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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These are the best (and worst) jobs to have in 2015

April 16, 2015

If any further proof were needed that geeks rule the world, the best jobs in the world right now are those where it's all about having a head for numbers. Jobs which require maths skills and an understanding of figures have been rated top in a new ranking of the 200 best jobs of 2015. [...]
This dairy is now a multi-million pound Mayfair mansion worth £25m

April 16, 2015

A former dairy farm in the heart of one central London's most prestigious locations has been transformed from a simple cowshed into a multi-million pound home worthy of countesses, rather than cows. The more than 8,000 sq ft site on Farm Street in Mayfair, which is close to Grosvenor Square and The Dorchester and just [...]
Debenhams share price rises on surprise profit rise ahead of forecasts

April 16, 2015

The figures Pre-tax profits at Debenhams were up 4.3 per cent to £88.9m during its first half, ahead of analysts expectation of profits remaining flat on last year's £85.2m. Group statutory revenue was up 1.6 per cent to £1.3bn. Group like-for-like sales were up 1.3 per cent for the 26 weeks to 28 February. The retailer also [...]
Mothercare share price shoots up with turnaround on track despite currency headwinds

April 16, 2015

The figures Mothercare improved sales at home and abroad in the fourth quarter, but currency headwinds are still blowing. In the UK sales inched up 1.5 per cent on the same period last year, a turnaround from consecutive declines in previous quarters and like-for-like sales were up 5.1 per cent after a 4.5 per cent [...]
General Election 2015: Ukip manifesto pledge on immigrants slammed as “breaking with evidence, common sense, and moral decency”

April 15, 2015

A key pledge made by Nigel Farage as Ukip launched its manifesto, designed to rouse voters at the General Election in May, has been slammed by one think-tank within hours. Plans to crackdown on immigration by unskilled workers has been described as breaking with "evidence, common sense and moral decency" by the Adam Smith Institute. [...]
Europe vs Google: EU accuses search giant of market dominance abuse in EU antitrust case and launches Android probe

April 15, 2015

Five years after the European Commission first began investigating Google's dominance of internet search, formal charges against the search giant have finally been filed, accusing Google of anti-competitive behaviour. The EC's competition commissioner claims Google favours its own comparison of shopping products in search result pages over those of other shopping sites and has taken the [...]
UK Oil and Gas Investments share price slips after downplaying size of Horse Hill Gatwick oil discovery in “clarification”

April 15, 2015

The company behind an oil discovery at Horse Hill near Gatwick which it claimed could be larger than the North Sea oil fields has issued a clarification downplaying the size of the find. UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) clarified that estimates "should not be considered as either contingent or prospective resources or reserves," after saying the [...]
Burberry’s poncho “innovation and investment” drives sales as design worn by Alexa Chung and Cara Delevingne woos customers

April 15, 2015

The figures Revenue at Burberry for the second half was up nine per cent on the same period the previous year to £1.4bn. Retail sales were strong, up 13 per cent to £1bn on an underlying basis with America and Europe hitting double-digit growth compensating for a continued slowdown in Asia. Licensing revenue was up [...]
China GDP first quarter 2015: Economic growth falls to slowest pace since 2009

April 15, 2015

China's economy grew at its slowest pace in six years, latest official figures have revealed. The country's GDP grew seven per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, its slowest rate of growth since the middle of the financial crisis in 2009. That compares to economic growth of 7.3 [...]
General Election 2015 manifestos: These are the 20 most used words in the Conservative and Labour pledges

April 14, 2015

With less than a month to go, the main political parties battling it out to gain a majority on the 7 May General Election have now revealed their manifestos. In the blue corner are the Tories floating the "good life" among potential voters. In the red corner are Labour saying they are being "fiscally responsible" to [...]

Currys shares soar after retailer defies high street gloom

Premier League boom ‘masking’ English football’s financial woes, says BDO

Leapmotor B10 review: Electric SUV majors on value for money

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