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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Super Bowl XLIX 2015 adverts: Watch Budweiser’s Lost Dog, NoMore.org’s domestic violence PSA, Bud Light’s Pac Man and T-Mobile’s Kim Kardashian videos

February 1, 2015

Some 184m Americans are expected to tune into the Super Bowl this year to watch the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks showdown. While American football is nowhere near that popular here in the UK (although it is growing), chances are many more of us have seen a Super Bowl advert shared on our screens [...]
Apple’s share price just hit a record high of $120 following huge post-iPhone 6 quarterly earnings

January 30, 2015

Not content with smashing records when it comes to profit and iPhone sales, Apple's share price just hit $120 per share, its highest price ever. Shares jumped almost a percentage point on yesterday's $118.90 close, taking it above a previous all-time high of $119.75 which it touched back in November. After revealing a stellar set [...]
Deloitte’s bid to overturn MG Rover collapse tribunal findings succeeds

January 30, 2015

Deloitte looks certain to reduce a record £14m fine after succeeding in its appeal to overturn several findings of a tribunal by the accounting watchdog over its role in the collapse of MG Rover. An independent tribunal for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) today overturned eight of the 13 findings from the original tribunal which took [...]
Rouble plummets against the dollar as Russian central bank makes shock cut to interest rates

January 30, 2015

Russia's central bank has made a shock two percentage point cut to its benchmark rates of, lowering it to 15 per cent, which caused the rouble to plummet against the dollar, The currency slumped 1.2 per cent, sending it past the 70 per dollar mark. It's the first time it has slipped past that since December's [...]
BT’s pension deficit hits £7bn while profits rise from TV, broadband and sport customers

January 30, 2015

The figures In its third quarter results, BT revealed revenue slipped two per cent to £13.2bn in the nine months to 31 December, while adjusted pre-tax profit leaped 11 per cent to £2.1bn. BT's consumer division, including TV, broadband and those all-important BT Sport customers, increased pre-tax profit by 43 per cent to £251m. Its business division also grew [...]
Qatar Airways takes stake in British Airways and Iberia owner IAG becoming largest shareholder

January 30, 2015

Qatar Airways has bought a 9.9 per cent stake in British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines Group (IAG) becoming its largest shareholder. The state-owned carrier said it would consider increasing this stake as it expands further into European markets, however this is limited by EU rules on ownership by non-EU companies. The flag carrier [...]
Super Bowl XLIX 2015: Where to watch in London- 19 bars, pubs and clubs to see the New England Patriots Vs Seattle Seahawks NFL game

January 29, 2015

Got your giant foam finger and pom-poms ready? The Super Bowl’s coming to town. The New England Patriots will face off against the Seattle Seahawks in the biggest game of the year broadcast at 11.30pm here in London on Sunday. Yankophile’s, ex-pats, American football fans and anyone who happens to be free on Sunday night [...]
Now Gmail lets you transfer money via email in the UK

January 29, 2015

Gmail users can now transfer money via email with a new feature from Google. With a simple click of a button and using Google Wallet, Gmailers in the UK can now transfer cash to anyone- even if the recipient doesn’t use Gmail. Rolling out over the next few weeks, users can also use the feature [...]
Sky agrees deal with O2 owner Telefonica to launch mobile service

January 29, 2015

Sky has agreed a deal with Telefonica to launch a mobile network in the UK. The broadcaster will launch a mobile service for customers in 2016 using Telefonica’s 2G, 3G and 4G networks. The move follows hot on the heels of rivals moving into the mobile business in order to offer customers so-called "quad play" [...]
Dippy the diplodocus: Blue whale replacing Natural History Museum’s dinosaur isn’t going down well

January 29, 2015

It’s the end of a dinosaur era. London’s Natural History Museum, remembered fondly in thousands of people's childhoods for the towering diplodocus skeleton which greeted them on visits, is retiring the dinosaur after 35 years. And 150m year-old Dippy's ouster? A much younger 124-year-old blue whale, who's getting promoted to front of house from the mammal [...]

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