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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Tesco boss Dave Lewis tackles food waste: Unsold food given to charities in new scheme

June 4, 2015

Tesco boss Dave Lewis is taking steps to reduce food waste at the supermarket. New figures reveal the company has thrown away 55,400 tonnes of food over the past year, as he announced plans to give away unsold food that is still edible to charities, helping the homeless and other vulnerable groups. "No one wants to [...]
Deutsche Bank eyes FinTech startups with innovation labs in London, Berlin and Silicon Valley

June 4, 2015

Deutsche Bank is the latest big lender to turn to the startup world for business innovation, eyeing FinTech startups to help kickstart its €1bn (£735m) digital strategy with the opening of three new innovation labs in Europe and the US. The bank will partner with HCL, Microsoft and IBM to open centres in London, Berlin and Silicon [...]
Apple issues global recall for Beats Pill XL due to fire safety risk, including UK

June 3, 2015

Apple has issued a voluntary global recall of a Beats speaker range due to concerns overheating could cause a fire. Owners of Beats Pill XL in all five colours have been warned not to use the speakers and return them to Apple for a refund or credit. The speakers, worth £215, have been on sale since January [...]
Global Destinations Cities Index 2015: London is the world’s top travel destination for fifth consecutive year, Mastercard research reveals

June 3, 2015

London has once again claimed the title of the world's top travel destination, with nearly 19m visitors expected to come to the capital this year. It will attract more international visitors than any other city in the world for the fifth year in a row, the latest research reveals, and they will spend $20.2bn (£13.2bn) [...]
Microsoft lets slip that it’s launching a Wi-Fi app

June 3, 2015

Microsoft is launching a new Wi-Fi app that will give access to nearby internet connections. The tech company let slip that the new service is on its way when it accidentally put live a website called microsoftwifi.com. Though details have now been removed – the website says simply "coming soon" – it outlined a service [...]
Sophos IPO: London’s biggest ever tech float is coming in July, Apax Partners reveals

June 3, 2015

London is set for its biggest ever tech IPO after Sophos announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange with an expected target valuation of more than $1bn. The security software company has eschewed the trend of London's tech firms crossing the pond in favour of a Nasdaq listing and expects to make its [...]
TPP: Wikileaks crowdfunds bounty for trade deal secrets of Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership

June 3, 2015

Wikileaks is seeking to get hold of confidential information about the major free trade deal being negotiated between the US and Asia – by crowdfunding a $100,000 reward. The whistleblowing organisation has already raised a third of the money it needs to put up as a bounty for information about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from [...]
Yves Saint Laurent ad banned over “unhealthily underweight” model by ASA

June 3, 2015

An advert for luxury fashion brand Yves Saint Lauren has been banned over its use of a model considered "unhealthily underweight". The ad, which shows a model with thin legs posing on the floor and appeared in Elle magazine, has been banned by the ad regulator after concluding that it was irresponsible. The ruling comes [...]
Dixons Carphone ups full-year profit forecast after smashing expectation with fourth quarter sales

June 3, 2015

The figures Sales at Dixons Carphone were up nine per cent in the fourth quarter to 2 May, higher than the four per cent analysts had predicted. The mobile and electronics retailer has upped its profit outlook for the year as a result, saying it will be "slightly above" its previous guidance of £355m to £375m. [...]
Peter Long named Royal Mail chairman succeeding Donald Brydon

June 3, 2015

Royal Mail has named Peter Long as chairman, succeeding Donald Brydon who announced he was stepping down at the start of the year. The co-chief executive of travel company TUI, Long will take over from Brydon, who has been with the postal firm for six years, in September. "Long brings with him a proven track record in [...]

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