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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Greek bailout crowdfunding campaign: Seven amazing numbers about the Indiegogo campaign to save Greece

July 2, 2015

A campaign by one Londoner to crowdfund a bailout for Greece, first reported by City A.M on Monday, set the internet alight this week as the country teeters dangerously close to an exit from the Eurozone. The scheme to raise the cash needed to prevent Greece defaulting on its debts has gained astonishing attention – [...]
How to get Wimbledon tickets: Just pay someone to queue for you with Task Rabbit

July 2, 2015

Everyone and their mum wants to get hands on tickets for the hottest (literally) sporting event of the summer. But getting entry to Wimbledon is a lottery (again, literally) with eager fans having to enter a public ballot well in advance. The only other option for wannabe spectators is to queue outside the grounds at
London love mapped: The Tube stations where you’re most likely to find a date – Liverpool Street for singles, Goldhawk Lane for women and Pudding Mill Lane for men

July 2, 2015

Looking for Love? Head to Liverpool Street, where you'll find a singles hotspot. The commuter hub along with Tottenham Court Road and Piccadilly Circus have the greatest number of people without a significant other than any other station in London. For the greatest chance of finding a date, men should head to Goldhawk Road in [...]
We’re spending billions shopping online while commuting

July 2, 2015

The daily commute can be almost unbearable, but it seems we've found a way of occupying our travel time that's also good for the economy. More than a fifth of online sales are taking place on a commuter journey, with spending totalling £9.3bn every year. Spending by London commuters accounts for more than half of that [...]
Are smartphones making us dumb? Digital amnesia stops us remembering vital information because we use our devices to store memories

July 2, 2015

Easy access to information at the touch of our fingertips is making it harder for us to remember things and creating digital amnesia. Storing numbers and other vital information like pin numbers as well as treasured photos on smartphones is acting like an external hard drive for our memories, resulting in the majority of us being [...]
Grant Thornton makes multimillion-pound investment in London tech startup Geniac

July 2, 2015

Grant Thornton has made a multimillion-pound investment in a startup which manages services such as HR and compliance for small businesses. The advisory firm has splashed £22m on London-based Geniac, its first investment in a tech startup. "The Geniac proposition to fast growing small businesses is exciting," said Grant Thornton’s head of audit Mark Cardiff. “When you’re [...]
Steve Jobs movie official trailer: Watch Michael Fassbender as Apple guru in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin biopic

July 1, 2015

It's time for Apple geeks to get excited – and to geek-out even more. The first full-length trailer for the movie biopic of Steve Jobs starring an uncannily Jobs-resembling Michael Fassbender has been revealed. Due out in November, the hugely anticipated film also boasts the directing chops of 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle and [...]
Banco Santander and Monitise partner on a London-based £20m FinTech fund

July 1, 2015

One of Europe's biggest banks and one of London's most successful Financial Technology startups are joining forces to invest in technology companies that will disrupt the global financial services sector. Banco Santander and Monitise are partnering on a new fund worth up to £20m that will seek out investments in the burgeoning FinTech sector. The equally [...]
Airports Commission report: Five things you can get for the same price as Sir Howard Davies’ report cost

July 1, 2015

The long-awaited, much-delayed Airports Commission report is finally here. It's been a three-year slog, it's cost millions – and, well, it hasn't resolved very much at all yet. Sir Howard Davies and his team settled on Heathrow as the frontrunner, but that doesn't mean a new runway is going to happen. The final cost of [...]
Greek debt crisis referendum result: Paddy Power pays out on a Yes vote before Sunday poll

July 1, 2015

Paddy has paid out on bets for a Yes vote in the Greek referendum due to be held on Sunday. Read more: Every question you have on Greece answered The bookie said it has stumped up a five-figure sum to punters backing Greeks to vote for the new bailout offer on the table. The chances of [...]

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