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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The five best quotes from Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on its golden anniversary

March 1, 2015

Warren Buffett often has sage wisdom to share with investors – not least in his annual note to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. This year’s golden anniversary address concerned a misty-eyed reminiscences of fifty years of the company, it’s ups and downs (mostly ups) and the future 50 years ahead. The note is also full of pearls [...]
Government blocks Russian oligarch and Lord Browne-run fund buying North Sea oil fields over sanctions worries

March 1, 2015

The government has blocked the sale of North Sea oil and gas fields to Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman and his LetterOne fund run by former BP man Lord Browne due to worries over Russian sanctions. Energy secretary Ed Davey warned it would not approve the sale of 12 oil and gas fields by the German [...]
Warren Buffett annual letter for golden anniversary: Spin offs, successor CEOs and selling Berkshire Hathaway’s Tesco stake

March 1, 2015

Warren Buffett has ruled out spinning off Berkshire Hathaway into separate businesses, revealed a successor has been chosen to fill his shoes and addressed the firm’s stake in Tesco which he previously called a “huge mistake”, in his annual letter to investors. This year celebrating the firm’s golden anniversary, Buffett's highly anticipated 14-page letter reminisced [...]
TFL’s Tube “etiquette poetry” competition: X of the best submissions

February 27, 2015

Mind the rap Let people go Move down The platform end Rumbling wind
Mobile World Congress 2015: 12 things to look out for at MWC – The people and devices

February 27, 2015

We may have been treated to a glimpse of the future, apparently filled with curved TVs and flexible phones, when the biggest electronics firms revealed their latest gadgets at CES, but there’s much more to come. Mobile World Congress is another one of the biggest events of the year in the tech calendar – and [...]
How much are stamps? First and second-class postage will rise in March at inflation-busting rates

February 27, 2015

Inflation may be at a record low, but that’s not holding back Royal Mail. First and second-class stamps are going up by a penny from the end of March, the postal company has revealed. It takes the price of a first class stamp to 63p and second class to 54p. That’s a rise of 1.6 [...]
Brent crude oil’s about show its biggest monthly gain since 2009

February 27, 2015

Oil futures could be about to show their biggest monthly gain in almost six years, after April Brent crude on London's ICE Futures Exchange rose $1.28, or 2.1 per cent, to $61.33 a barrel. That means it's risen 15 per cent in February, its highest monthly rise since May 2009. The price of a barrel [...]
UK and London house prices: More proof of a property market slowdown in latest Land Registry figures

February 27, 2015

House prices continued to rise at a slower rate than last year – another sign the property market is losing some steam. In January, house prices were up 1.3 per cent on December, however, year-on-year growth of 6.7 per cent for the first month of 2015 signalled a slowdown compared to December when annual growth was [...]
The moment Lego’s CEO sings and dances to “Everything is Awesome” Lego Movie song

February 27, 2015

Everything is awesome for Lego chief executive Jorgen Vig Knudstorp. Profits are up and the world loves building with lego bricks. Knudstorp is more than a little pleased with that- and he isn't afraid to show it. What was his reaction to a record breaking year of rising revenue, sky-high margins, having a bigger return [...]
Man Vs machine: One chart showing how artificial intelligence created by Google’s Deep Mind beat humans at classic 80s Atari games

February 26, 2015

Google just made a massive leap forward in developing artificial intelligence (AI) – with the help of classic Atari games like Space Invaders and Pong. Researchers working at the secretive London company Deep Mind have succeeded in creating a computer program which can learn how to play computer games, with no input whatsoever from humans. [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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