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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General Election 2015: Ed Balls tells British Chambers of Commerce EU exit is biggest risk to British business in the last decade

February 10, 2015

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has warned that a British exit from the EU poses the biggest risk to the UK in the last decade, adding that holding a referendum earlier than planned, in 2016, would also be bad for businesses. Speaking to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) annual conference, Balls said [...]
General Election 2015: British Chambers of Commerce calls for quick EU referendum

February 10, 2015

A vote on whether Britain should remain a part of the EU or not should take place soon to avoid uncertainties for business, the head of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. Speaking ahead of the BCC annual conference, director general John Longworth told the BBC: "Our members say that they actually want [...]
London FinTech startup Kantox flies past $1bn forex transfers thanks to currency woes and economic uncertainty

February 9, 2015

Businesses hit by currency volatility and worried by economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to alternative finance services, helping one London FinTech startup fly. Kantox, a peer-to-peer forex platform for business, has flown past $1bn (£657bn) in currency transfers since setting up shop in the capital in 2011 with an astonishing 20 per cent of that- [...]
LinkedIn shares up after hours on revenue rise

February 5, 2015

The figures LinkedIn's fourth quarter revenue came in at $643m, up 44 per cent year-on-year, well ahead of expectations of $617m, taking full-year revenue to $2.2bn, up 45 per cent on 2013's $1.5bn Shares were up six per cent in after-hours trading. Revenue from its recruitment business, marketing solutions and premium subscriptions were all up, [...]
Twitter earnings beat estimates but user numbers of 288m miss as growth slows

February 5, 2015

The figures Twitter now has 288m monthly active users (MAUs), up 20 per cent on the same fourth quarter period last year, below expectations of 295m and a slight decline in growth compared to last quarter when MAUs grew 22 per cent. Twitter had 284m users in the previous quarter. Revenue was up ahead of [...]
Fifty Shades of Grey: Surge in adventurous shoppers looking for sex toys, lingerie and bondage gear

February 5, 2015

Retailers are preparing for a surge in sales of lingerie, sex toys and bondage gear as the saucy film Fifty Shades of Grey hits cinema screens. The hotly-anticipated film adaptation of the best-selling erotic book by E.L James, timed for release over the Valentine's Day weekend, is spurring retailers to stock up on titillating products [...]
Sony Pictures co-chief Amy Pascal steps down after North Korea hack

February 5, 2015

Sony Pictures co-chief Amy Pascal is stepping down from the entertainment company just months after it was targeted by hackers causing one of the largest leaks of information in corporate history. The head of the movie studio is leaving to set up her own production company in the wake of the leaks which caused embarrassing [...]
Alpari administration: KPMG fails to find buyer as break up begins with 114 job losses and Andrey Dashin buying up assets

February 5, 2015

Administrators for collapsed spreadbetter Alpari UK have failed to find a bidder for the firm and have begun to sell off its assets, resulting in the loss of 114 jobs. KPMG had sought to find a buyer for the currency trader, which collapsed after huge losses in January in the wake of the shock appreciation of the [...]
Pensions shake-up could give savers £100k boost when fee cap is introduced in April

February 4, 2015

Savers paying into a pension could save up to £100,000 once a new cap on fees is introduced in April. Charges for those automatically enrolled in a workplace pension will be capped at 0.75 per cent a year compared to current average annual charges of 1.5 per cent used to cover the costs associated with [...]
Silk Road website creator Ross Ulbricht aka Dread Pirate Roberts found guilty

February 4, 2015

The man accused of creating the website Silk Road could face a life sentence after being found guilty on all charges. Ross Ulbricht was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan on seven charges, including drug trafficking, money laundering offences and computer hacking, after three hours of deliberation. The 30-year-old was accused of being Dread Pirate [...]

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