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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SpaceX GoPro video: Here’s what Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket sees from space as it falls to earth

June 7, 2015

The rocket ship sent into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX programme has captured stunning footage of the earth from miles above. A GoPro – the action camera favoured by adventurers – was attached to the rocket Falcon 9 which is being tested out to deliver payloads to the International Space Station (ISS) and then return [...]
Tesco’s Dunnhumby has another suitor as Hellman & Friedman join WPP, Nielsen and several private equity firms

June 7, 2015

Yet another company has joined the clamor for a slice of Tesco's data business which was behind the supermarket's hugely successful Clubcard loyalty scheme. Hellman & Friedman, the US private equity firm, is the latest bidder said to be interested in Dunnhumby, joining a crowded line-up of potential buyers willing to splash out as much as [...]
Apple Pay UK summer launch date expected to be announced at WWDC

June 7, 2015

iPhone users in the UK will soon be able to pay for things with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, as Apple plans to launch its mobile wallet outside of the US market for the first time. Apple executives are expected to reveal plans for Apple Pay to come to the UK [...]
Conservatives for Britain: 50 Tory MPs form group for EU referendum no vote if Cameron’s renegotiations fail

June 7, 2015

A group of more than 50 Tory MPs have formed a pressure group which will campaign for Britain's exit from Europe if David Cameron fails to renegotiate membership. The Conservatives for Britain (CfB) will support the Prime Minister's efforts to negotiate a better deal for Britain in the EU and is backed by former cabinet [...]
Tesco: What assets has it sold off and what’s heading to the checkout as billion-pound South Korea sale considered?

June 5, 2015

Streamlining, belt tightening, slimming down: call it what you will, but Tesco assets are making their way through the checkout at a swift pace, as the troubled supermarket attempts to raise funds for its turnaround. The latest item heading for the bagging area after reporting its biggest ever loss, is part of its large and [...]
Punny business: Britain’s favourite funny business names – from The Codfather to Florist Gump

June 5, 2015

Brits love a laugh – but it’s no joke when it could actually help you business succeed. One in five of us admit to avoiding a business just because of its name, new research has found, and that jumps to nearly a third among 16-24 year olds. An amusing name will also spark word of [...]
UK Oil and Gas Investments share price rockets on new Horse Hill oil report estimating more oil

June 5, 2015

Shares in UK Oil and Gas Investments rocketed by as much as 52 per cent in early trading after it published a new report on the amount of oil located at Horse Hill near Gatwick. Shares in the Aim-listed oil exploration firm were suspended yesterday pending the announcement. The new report estimates overall oil in place (OIP) [...]
Lloyds Banking Group fined £117m for PPI failings by the FCA

June 5, 2015

Lloyds has been fined £117m over its handling of Payment Protection Insurance claims – the largest ever handed out by the FCA in relation to PPI. "Whilst our intentions were right, we made mistakes in our handling of some PPI complaints," admitted Lloyds chief Antonio Horta-Osorio. The taxpayer-owned bank was found to have failed in [...]
LinkedIn out loud: Watch the terrible things written in people’s profiles read by actors in this cringeworthy video

June 4, 2015

We all know people write some terrible things on their LinkedIn profile. Let's be honest, you're probably connected to a few of them. Now, the full horror of all those cringeworthy jargon and BS-filled phrases has been realised. We knew they were bad to read on screen, put a video in which those words are [...]
UK Oil and Gas Investments shares suspended pending Horse Hill oil announcement

June 4, 2015

Trading in the shares of UK Oil and Gas Investments has been temporarily suspended pending an announcement about the firm's Horse Hill oil reserves. Shares were suspended on Aim from 7.30am Read more: "Gatwick gusher" shares are going berserk "The company has requested the temporary suspension of trading in its shares, pending an announcement in relation [...]

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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