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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Surfing the web is dead… here’s why

April 13, 2015

Surfing the web is dead. Gone are the days when we'd spend our time online falling down a rabbit hole jumping from site to site – the majority of consumers say they only go to two or three trusted sites to discover content rather than spending time surfing the web. While back in the day when [...]
General Election 2015: The 10 key points of Labour’s “pro-business” manifesto

April 13, 2015

Labour has launched its manifesto ahead of the General Election on May 7 – and the party has chosen to go toe-to-toe with the Conservatives on the economy. Ed Miliband promised Labour was "pro-business, not pro-business as usual". Some of the policies have been formulated to directly appeal to the business community – but others [...]
Prosecco vs champagne: Brits now spend more on Italian sparkling wine than French bubbly

April 13, 2015

For the first time ever, Britain's wine drinkers are spending more on prosecco than they are on champagne. Historically seen as a second best to champagne, the rise and rise of the Italian sparkling wine has seen it overtake its French counterpart with sales of £181.8m in 2014 compared to £141.3m bottles of champers. The [...]
UK Oil and Gas Investments share price falls as it seals Markswell Wood license deal for more Weald Basin oil fields after Horse Hill discovery near Gatwick

April 13, 2015

The company behind the discovery of huge amounts of oil at Horse Hill near Gatwick has sealed a deal to increase its interests in the area in the south of England dubbed "Britain's Dallas". Shares in UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) fell as much as 6.4 per cent to 2.07p in mid-morning trading, after it [...]
Here’s how Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid announcement made Twitter explode

April 13, 2015

Last night, Hillary Clinton finally announced she is throwing her hat into the ring in the race to become President in 2016. Long-running speculation about her intention to run reached fever pitch after news leaked that confirmation would come in an announcement on Sunday. And, indeed, it did. Even with all that chatter, when Clinton [...]
Halfords finance chief Andrew Findlay flies off to EasyJet

April 13, 2015

The finance chief of Halfords is swapping bikes for airplanes, flying off to EasyJet to fill the CFO role at the budget airline. Findlay fills the position left vacant by Chris Kennedy who announced his departure for UK chip designer ARM at the start of the year. It's the second time a senior executive has [...]
Sylvester Stallone thanks City of London police for investigating Expendables 3 movie leak online

April 10, 2015

Hollywood and the City usually have little in common, but the two have been working together to fight crime and garnering a thank you for the Square Mile's police detectives from none other than Rocky himself. Movie star Sylvester Stallone thanked the City of London police for "protecting the rights of creatives around the world from [...]
Apple Watch: A quarter of styles are sold out in the UK within hours of pre-order launch

April 10, 2015

The Apple watch is already selling out just hours after going on sale, with more than a quarter of the 38 style options no longer available to pre-order in the UK. Two of the sold-out styles are the most expensive model, which cost a hefty £13,500. A further eight are mid-priced watches with leather straps [...]
Apple Watch

April 10, 2015
Apple Watch UK pre-orders begin: Demand expected to outstrip supply for online-only sales

April 10, 2015

The Apple Watch has gone on sale but Apple has admitted that demand for the watch will outstrip supply. The much-hyped smartwatch is now available to buy in the UK, but has only been made available to order online "to provide the best experience and selection to as many customers as possible," said Apple retail [...]

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