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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The best quotes from Paddy Power’s results: John Cleese, David Moyes and squirrels

August 28, 2014

Paddy Power’s payouts to customers were “costlier than John Cleese's divorce payments”, it revealed in its half year results- but that’s not all. The stunt-loving bookie has a way with words that makes for a more interesting read than the usual corporate earnings. Here are the best bits: That John Cleese reference Football punters, and [...]
Paddy Power boasts record customers but profits fall on “punter friendly” sports results costing “more than John Cleese’s divorce payments”

August 28, 2014

Online betting firm Paddy Power boasted a record number of new online customers in the first half of the year – but “punter friendly” results proved “more costly than John Cleese’s divorce payments”, sending pre-tax profits down. Profits before tax dropped 20 per cent to €62m (£49m), or 13 per cent on a constant currency [...]
AA boss Chris Jansen resigns along with finance chief Andy Boland

August 28, 2014

AA’s chief executive Chris Jansen has resigned from the roadside recovery firm with immediate effect just months after it was taken public. The company’s chief financial officer Andy Boland will also be leaving, though no details of the timing of his departure were given. Executive chairman Bob Mackenzie will now lead the company. Jansen said [...]
iPhone 6: Apple expected to buy 194m smartphone screens this year ahead of release date

August 27, 2014

The countdown to the launch of the iPhone 6 has already started (13 days and counting – as if you weren't ticking the days off the calendar), and that means Apple has been buying up a lot of screens – 194m to be exact. That is according to figures from NPD DisplaySearch’s latest insight, the FT [...]
One chart showing why Apple thinks you need a bigger iPad

August 27, 2014

While the selling point of mobile technology is, well, its mobility, the desire for super-size screens to stimulate our eyeballs is now influencing the ultimate arbiter of cool, Apple. As well as the imminent launch (expected to be the iPhone 6) hawk-eyed Apple watchers have been thrown a curveball with the rumour of a larger iPad in [...]
Snapchat valued at $10 billion with new investment as monthly users reach 100m

August 27, 2014

Evan Spiegel, the 24-year-old founder of Snapchat, must finally feel some vindication in his decision to turn down Facebook’s hefty $3bn (£1.8bn) offer for the hugely popular app last year. Snapchat is in the process of raising a new round of investment valuing the mobile messaging app at $10bn (£6bn), the Wall Street Journal reports, [...]
Ryanair business class targets no-frills corporate travellers

August 27, 2014

In its latest attempt to expand its no-frillls image – and boost its bottom line – Ryanair has announced plans to offer a business class service on flights. For the bargain price of £59.99, Ryanair Business Plus will offer corporate travellers flexible ticket changes, 20kg baggage allowance, priority boarding and premium seats. The low-cost carrier [...]
RBS share price falls as it is fined £15m for mortgage advice failings

August 27, 2014

Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland fell 0.5% in early trading on Wednesday, after it was fined £14.5m for “serious failings” in the way it advised customers about mortgage loans, in another blow for the embattled bank. The Financial Conduct Authority found a series of failings by the state-owned bank and its Natwest arm in [...]
Ball boys and Marcos Giron test Ralph Lauren’s Polo tech shirt to monitor heart rate and biometrics at US Open

August 26, 2014

There’s a lot of talk about wearables – clothes combining smart technology- but much of it is still in the hypothetical or early beta stages. Ralph Lauren could be the first big fashion brand out of the stalls when it comes to getting wearable tech on to people’s backs. The designer known for preppy polos [...]
London Bridge station closure: Here’s how commuters are coping

August 26, 2014

Today is the first day commuters faced the partial shutdown of London Bridge station which means quite a bit of disruption for anyone travelling through or near the area. Here's how day one went. It was a little bit of a surprise for some people returning to work after the long weekend. https://twitter.com/Chalk_Cheese/status/504168372238839809 https://twitter.com/ShaunBiggs1/status/504184653763579904 There [...]

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