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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Lidl clothing range: Discount retailer challenges British supermarkets on fashion front

August 20, 2014

Not content with challenging big British supermarkets on food prices, discount favourite Lidl is taking the stores on in the fashion stakes. The German retailer is about to launch a fashion range for women that includes jeans, shoes and even leather jackets, with a men's range to follow later this year. From August 25th shoppers [...]
Uber’s battle against taxi industry and regulators steps up a gear with Obama adviser on board

August 20, 2014

In Uber’s relentless battle against regulators and the taxi industry around the world, a political strategist was considered a crucial element for negotiating roadblocks in the disruptive taxi service’s plans for world domination. Now the search is over, and Uber has no doubt spent a pretty penny of its billions of dollars of investment (which [...]
Steve Ballmer’s best moments: Watch LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft chief’s crazy videos

August 20, 2014

Steve Ballmer and his infamous cheerleading have found a more suitable home than the corporate world of Microsoft he waved farewell to yesterday. Ballmer’s breathless exuberance and enthusiasm of the kind only Americans are capable is probably the most memorable thing about his time at the tech company, ahead of even his business successes or [...]
Balfour Beatty share price leaps as Carillion raises merger offer

August 19, 2014

Carillion has upped its offer for Balfour Beatty for a third time as the deadline looms for a potential mega-merger between the two construction firms. The renewed offer values Balfour Beatty at more than £2bn and offers shareholders a 58.27 per cent share in the new company, up on the previous offer of 56.5 per [...]
YouTube Music Key: Here’s what we know about Google’s music video subscription service to rival Spotify and iTunes

August 19, 2014

Google is poised to launch its music streaming app to rival Spotify and Apple’s iTunes appear, according to details about the service that have apparently leaked online. Mooted for a summer release date when YouTube first announced its plans back in June, the service will be called “YouTube Music Key” and priced at $9.99 a month [...]
Train fare rise 2015: Rail fares will go up by at least 3.5pc

August 19, 2014

Rail fares are set to rise by at least 3.5 per cent next year pegged against July's inflation figures announced this morning. The 3.5 per cent increase is capped at one per cent above RPI which fell to 2.5 per cent in July- good news for travellers but bad news for train operators. However, commuters [...]
Tom Hanks created a typewriter app and it’s now No.1 in Apple’s app store

August 19, 2014

As if starring in multi-million dollar movies and winning Oscars wasn’t enough, the multi-talented actor Tom Hanks has turned his hand to app creation and is enjoying just as much success. Hanx Writer, an iPad app which mimics a typewriter, has topped Apple’s App Store charts in just four days since it was released. It’s [...]
London house prices: Housing market cools in capital with July sales drop and slower growth forecast

August 14, 2014

London house sales dropped last month as the market cooled, calming fears of a housing bubble in the capital- a trend that’s expected to continue over the next 12 months. The data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggest the market is “going into reverse”, as sales fell for the third month in a [...]
Binge-watch, listicle, vape and 59 more new words added to the Oxford online dictionary

August 14, 2014

If we’re not binge-watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix, we’re reading listicles on Buzzfeed- maybe even while we vape an e-cig. These are just some of the 60 new words added to the Oxford online dictionary that show our changing language and reflects changes in our habits. The phrase "binge-watch" is being used more and more since [...]
Women in tech: Four charts which show the lack of diversity at eight top tech companies

August 13, 2014

Apple is the latest high-profile tech company to release data on its employees' gender and ethnicity and it’s not a great outlook when it comes to showing diversity in the tech industry. Chief executive Tim Cook has said he’s “not satisfied” with the numbers. He’s not the only one who should be feeling that way, [...]

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