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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James Bond Spectre official trailer: Daniel Craig, Sherlock’s Andrew Scott and Christoph Waltz make Bond 24 debut in new 007 online clip

March 27, 2015

Fans of a certain Martini-loving, gun-toting secret agent are in for a treat today. We’ll be getting our first proper glimpse of James Bond making his big screen appearance for the 24th time in the first trailer for upcoming film Spectre. Starring Daniel Craig as Bond for the third time, Sherlock star Andrew Scott, Django [...]
UK house prices: March’s Nationwide house price index reveals more proof the property market is cooling

March 27, 2015

House prices in the UK inched up just 0.1 per cent in March, a further signal the property market is continuing to cool. That number took annual growth to 5.1 per cent, down from February’s 5.7 per cent, the seventh consecutive monthly slowdown in growth. That means growth is now at an 18-month low. “Economic [...]
After Zayn Malik quit One Direction Spotify experienced a massive “spike of sadness”

March 26, 2015

Other than people with ears who are aged over 20, the biggest single winner of a singer quitting the world' biggest boyband is Spotify, it turns out. While fans of One Direction weep over their posters, Spotify is providing what must be the 21st Century equivalent of the telephone helpline for when Robbie Williams left [...]
London’s new low emission black cabs will be made in Coventry with £250m Chinese investment from owner Geely

March 26, 2015

The new generation of London's iconic black cabs will be made in a new factory in the Midlands being built by a Chinese company, creating 1,000 new jobs. Geely, the Chinese firm which took over the 100-year-old British cab manufacturer Manganese Bronze in 2013, will invest £250m in building a new factory and research and [...]
Supergroup’s share price surges as new strategy includes an Idris Elba designed fashion range and 2016 dividend

March 26, 2015

British fashion retailer Supergroup, the maker of Superdry clothing, is roping in potential future Bond Idris Elba to help grow its business. The star of Luther and The Wire will collaborate on designing a premium fashion range for Supergroup, the retailer has revealed, among a host of plans which sent shares surging six per cent [...]
Jeremy Clarkson sacked from BBC’s Top Gear over steak “fracas” which left producer with bloody lip in hospital A&E

March 25, 2015

Gaffe-prone presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked from Top Gear by the BBC after assaulting one of the producers who was left with a bloody lip in a hospital A&E. An internal investigation by the broadcaster has concluded the presenter's contract will not be renewed after an investigation into the incident which was initially dubbed [...]
Watch: The moment the WWII unexploded bomb found near Tower Bridge was detonated by the army

March 25, 2015

The unexploded WWII bomb discovered at a building site near Tower Bridge has been safely destroyed by the army after being removed from Bermondsey by bomb disposal experts. The 5ft long, 1,000lb explosive was taken to the Isle of Grain in Kent, where the device was detonated at 7.30am today. The controlled explosion was filmed [...]
London’s craft beer mapped: Where to find the capital’s best craft, independent and micro breweries

March 25, 2015

You can’t move in a bar these days, or a supermarket drinks aisle, without running into a craft beer or two. The hops-filled nectar is no longer a hipster specialty, having been given a new badge of honour by its appearance in the ONS basket of goods for measuring inflation. Whether you're looking for a [...]
Monitise share price falls as founder Alastair Lukies exits and sale option is ditched

March 25, 2015

Monitise shares tanked 17 per cent in early trading as the British tech firm took itself off the market and revealed its founder and co-chief executive is exiting. Alastair Lukies is stepping down, leaving Elizabeth Buse as sole chief executive, although he will remain as a strategic adviser. At the beginning of the year, the struggling Aim-listed [...]
Balfour Beatty suspends dividend after £59m losses in 2014

March 25, 2015

The figures Balfour Beatty, the beleaguered construction firm, continues to suffer, posting total losses of £59m in 2014. The firm won't pay out a final dividend. Pre-tax losses came in at £304m in the year to the end of December compared to £185m the previous year, on revenue of £8.9bn. The firm also has negative [...]

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