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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London’s getting an insurance tech accelerator as Startupbootcamp expands FinTech startup search

June 16, 2015

A new global tech accelerator has been launched London which will search for tech companies around the world which can bring new innovation to the traditional world of insurance and its well-established companies. As FinTech takes off in the capital like never before, tech accelerator Startupbootcamp has added the new sector to its roster to [...]
Dislike: Belgium thinks Facebook tracks too much personal data, so it’s taking it to court

June 16, 2015

Another day, another country in Europe takes a dislike to the activities of large American tech firms. This time, it's Belgium, where regulators have given a thumbs down to the way Facebook is tracking users information via cookies, as well as "likes" and "shares". Facebook uses this kind of information to sell advertising. The Belgian [...]
Lego figures are officially a trademark, court rules

June 16, 2015

Everything is awesome for Lego (sorry). The Danish toymaker has triumphed in a trademark battle after a ruling by European courts today. Read more: KitKat copycats: Nestle loses trademark battle A Brussels court knocked back a challenge by a rival British toy firm to Lego's trademark over the cute Lego characters beloved by children (and hated by [...]
Scientists know when you’re unemployed… just from your phone calls

June 16, 2015

As if you didn't already feel like you're phone knows more about you than, well, you, scientists can now use it to tell whether you have a job or not. Researchers from MIT have managed to identify people's employment levels simply through analysing how they use their mobile phone. It may sound creepy, but it [...]
London Technology Week: Tech City is an awesome success story combining the best of Silicon Valley, Wall Street, New York and DC

June 16, 2015

I emigrated from Silicon Valley a little more than ten years ago to work at a very young startup at the time, Skype. It was so new then that I spent months correcting friends’ pronunciation of the company name from Skype-ee to Skype. At that time I was exasperated at the dearth of candidates for [...]
London Technology Week: The hunt for London’s unicorn tech startups

June 15, 2015

There's no doubting the impressive numbers rolling out of London Tech Week. There’s also no lack of people willing to shout about these impressive feats, whether it be entrepreneurs, investors, economists, or the mayor himself. More than a dozen of London’s tech types today gathered near the summit of the Shard to kick off London [...]
Former Tesco asset Blinkbox Music goes into administration less than six months after sale

June 11, 2015

Blinkbox Music, the music streaming service sold off by Tesco in its asset fire sale, has gone into administration less than six months into its new ownership. Australian firm Guvera, which bought the company in January for significantly less than the £10m the supermarket paid to acquire it back in 2012, attempted to sell Blinkbox [...]
War of the wearables: Jawbone sues Fitbit for second time ahead of IPO

June 11, 2015

The war of the wearables is hotting up even more. Jawbone, the maker of the Up fitness tracker has filed a second lawsuit in the US courts alleging that soon-to-IPO rival Fitbit, which also makes fitness trackers, infringed several of its patents. It's the second lawsuit filed by Jawbone against Fitbit in two weeks – [...]
Rupert Murdoch reportedly stepping down from 21st Century Fox

June 11, 2015

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down from his empire at 21st Century Fox, according to reports. Murdoch is expected to hand over the reigns to son James within six months to a year, according to CNBC, citing unnamed sources close to the family. The 84-year-old will remain as executive chairman and will [...]
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe acquitted by Egyptian courts

June 11, 2015

Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe has been acquitted by an Egyptian court of all charges in a legal case linked to the supermarket's investment in a business in the country 16-years ago. The chief of one of Britain's biggest supermarkets was sentenced to two years in prison in April, over allegations of embezzlement after being found guilty [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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