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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Someone just paid £24k to play football against Ed Balls

July 10, 2014

A bidder at last night’s Labour party fundraiser paid £24,000 to play two games of football against the shadow chancellor. The unknown bidder paid well above the asking price of £2,500, offering £13,000 for a single game and raising the bid to £24,000 when Balls offered to play a second match. It's still a long [...]
Government IPOs to be reviewed after Royal Mail sell off criticism

July 9, 2014

Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a review of the way the government conducts IPOs after the controversy surrounding its sell off of Royal Mail. The review, led by City grandee Lord Myners, will look at the disposal of government assets and assess if there are alternatives. It will also look at: What alternative IPO [...]
Chris Froome: How much will his Tour de France exit cost him?

July 9, 2014

Reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome has pulled out of this year’s race because of the damage caused by a fall, but how much could the exit damage his earnings? The cyclist last year pocketed almost half a million from his success in the Tour, including the biggest handout for winners of €450,000. In [...]
Fed minutes: QE stimulus to end in October

July 9, 2014

The US Federal Reserve plans to end its program of quantitative easing in October according to minutes released from meetings in June. US markets dipped briefly on the news but quickly moved higher. The end of the bond buying program which began in September 2012 has already slowed by $10bn each month and the US [...]
Uber surge pricing curbed by New York attorney general

July 8, 2014

Uber will no longer apply surge pricing to its service during emergencies and other extreme events to avoid falling foul of price gouging laws in the US. The controversial taxi service hikes fares in line with higher demand, but doing so during incidents such as a hurricane Sandy caused lawmakers to consider the regulations in more [...]
Alcoa share price up on better than expected results kicking of earnings season

July 8, 2014

Alcoa has beaten expectations with its second quarter results. Profits at the aluminium producer hit $0.18 per share on $5.8bn sales, before restructuring and other items, ahead of the $0.12 per share on $5.6bn of sales widely expected. The performance compares to profits of $0.07 per share in the same period last year and $0.09 [...]
Nike ends Manchester United kit sponsorship deal after 13 years due to rising cost

July 8, 2014

Nike will no longer sponsor the kit of Manchester United after the next Premier League season due to the mounting costs of the deal. It marks the end of a 13-year partnership between the world’s biggest sport brand and one of the most popular football clubs in the world. Nike said in a statement: "Any [...]
London rent prices rise in leafy south east while Kensington sees drop

July 8, 2014

Rental prices in London have jumped by nearly 7 per cent with the south east London boroughs of Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich experiencing the biggest rises. The price of a room rental in the capital has jumped above the £600 mark, hitting £609 on average over the year to June, up from £571 the previous [...]
British World Cup ticket official arrested in Rio illegal ticket sale probe

July 7, 2014

Police in Brazil have arrested a British director of Fifa’s official corporate hospitality provider as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. Ray Whelan, a senior executive at hospitality company Match, was arrested in a Rio hotel where senior Fifa officials are also staying. Last week Brazilian police arrested 11 people [...]
Pope expected to strip Vatican bank of asset management powers

July 7, 2014

The Pope is expected to strip the 127-year-old Vatican bank of most of its asset management powers in an overhaul of the scandal hit institution. The Financial Times Reports that the Vatican bank will be severely cut back as it returns to its original purpose of helping fund missionaries and church groups around the world. [...]

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