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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Tesco investors non-plussed by John Allan as chairman – he’s no Archie Norman say analysts

February 18, 2015

Something to tick off Dave Lewis’ Tesco recovery to-do list: – appointing a new chairman. The milestone was finally passed after a near four-month search with the naming of Dixons Carphone’s John Allan as Richard Broadbent’s successor. What’s that done to Tesco shares? Not much. They edged up slightly in early trading and are [...]
HSBC Geneva office raided as leak prompts investigation by Swiss authorities into money laundering

February 18, 2015

Authorities in Switzerland have launched an investigation into HSBC over allegations it advised wealthy clients how to avoid paying tax at its Swiss bank. Swiss police searched the premises of HSBC's Swiss private banking arm in Geneva on Wednesday as part of the probe. Swiss public prosecutors in the country have said they are probing [...]
Energy bills: Customers are missing out on up to £234 savings from big six energy suppliers

February 18, 2015

The majority of people are missing out on big savings by not switching energy supplier. An investigation into the dominance of the big six energy firms – Centrica, EDF, NPower, SSE, E.On and RWE- has found customers are missing out on hundreds of pounds of savings. The interim findings from the Competition and Markets Authority [...]
Galliford Try record revenue and dividend hike is good news for the UK housing market

February 18, 2015

The figures Galliford Try has posted another set of record figures. Pre-tax profits at the housebuilder rose 12 per cent to £42.5m in the six months to the end of December, while revenue soared 35 per cent to more than £1bn. It reduced net debt by £50m. The housebuilder and construction firm has hiked its interim [...]
Galliford Try record revenue is good news for the UK housing market

February 18, 2015

The figures It's another set of record numbers for Galliford. Pre-tax profits at the housebuilder were up 12 per cent to £42.5m in the six months to the end of December and revenue soared 35 per cent to more than £1bn. It reduced its net debt by £50m. The housebuilder has hiked its interim dividend to [...]
London FinTech startup WorldRemit raises $100m from Silicon Valley investors TVC and Accel Partners valuing firm at $500m

February 18, 2015

WorldRemit, the London-based FinTech startup, has bagged a $100m (£65m) investment from Silicon Valley investors, valuing the firm at $500m. The series B funding round, from US venture firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), along with existing backer Accel Partners, is the latest investment in financial technology firms emerging from the capital. The $100m backing from [...]
Ukip The First 100 Days: 1,000 complaints over Farage “what if” TV documentary made to Channel 4 and Ofcom

February 17, 2015

A television show about Ukip has prompted more than a 1,000 complaints after being broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday night. The fictional documentary, which imagined the first 100 days of a Ukip government if the party were to sweep to power in May's General Election, received 731 complaints Ofcom has said. Another 250 complaints were [...]
UK inflation: Last time it was this low, it was measured by the prices of swiss roll, tracksuits and luncheon meat

February 17, 2015

The last time inflation was this low, shoppers' baskets were overflowing with Swiss rolls, shell suits and tins of luncheon meat. Yum. Prices rose just 0.3 per cent in January, the latest ONS figures reveal, the lowest since records began, and even slower than the previous low of December. Back in 1989 when those records [...]
This job at Port Lockroy in Antarctica is the perfect way to escape it all… and it has penguins for company

February 17, 2015

If you’ve ever fancied giving it all up, leaving the City and abandoning the trappings of technology for something a little simpler, this might just be the perfect job for you. Britain’s most remote post office is looking for new assistants. It might not sound exciting, but there is a twist – it happens [...]
This job at Port Lockroy in Antarctica is the perfect way to escape it all… and it has penguins

February 17, 2015

If you’ve ever fancied giving it all up, leaving the city and abandoning the trappings of technology for something a little simpler, this might just be the perfect job for you. Britain’s most remote post office is looking for new assistants. It might not sound exciting, but there is a twist – it just happens [...]

Guaranteed hours rules ‘would threaten jobs’, government warned

Italy and UK risk driving Formula 1 away with misguided tax raids

Why the Norwegian Arctic is the best place to see the Northern Lights

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