entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox. Preemadonna, a startup creating a nailbot that can print designs onto nails via a mobile phone, and InistU, an online skincare company, are among the five [...]
The clock is ticking on Spotify’s IPO

January 22, 2017

The clock is ticking for Europe's most highly anticipated IPO as it creeps towards a crucial date in the financial calendar of the company. Spotify, the region's most highly funded tech startup, is approaching the deadline of a $1bn debt financing deal inked last year that will see the costs increase and a share of the compnay given [...]
This Twitter founder thinks tech could become the next big tobacco

January 22, 2017

One of the founders of Twitter has said that online is turning into a "a nasty business" and that the big technology companies must take action before they become as reviled as big tobacco, oil or pharma. "You can do all these wonderful things online but it's turning into a nasty business," said Biz Stone [...]
Theresa May on Trump, Trident and trade deals

January 22, 2017

A "possible future trading agreement" will be discussed between the UK and the US when Prime Minister Theresa May visits President Donald Trump this week. The two will talk about "how we can build the special relationship", said May, speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show. May also expressed confidence in the UK's ability to negotiate [...]
Day one: President Trump’s already accused the media of lying about the size of his… crowds

January 22, 2017

President Trump has accused the media of lying about the size of something – and this time it's not his hands Just a day after being handed the keys to the White House and officially being named the 45th President of the US, Donald Trump has already gone on the offensive against the media. The [...]
Bye-bye Obama, hello Donald Trump: But what happens to @POTUS Twitter account after inauguration?

January 19, 2017

As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States he will also take over the 13.6m followers of the @POTUS Twitter account. The first ever Presidential Twitter account was set up in May 2015, with a typically amusing message: "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me [...]
Tesla’s fatal autopilot crash investigation has concluded: Here’s what it said

January 19, 2017

A US government investigation into Tesla's autopilot system following a fatal crash, has found that the tech company gave drivers enough warning around the system and identified no defects, avoiding a recall of the Model S cars. The report by the US department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said: "Although perhaps not as [...]
Fitbug shares are back: Here’s what’s going on

January 19, 2017

Fitbug shares have resumed trading after being halted on Wednesday, as the Aim-listed tech company released a trading update. Shares closed down more than 40 per cent to 0.400p on Thursday, after rocketing more than 400 per cent in late afternoon trading on Wednesday which had prompted the company to suspend trading. Read more: Fitbug shares have been [...]
Deliveroo’s testing an Amazon Prime-style delivery subscription

January 19, 2017

Deliveroo is testing out a new feature which has echoes of Amazon Prime – hungry users of the food delivery app can pay a subscription fee rather than a charge on each individual order. Deliveroo Plus will be tested out across six UK cities with customers paying an annual fee of £89, or a monthly fee of [...]

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