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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Majestic Wine share price falls after buying Naked Wines for £70m and naming Rowan Gormley chief executive

April 10, 2015

Wine companies Majestic and Naked are toasting a multi-million pound deal. Majestic, Britain's largest specialist wine retailer, has bought Naked Wines, a boutique online wine seller, for £70m, combining their online and offline businesses to create a wine retailer with greater international clout. Naked founder and chief executive Rowan Gormley will take the helm of [...]
Which Apple Watch to buy: These are the 38 different styles (and prices) of smartwatch to choose from

April 10, 2015

The hotly anticipated Apple Watch has gone on sale to much fanfare from lovers of Apple, tech and watches alike. Orders for the watch are being taken solely online at this stage and demand is expected to outstrip supply. While you can head to Apple stores and Selfridges in London to check out the watch [...]
UK Gas and Oil Investments’ share price exploded today after Horse Hill oil discovery

April 9, 2015

Shares in exploration company UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) exploded after the discovery of up to 100bn barrels in its oil field in Sussex. UKOG's Aim-listed shares gushed higher than an oil well – up more than 300 per cent at its highest in early trading and closing 164 per cent up for the day. [...]
Apple Watch: Pre-orders start on Friday, but how many smartwatches will Apple sell? Here’s what the analysts say

April 9, 2015

In less than 24 hours, lovers of Apple, technology or watches (or all three), will be able to pre-order the much-anticipated Apple Watch. Widely seen as a game-changer, there's a lot riding on the success of the Apple Watch. It's a make or break moment for the wearables industry as a whole, and a significant [...]
Oil discovery at Horse Hill near Gatwick could be bigger than North Sea oil fields with 100bn barrels

April 9, 2015

A spot in the south of England near Gatwick airport could hold a massive amount of oil even larger than that found at the North Sea oil fields. Investigations at the site in Horse Hill by UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG), have discovered the site could hold up to 100bn barrels of the black [...]
Mulberry ups profit forecast with retail sales on track and cost controls

April 9, 2015

The figures A more successful second half of the year for Mulberry will help it bring in profit for the full-year ahead of expectations, citing careful cost controls as a factor. Retail revenue for the year is expected to come in one per cent higher on the previous year and overall revenue will be in [...]
Co-operative Group returns to profit amid turnaround plan

April 9, 2015

The Co-operative Group has returned to profit – a reversal of fortunes on the previous year's losses of £255m. The figures Full-year profit before member payments – the equivalent of pre-tax profits for a PLC – came in at £124m in 2014. Revenues slipped slightly, down three per cent at £9.4bn for the year to [...]
Royal Dutch Shell BG Group deal: The 14 biggest M&A deals ever made

April 8, 2015

Royal Dutch Shell's takeover of BG Group for a pretty impressive price tag of £47bn makes it the 14th largest M&A deal in history. The latest deal may be big, but it doesn't even compare to the largest (though ultimately disastrous) merger of all time – AOL and Time Warner. The biggest deal ever made [...]
Pret A Manger for dinner? Lunch hotspot tries out evening dining menu in Strand

April 8, 2015

The saviour of stomachs across the city come lunchtime is branching out with a Pret A Manger "after dark" concept. Never again need you eat anywhere other than Pret – the chain has begun serving up all the major meals in the form of breakfast, lunch and – now – dinner, with a new evening [...]
Royal Dutch Shell BG Group mega-merger: Four things you need to know about the takeover deal

April 8, 2015

After BG's board recommended a massive £47bn takeover by Shell, these are the four big things you need to know about the deal. 1. It’s the 14th biggest takeover ever The deal swoops into the record books as the 14th largest M&A deal in history. It will create the biggest company on the FTSE. It's [...]

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