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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Are Londoners happy? Not compared to the rest of the UK (but we are happier than ever)

September 24, 2014

Londoners are the unhappiest people in the country and the most anxious – but we are still happier than we’ve ever been before. Despite living in arguably the best city in the world, London ranks lowest when it comes to happiness levels, the latest figures from the ONS reveal, while Ireland remains the happiest region [...]
Nicola Sturgeon launches bid for SNP leadership after Scottish Independence No vote and Alex Salmond resignation

September 24, 2014

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s deputy first minister, has launched a bid to become the next leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of Alex Salmond. Sturgeon announced her intention to run for the leadership of the party, of which she is also currently the deputy leader, in Glasgow today. Salmond said on Friday that [...]
Tesco share price continues slump as Financial Reporting Council says it’s “closely monitoring” the situation

September 24, 2014

The UK’s accounting regulator is keeping an eye on Tesco’s investigation into accounting errors which has caused more than £2bn to be wiped off its shares in the past two days. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said this morning it is "monitoring the situation closely" after Tesco’s announcement on Monday that it overstated profit estimates [...]
Insurers and price comparison sites face shake up after car insurance market investigation

September 24, 2014

Insurers are facing sweeping changes to the way car insurance is sold after a two-year investigation by the competition watchdog. Measures such as banning agreements between insurers and price comparison websites, and increased scrutiny of how add-ons to car insurance policies are sold to customers have been recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority. The [...]
Routemaster bus celebrated in Google doodle for 60-year anniversary

September 24, 2014

London’s famous Routemaster bus is being celebrated in the form of a Google doodle after 60 years as an icon of the capital. The first ever Routemaster was unveiled on this day in 1954 at the Earl’s Court Commercial Motor Exhibition to replace the network of trolley buses across the capital ushering in a new [...]
In charts: Just how big is Barclays’ record £38 million fine?

September 23, 2014

Barclays has been fined £38m for failing to protect customer’s money, the largest ever handed out for such client asset breaches. The financial watchdog ruled Barclays put at risk £16.5m of customer money and failed to protect it from potential costs, delays and loss of assets if the bank were to become insolvent. The size [...]
Tesco share price slides a further 5 per cent despite early start of finance boss Alan Stewart

September 23, 2014

Shares in Tesco slipped a further five per cent this morning as the supermarket continued to feel the fallout from serious accounting errors uncovered yesterday. Investors failed to be reassured by news that new finance chief Alan Stewart has been parachuted in two months early from his garden leave at M&S to steady the ship. [...]
Jimmy Choo to float on London Stock Exchange with IPO plans

September 23, 2014

The luxury shoemaker made famous by the television show Sex and the City has confirmed it will go public in a much-anticipated IPO. Jimmy Choo owner JAB Holdings said the listing on the London Stock Exchange, which could value the firm at up to £1bn, would fund the designer label’s growth and expansion into new markets. The [...]
Obama and US Treasury announce new rules to end tax inversion deals

September 23, 2014

US president Barack Obama has announced sweeping new measures to end the increasingly popular practice of US firms relocating their headquarters to countries with more favourable tax regimes through foreign takeovers. The US Treasury will introduce new measures making so-called tax inversion deals less attractive to firms. Measures include an end to “hopscotch” loans whereby [...]
Why Tesco’s share price just fell to an 11 year low

September 22, 2014

Another surprise announcement this morning from Tesco has further dampened the supermarket’s outlook when it really must have been hoping to move on from recent rough times. Shares fell more than 11 per cent to an 11-year low after announcing a £250m error in its first-half results. Whether its an accounting error or something worse, investigating the [...]

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