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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How to nap at work: The Nutshell sleep pod, Ostrich Pillow and MetroNap

November 17, 2014

It’s the unicorn of working life. Something that allows you to get a quick bit of shut-eye at your desk so you can be even more productive at your job (and definitely not so you can sleep off the effects of a late one at the pub). We’ve managed to land a spacecraft on a [...]
GDP: Japan slips into recession as economy contracts 1.6 per cent in the third quarter

November 17, 2014

Japan has slipped into recession, after the country's economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter. The world’s third-largest economy contracted 1.6 per cent while forecasts had predicted growth of 2.1 per cent, according to official figures. The economy shrunk 0.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter on an annualised basis. It's the second consecutive quarter of contraction in [...]
Gabriella “Goat” Capra sues Peppa Pig producers for €100,000 after becoming “object of scorn”

November 17, 2014

A woman who shares her name with a character in Peppa Pig is suing the maker of the kid’s cartoon after being teased about it. An Italian woman named Gabriella Capra, whose last name means goat, shares her name with a character in the show called Gabriella Goat. Capra is demanding €100,000 (£80,000) in compensation [...]
Should you use Facebook at work? Soon you might have to as Zuckerberg said to be developing professional social network for the office

November 17, 2014

Companies usually frown on their workers spending the day on Facebook, but that could be about to change. No longer will you have to hide your browser window when your boss walks past, as Facebook is said to be secretly creating “Facebook at Work”, a new enterprise product designed to aid communication and collaboration in [...]
Quindell share price falls as its financial adviser and joint broker Canaccord Genuity resigns

November 17, 2014

Shares in insurance services firm Quindell have taken another hit, as its financial adviser and joint broker Canaccord ended its relationship with the company earlier than expected. Shares fell 24 per cent as markets opened, to 52 pence per share. In an update to the City this morning, Quindell said the firm submitted its one-month [...]
Serco share price spikes as chairman Alastair Lyons stands down

November 17, 2014

Serco chairman Alastair Lyons has announced his intention to step down from the troubled outsourcing company which last week issued a profit warning and a £550m rights issue. Shares in the company spiked 1.5 per cent higher at 215.10 pence per share as markets opened this morning and were largely flat at 212.072 pence per [...]
Band Aid 30 Vs the original Band Aid: With One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Chris Martin on board, which “Do they know it’s Christmas?” single has the most star power?

November 16, 2014

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure are putting the Band (Aid) back together. 30 years after they first gathered music superstars together to raise money for famine-hit Africa, they are recreating that success to help fund the fight against Ebola. The lineup singing "Do they know its Christmas?" has evolved of course. One Direction, Ed Sheeran, [...]
John Major on immigration: “We’re not going to close our doors” says former Prime Minister, but a short term plan is needed

November 16, 2014

Sir John Major has said that Britain would not close its doors to immigrants, but a short term influx of migrants from EU countries in recession needed to be addressed. “We’ve always been an outward looking nation. We’re not going to close our doors, and nor should we economically or politically, but there is in [...]
TTIP: David Cameron says EU-US free trade deal set for “rocket boost” after G20 summit and calls opposition arguments weak

November 16, 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed successful talks between countries of the EU and the US to speed up trade deal negotiations at the G20 summit. Countries have promised to put “rocket boosters” under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) which Cameron said would add £10bn to the UK economy and create jobs. “This [...]
G20 summit: Cameron, Obama and world leaders pledge $2 trillion boost and 2.1pc GDP growth by 2018

November 16, 2014

Countries of the G20 have pledged to grow their economies by 2.1 per cent by 2018, adding $2 trillion (£1.25 trillion) to the global economy. The G20 summit in Brisbane was brought to a close by leaders committing to more than 800 reforms aimed at growing their collective GDP, including employment measures, Infrastructure investment, increasing [...]

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