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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TSB profit rockets 153pc on last quarter

April 29, 2015

The figures Profit before tax at TSB jumped 153 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the last quarter of 2014, to £34.2m. That said, on the same quarter last year, profits fell 27 per cent – down from £47m. That reflected higher costs, partially offset by continued improvement in impairment losses, the bank said. The [...]
Tesco paves way for Dunnhumby sale with end to exclusive Kroger deal

April 27, 2015

Tesco has taken a major step forward in paving the way for a sale of its lucrative Dunnhumby data business after agreeing a deal with US retailer Kroger to loosen an existing partnership which prevented the firm from expanding stateside. The joint venture with Kroger had been a thorny sticking point in any potential sale [...]
Apple earnings: Four things to expect after the iPhone 6 success and Apple Watch launch from the second quarter results

April 27, 2015

Apple is expected to report another exceptional quarter, still riding high from the success of the iPhone 6. It's a tough act to follow after last quarter, its first since the new generation phone launched last year, when it sold a record 74.5m iPhone's and sales rose an astonishing 30 per cent to $74.6bn (yes, [...]
General Election 2015: Small business support for Tories is stronger in the south than north, according to 5,000-strong Telegraph letter

April 27, 2015

Small businesses in the south of England are the overwhelming backers of the Tory party compared with those located across the rest of the UK, based on the 5,000-strong letter of support published in The Telegraph. The letter, the second signed by business leaders in the lead-up to the General Election, has recieved widespread criticism however, as it [...]
Spotify data identifies musical middle age and a musical mid-life crisis when you start listening to Taylor Swift

April 27, 2015

Forget middle-aged spread – technology now brings with it the middle-aged stream. Your musical tastes, much like those for food, drink or a growing preference for a quiet night in, change over time. But thanks to the boffins at Spotify analysing the streaming habits of millions of users, we can officially pinpoint the time when [...]
HSBC share price continues surge in London and Hong Kong after UK HQ review and potential Brit spin-off revealed

April 27, 2015

Shares in HSBC have surged in early trading extending last week's gains, made after it was revealed the bank was considering relocating away from the UK. HSBC shares opened three per cent higher in London today following reports over the weekend that Britain's largest bank could spin off its UK business into a separate division and [...]
London Marathon 2015 in pictures: Paula Radcliffe, Eliud Kipchoge, Tigist Tufa, Mark Carney and Romeo Beckham join 35,000 runners

April 26, 2015

Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line winning the men's race Kenyan rivals Wilson Kipsang and Eliud Kipchoge battle it out Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa flies across the finish line to win the women's race The US's Joshua George pips Britain's David Weir to the men's wheelchair title Runners cross Tower Bridge Women's record holder Paula Radcliffe lines [...]
General Election 2015: The odds of Labour-SNP coalition just shortened as Sturgeon warns Miliband he will have to “change his tune” over a deal

April 26, 2015

Ed Miliband may have spent the day insisting that he's not interested in doing a deal with the SNP after the General Election, but more people are betting that it will happen. Odds on a coalition between the two parties have shortened to 10/1 from 12/1 with hefty backing from political punters, Ladbrokes has said. [...]
Sunday Times Rich List 2015: How long would it take you to earn as much as Britain’s billionaires?

April 26, 2015

Britain's billionaires – all 117 of them – have an eye-watering fortune of £325bn between them. To put that in perspective, if it were shared out across the country, each person would pocket £5,000. That's enough for a deposit on a flat in Newcastle. (In London, that's really only going to get you a garage [...]
Sunday Times Rich List 2015: London has more billionaires than any other city in the world

April 26, 2015

There are more billionaires in London than any other city in the world, with 80 of them calling the capital home, cementing its status as a playground for the super-rich. London is home to 80 of the UK's 117 billionaires, who hold a combined wealth of £325bn, accounting for 59 per cent of the entire rich [...]

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