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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Egyptian court dismisses charges against Hosni Mubarak of conspiring to kill protesters in 2011 Arab Spring uprising

November 29, 2014

A court in Egypt has dismissed the case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring to kill protesters during the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. Mubarak’s former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six other officials also had charges against them dismissed, while the former leader was also cleared of corruption charges related to [...]
Asda’s Black Friday deals attract 2 million shoppers on its busiest day of the year so far

November 28, 2014

Asda has pulled in more than two million shoppers on Black Friday, making it the busiest day of the year so far for the supermarket. That’s more than 8,000 sales every minute, or more than 130 every second since it opened its doors at 8am. The Walmart-owned retailer said it sold more than 8,000 TVs within [...]
Why you won’t find Black Friday discount deals at Aldi and Lidl summed up in a single tweet

November 28, 2014

Aldi has taken an overt swipe at its supermarket rivals over Black Friday deals with a single tweet. As shoppers wrestled each other over discount deals in Tesco and Asda, Aldi tweeted: "Hmm, we think we did #BlackFriday last week. Although it was just called 'Friday'. And it's the same every day!" Hmm, we think [...]
John Lewis Black Friday deals: Record breaking online sales predicted with iPad, Macbook and Beats deals on offer

November 28, 2014

High street favourite John Lewis is predicting a record breaking day of online sales as web traffic jumped in the first six hours of Black Friday trading. The John Lewis website struggled with the volume of visitors with some customers reporting error pages when looking for deals, however web traffic between midnight and 6am was [...]
Tesco, Argos and Currys Black Friday deals: Retailers’ websites struggle with massive demand

November 28, 2014

Retailers' websites are struggling to keep up with demand from shoppers hunting for mega-deals on Black Friday. Customers have been unable to access the deals being offered by Tesco, Argos and Currys with their websites returning error messages due to the high volume of visitors just days before "Cyber Monday" when online deals are expected [...]
Black Friday UK 2014: Asda doubles down on deals by adding extra Saturday offers with Walmart power

November 27, 2014

Asda is doubling down on its Black Friday efforts with two days of discount deals stretching into Saturday and twice as many items on the supermarket shelves. The Walmart-owned retailer has taken inspiration from its US parent with an event it says is three times the size of last year's after the huge success of [...]
Stagecoach share price jumps on East Coast mainline rail franchise win with Richard Branson’s Virgin

November 27, 2014

Stagecoach and Virgin are the joint winners of a bid to run the East Coast mainline route, netting the government £3.3bn over the next eight years. The route between London and Edinburgh has been publicly run since 2009 after previous operator National Express ran into difficulties and gave up the contract. Stagecoach and Virgin, which [...]
Mulberry names Celine’s Johnny Coca as new creative director succeeding Emma Hill

November 27, 2014

Luxury brand Mulberry has ended its year-long search for a creative director by naming Celine designer Johnny Coca to the post. The retailer, which has faced a turbulent year, will face a further wait as Coca will join the Somerset-based firm in July next year. Mulberry chairman and chief executive Godfrey Davis credited Coca’s “wealth [...]
Black Friday UK 2014: 5 of the worst Amazon lightning deals savvy shoppers have not been waiting for

November 26, 2014

Everyone loves a bargain, but there are some things that scream “rather not” than “must have”. Among quite a few decent deals on expensive tech and electrical items, some of Amazon’s early flash deal Black Friday treats are, well, a little underwhelming, let’s say. Here are five of the least exciting deals waiting for you [...]
Quiz: How well do you know your business buzzwords?

November 18, 2014

We all hate them, but can’t stop ourselves from using them. Buzzwords and phrases that have no meaning whatsoever, except to make those saying them feel superior (and anyone listening to them in turn hate those people) and acronyms that make your eyes water are inescapable. Think you’ve heard them all? Think you’re the best [...]

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