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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Ofcom communciations review: What next for BT, Openreach, Sky and the telecoms market?

July 16, 2015

While Ofcom’s latest move is no doubt being celebrated as a win by BT’s more than vocal rivals, it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that BT is heading for a breakup. Last time Ofcom reviewed competition, BT was forced to create Openreach in order to give access to its broadband network to rivals, something Ofcom [...]
Mack the Knife, Prince of Darkness, Superman: How well do you know business bosses’ nicknames?

July 16, 2015

Mack the Knife (aka Barclays chairman John McFarlane) has lived up to his name again after the departure deputy Mike Rake and chief Antony Jenkins – but he's not the only one to pick up a nickname over the years. Most of the nicknames in the business world, like McFarlane's, are not entirely complimentary, often [...]
Blockchain boss Eddy Travia on Coinsilium’s IPO: Why I chose to float a FinTech business in London

July 15, 2015

Whilst the bitcoin price may have stolen some headlines during the Greece negotiations it is the underlying technology, blockchain, that is really making waves across the financial world. Last year $330m (around £211m) flowed into bitcoin and blockchain companies, and in the first half of 2015 $373m was invested into the same space, bringing the [...]
Apple’s new iPod Touch has a better eight megapixel camera and the processing power of an iPhone 6

July 15, 2015

Apple has revealed a new range of iPods, including an updated iPod Touch and new colour options for the iPod Nano, Shuffle and Touch. The refreshed iPod Touch, a device first released in 2009, now comes with the processing power of an iPhone 6, an eight-megapixel camera with features such slo-mo and burst, fitness tracking [...]
Amazon Prime Day is not the new Black Friday as British retailers have little appetite for mega sales… yet

July 15, 2015

Not content with helping bring the horror of shoppingeddon to the UK in the form of Black Friday, Amazon is now attempting to create its own, even bigger version, with Prime Day. Last year Black Friday went from being a US tradition us Brits mocked as the embodiment of America's tendency to take things to [...]
Amazon Prime Day is here: These are the best lightning deals – including PlayStation, Xbox, HDTVs, Kindles

July 15, 2015

Amazon is attempting to recreate the shopping frenzy that was Black Friday with a bumper day of sales and promotions for Prime members. Amazon Prime Day has more deals up for grabs than the shopping day back in November which sparked fisticuffs in supermarkets and record sales. The online retailer is offering customers around the [...]
Entertainment One share price falls as Marwyn Value Investors sells Peppa Pig slice

July 15, 2015

The investment firm behind the maker of hit kids TV show Peppa Pig has sold off part of its stake in the company. Marwyn Value Investors has sold a nine per cent holding in production company Entertainment One, which is also the distributor of films such as the Hunger Games and 12 Years a Slave, [...]
Blockchain company Coinsilium will IPO on London’s Aim

July 14, 2015

A London-based startup which invests in the technology behind digital currency bitcoin intends to float on London’s junior market in the first IPO of its kind. Blockchain investment company Coinsilium will become the first blockchain company to go public, as the burgeoning technology gains attention from high-profile investors such as Richard Branson, Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel and [...]
Apple Pay comes to the UK – but will it change your life?

July 14, 2015

Apple Pay has made its debut in the UK with a strangely secretive launch from a company known for its high profile events. It’s a clever piece of technology that enables people to use the iPhone 6 and new Apple Watch in the same way as a contactless debit card, simply tapping it on an [...]
Spotify’s musical map of the world: These are the most popular songs in London, Manchester, New York, Berlin, and every major city around the world

July 14, 2015

Londoners love Jamie xx while New Yorkers prefer the tunes of The Chainsmokers, and everyone loves a bit of hip hop. That's the musical tastes of music fans around the world, based on their listening habits of more than 20bn tracks in more than 1,000 cities around the world. Spotify has created a musical map [...]

Lloyd’s deputy chair: The City is a club in the best sense

Silverstone safe amid MotoGP calendar shake-up, chiefs insist

New City venue rethinks competitive socialising… again

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