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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Four things people really think about native advertising (hint… it’s all about making money)

April 1, 2015

Branded content is the buzzword du jour in the media world. Also known as native content, native advertising or advertorials – call it what you will – this is content that is paid for by brand advertisers but resembles editorial content is becoming increasingly familiar to readers after being popularised by the likes of Vice [...]
UK manufacturing PMI hits eight-month high in April’s Markit survey

April 1, 2015

The UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest rate in eight months in March, in what could prove another boost to the Conservatives' economic record heading into May's General Election. Markit's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 54.4 in March, up on February's 54.1 and its highest since July last year. The boost came [...]
April Fools’ Day 2015: Hoax or hot business idea? Test your BS spotting skills in this quiz

April 1, 2015

How well do you know the next big thing from the BS? Think you can sort the ridiculous ideas some of the world's biggest companies have come up with to try and fool us on 1 April from the real-life concepts which are "serious" business propositions? There's a fine line between crazy and the next [...]
April Fools’ Day 2015: Google Maps lets you play Pacman on London streets

April 1, 2015

Google has brought some classic '80s arcade fun to the streets of London for April Fools' Day. Anyone using Google Maps to navigate their way to a meeting might want to add some extra time to the journey – there are some ghosts to avoid on London’s most famous streets with this new maps option. [...]
HP files lawsuit against Autonomy execs claiming billions in damages

March 31, 2015

HP has filed a lawsuit in the British High Court alleging fraudulent activity by the founder and finance chief of the British company Autonomy which it bought in 2011 for $11bn. The US tech firm which later took an $8.8bn writedown on the acquisition is claiming damages from Autonomy founder Mike Lynch and former CFO [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes: This is Russell Brand and Michael Winterbottom’s new documentary about the financial crisis

March 27, 2015

Comedian-turned-revolutionary Russel Brand is starring in a new documentary film from acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom which explores the financial crisis and inequality. The Emperor's New Clothes, presented by Brand, combines archive footage interviews and comedy to explore the divide between those at the top and the rest of society. In the new trailer for [...]
Earth Hour 2015 UK: London will be plunged into darkness on the Southbank as its biggest landmarks go dark

March 27, 2015

Some of London’s biggest landmarks will fall dark on Saturday night, plunging parts of the capital into darkness to raise awareness of climate change. From 8.30pm, landmarks across the capital including the Gherkin, Big Ben, and the London Eye will fall dark for the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Earth Hour. For the first time, The [...]
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff just promised economic sanctions against Indiana and made a major stand for gay rights after “religious freedom” law passed

March 27, 2015

The boss of Salesforce, the software company which almost renamed London’s Heron Tower, has just promised economic sanctions against the US state of Indiana and made a major stand for gay rights. Marc Benioff said the firm will cancel plans to expand in Indiana and could leave the state altogether after lawmakers approved a law [...]
Plans for a Bakerloo line extension through Lewisham, Camberwell and Beckenham have huge support from south Londoners following consultation

March 27, 2015

Londoners have given overwhelming support to long-awaited plans for extending the Bakerloo line further into south London from Elephant Castle. Transport for London has received one of its largest-ever responses to a consultation, which is proposing the extension of the Tube to Lewisham, and potentially even as far as Hayes. Some 96 per cent of the [...]
Blackberry quarterly revenue falls to lowest in almost a decade in the fourth quarter

March 27, 2015

The figures Blackberry has posted profit in the fourth quarter of four cents per share, or $20m, a turnaround on the last quarter when it made a loss of eight cents per share. The Canadian tech company was ahead of expectation – a loss of four cents per share had been expected. However, revenue fell 47 [...]

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