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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Shut your mouth! Noisy eaters are costing the nation’s economy

November 28, 2016

Time is money, as they say, and it turns out office annoyances are costing us hours of wasted time… won't someone think of the lost productivity? To put a number on it, research by Samsung suggests 5.5 hours of our working week go on griping, such as complaining over crashing computers and even colleagues who eat too loudly. Where [...]
The London mayor’s ploughed £2.5m into startups since Brexit

November 28, 2016

The Mayor of London has ploughed more than £2.5m into the capital's soon-to-be star startups since the vote for Brexit in a bid to show the world the city's "open for business", as he unveiled a new line up of advisors drawn from the UK's ranks of top entrepreneurs and business leaders. Sadiq Khan hailed the London Co-investment [...]
Uber says a quarter of Londoners ditching car ownership have done due to alternatives

November 28, 2016

More than a quarter of Londoners who have ditched their cars have done because of alternatives such as Uber, new research by the on-demand taxi service claims. A YouGov poll of 1,000 residents in the capital for the startup found 28 per cent of those who no longer own a car, but used to, said it was down to using [...]
Piccadilly Line delays will continue on Monday

November 27, 2016

Piccadilly Line trains will continue to be disrupted on Monday morning disrupting thousands of commuters heading to work during rush hour. Trouble with trains on Friday brought misery to travellers heading home for the week, and that's set to continue. Nearly half the trains on the line which runs from Heathrow in West London to [...]
The UK’s the fifth most entrepreneurial country in the world

November 27, 2016

The UK is better at fostering entrepreneurial talent than nearly every other country in the world, new research reveals, propelled ahead of the US thanks to its finance expertise and favourable policies. The UK ranks fifth behind only Singapore, New Zealand, Denmark and Canada when it comes to creating an environment where entrepreneurs can flourish, according [...]
Michael Gove just totally dissed economists and “expert” pollsters and social scientists

November 27, 2016

Michael Gove has dissed economists, calling them out for failing to predict the financial crisis back in 2008 and for getting it wrong when it comes to the impact of June's vote for Brexit, as well as labelling the profession "in crisis". The former justice secretary and Leave campaigner who was sacked from the frontbench by [...]
Executive pay is about to get a major shake-up

November 27, 2016

The difference between how much the average worker and their bosses get paid could soon be revealed under new proposals by the government due to be unveiled this week. Prime Minister Theresa May is pushing for reform of executive pay in a year where shareholders of several of the UK's biggest firms have become more outspoken over [...]
An energy firm challenging the Big Six has gone under because of rising prices

November 27, 2016

Rising energy prices have forced a small supplier attempting to challenge the Big Six energy firms to cease trading. GB Energy alerted its 160,000 customers late on Saturday that the company had ceased trading due to rising wholesale prices. In a note to customers the firm said: "Due to swift and significant increases in energy [...]
Cheap iPhones and Apple Watches? Here are the best Apple Black Friday deals

November 25, 2016

Retailers always go big on tech and electronics for Black Friday, but Apple itself did not jump into the fray last year. In 2016, the company has changed its tune and will hold a "one day shopping event" on Black Friday. The exact deals have not yet been revealed, but will be available here, so [...]
Don’t lament the sale of homegrown businesses – they are a sign of success for Britain’s burgeoning tech sector

November 25, 2016

In business, a good exit is a good exit – regardless of whether the sale is to a foreign company. The acquisition of one of the UK’s tech unicorns by China’s Ctrip is another win for the country’s technology industry and the latest signal that investing in UK tech pays off. It’s also a much needed [...]

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