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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Walkie Talkie Sky Garden: How to book a visit to the stunning public park with views across London

January 4, 2015

The Walkie Talkie building (or 20 Fenchurch Street as it’s officially known) is opening the doors to its crowning glory – spectacular views of the city amid a stunning park in the sky. The huge skyscraper’s Sky Garden on floors 35, 36 and 37 is the final part of the building to open, and can [...]
Conservative and Labour General Election campaign posters- in pictures

January 4, 2015

(Source: Getty) And so it begins. The countdown to the general election has kicked off unceremoniously with a German road upstaging the Conservative's message. David Cameron’s “road to recovery” poster was unveiled, trumpeting the party's strengthening of the economy as well as supporting its argument that Labour can’t be trusted with such matters. Within [...]
CES 2015 preview: 3 things to expect at the biggest technology show of the year

January 4, 2015

It's not even a week since the wrapping was ripped off the latest tech gadget gifts given over Christmas, but a wave of new devices, inventions and trends are already set to sweep the market. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), brings together the biggest electronics brands, and many upstarts looking to disrupt their business, [...]
Boxing Day sales kick off early online at Amazon, John Lewis, Currys, Harrods, Next and Debenhams

December 24, 2014

Amazon is kicking off its Boxing Day sale on Christmas Day. That’s right, you can start hunting for deals if Santa didn’t bring what you wanted before you’ve even had time to digest Christmas dinner. But there are also a host of retailers waiting to open their doors to sale shoppers on Boxing Day that [...]
Christmas shopping will help high street spending hit record highs

December 24, 2014

Spending on the UK's high streets is expected to smash records this year as shoppers splurged over the Christmas period setting tills ringing. Retail sales are expected to reach an all-time high of £342bn this year, a rise of £48bn compared to 2010, government figures suggest. Spending is also expected to break records tomorrow as [...]
How long would it take you to earn as much as these nine top CEOs?

December 24, 2014

Now the Christmas shopping is out of the way, maybe you're looking toward fulfilling those career ambitions in the new year. Whether you're eyeing a new project in your current job or a new challenge entirely, the prospect of a pay rise would be a welcome treat for most workers as wage growth lags behind [...]
One chart showing why Apple thinks you need a gold iPad

December 23, 2014

Just weeks after the months of Apple rumours were laid to rest with the launch of the iPhone 6, speculation has now turned to the iPad. Apple is said to be making a gold version of the iPad in a bid to boost flagging sales of the device. The new colour option, likely to be [...]
10 times London was awesome in 2014

December 23, 2014

As if we didn’t already know how awesome London was, in 2014 it proved itself better than any other city (especially New York) in almost every way. 1. Best city in the world London is an economic powerhouse, technologically ready and a city gateway making it a transport and tourism hub. Basically, that makes London the [...]
The four most shocking things that happened in 2014

December 23, 2014

1. THE RUSSIA SAGA (Source: Getty) Russia flexed its muscles at the beginning of the year, taking the opportunity during the uprising in Ukraine to plant pro-Putin flags in the Crimea region, triggering a string of catastrophic events to unfold. And it’s likely we’re far from seeing the final act of this epic Russian novel play [...]
Tesco faces investigation by Financial Reporting Council over profit blackhole

December 22, 2014

Tesco is facing an investigation by another City regulator over its auditing practices which have come under scrutiny following the revelation of a £263m profit blackhole. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will look at the “preparation, approval and audit” of Tesco’s financial statements for the last three financial years stretching back to 2012. The investigation will [...]

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