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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Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds quits government after resigning in reshuffle

August 11, 2014

Junior Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds has resigned from government, the second minister in the department to do so in less than a week after Baroness Warsi quit last Tuesday. No 10 said Simmonds’ departure had been agreed during the reshuffle and is unrelated to Warsi’s resignation over Gaza. Simmonds remained in the post after [...]
Part-time jobs boom: Vacancies up 44pc

August 11, 2014

The number of part-time jobs has shot up by 44 per cent in the last year, led by the manufacturing, retail and construction sectors. The total number of job vacancies in July grew by 35 per cent overall on 2013 according to recruitment firm Reed’s latest Job Index figures, signalling a return to growth for [...]
Huntsworth share price spikes 13pc on Lord Chadlington stepping down and fall in profit

August 11, 2014

Huntsworth saw its share price spike this morning after chief executive Lord Chadlington announced his departure from the communication group behind Citigate and Grayling. Shares opened five per cent up, peaking 13 per cent higher this morning, as Chadlington said he would be stepping down after a successor is appointed. The firm also reported a [...]
Amazon tells readers to email Hachette boss Michael Pietsch and ask for cheaper ebooks

August 10, 2014

In the latest chapter of the fight between Amazon and book publisher Hachette, the internet bookseller has urged readers to email Hachette boss Michael Pietsch asking him to lower the price of ebooks. Currently locked in an ongoing battle over how much ebooks should sell for, a note on www.readersunited.com and signed from “The Amazon [...]
Balfour Beatty and Carillion resume £3bn merger talks as clock ticks on deal

August 10, 2014

Balfour Beatty and Carillion have resumed talks over a potential £3bn merger between the two construction companies, less than two weeks after they were called off because of disagreements between the firms. The Sunday Times reports the construction firms resumed contact last week and the Balfour Beatty board met on Friday to discuss the deal [...]
Prudential RideLondon 2014 in pictures: Cyclists battle Bertha rainstorm on London streets

August 10, 2014

Brave cyclists took to the streets today despite the heavy rainfall, light flooding and thunderstorms caused by storm Bertha in stark contrast to yesterday's sunshine. The second day of the cycling festival hosted the Surrey 100, Handcycle Classic and Surrey Classic races, however organisers were forced to shorten the route through Surrey due to rainfall [...]
Prudential RideLondon 2014 in pictures: Cyclists battle Bertha rain and storms

August 10, 2014

Brave cyclists took to the streets today despite the heavy rainfall, light flooding and thunderstorms caused by storm Bertha and in stark contrast to yesterday's sunshine. The second day of the cycling festival hosted the Surrey 100, Handcycle Classic and Surrey Classic races, however organisers were forced to shorten the route through Surrey due to [...]
Supermoon Sunday: Why the moon will look bigger tonight and why you hear more about giant moons since 2011

August 10, 2014

The moon will look larger when it appears in the sky tonight, creating a so-called supermoon that should wow sky-watchers. The moon will appear at its biggest and brightest than at any other time this year because its oval-shaped orbit brings it to the point closest to earth. Also known as a perigee moon, tonight’s [...]
Warsi warns Conservatives won’t win election outright without attracting ethnic minority votes

August 10, 2014

Baroness Warsi, the Conservative minister who resigned this week over the government’s position on Gaza, has warned the Conservative party that it will fail to win an outright majority at next year’s general election if it doesn’t do more to attract voters from ethnic minorities. Speaking in interviews with the Independent on Sunday and The [...]
Ebola cure: Tekmira gets go ahead to test new drug on Ebola patients

August 7, 2014

The US drug regulator has given the go ahead for pharmaceutical firm Tekmira to test a drug on humans that could be a potential treatment for the deadly and incurable disease. The FDA will allow TKM-Ebola to be used in response to the deadliest ever outbreak of the disease after halting the first phase of [...]

Block slashes 4,000 jobs in latest AI warning

Automatic promotion and relegation from Prem Rugby scrapped

Ministry of Sound: ‘industry is on the up’ as it reveals brand new take on The Box

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