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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Here’s what Skyscanner’s biggest shareholder had to say about £1.4bn sale

November 24, 2016

The biggest shareholder in unicorn tech startup Skyscanner, snapped up by Chinese firm Ctrip for £1.4bn, has told City A.M. the deal is a good one for the UK's tech industry, just a day after chancellor Philip Hammond announced measures to counter the trend of the UK's brightest companies selling rather than scaling up. "This is [...]
Five important things fintech was handed in the Autumn Statement

November 23, 2016

The UK's fintech powerhouse was not forgotten in the chancellor's Autumn Statement with several measures aimed at boosting the sector unveiled. Fintech census The government will carry out what's being called a fintech census, designed to identify the key figures driving the industry for investors. "An accurate measurement of this evolving space will help policymakers, investors [...]
The biggest Autumn Statement announcements that got Twitter talking

November 23, 2016

It was Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit that got Twitter talking during the chancellor's first ever Autumn Statement. The subject accounted for a quarter of all Twitter chatter related to Philip Hammond's speech, according to social monitoring firm Brandwatch. Read more: Here's where the Autumn Statement will hit your wallet That was followed by housebuilding, signalling [...]
Here’s what UK tech thinks of the £400m promised for VC startup investment

November 23, 2016

Startups are set for a boost from the chancellor's Autumn Statement, as Philip Hammond announced plans to plough £400m into venture capital. The funds will come via the British Business Bank and it's expected to unlock as much as £1bn for startups itching to scale up as it will encourage private investment. Of particular focus will [...]
Here’s exactly what the £2bn boost for UK R&D entails

November 23, 2016

More cash will be ploughed into research and development, as a major part of the government's industrial strategy. R&D spend will increase by an extra £2bn by 2020/21 to boost the UK's homegrown innovative businesses and spur productivity. The injection of cash was first trailed by Prime Minister Theresa May during a speech at the CBI conference [...]
#awks: Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account was accidently suspended

November 23, 2016

Twitter last week took action to crackdown on trolling on the social network, but now it appears to have accidently taken things a little too far. The account of Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey was suspended in error early on Wednesday morning Was someone trying to make a point? It seems not, with just an [...]
Deliveroo denies data hack

November 23, 2016

Deliveroo has been forced to deny that it has been targeted by hackers after an investigation found some customers were charged for food they had not ordered. A probe by the BBC's Watchdog show due to be shown tonight, found several examples of customers who were billed hundreds of pounds for food deliveries they did not [...]
Brexit, Trump and Farage? These are the odds on Philip Hammond’s speech

November 23, 2016

Happy Autumn Statement Day! It's that time of year again (even though it is actually winter) when the chancellor sets out his stall for spending, and this year it's newbie Philip Hammond who'll be astutely picking out his tie and carefully choosing the words he uses in his speech. Read more: What to expect when you're expecting the [...]
The boss of BA had no idea Heathrow expansion would demolish his £200m HQ

November 23, 2016

The boss of BA Willie Walsh was left rather surprised to find that the expansion of Heathrow airport would end up demolishing his £200m headquarters, it turns out. He may be a powerful man in the world of airlines, but Walsh revealed the firm received "no formal warning of the proposed demolition", speaking to the Guardian. [...]
Google’s DeepMind wants to make doctor’s paperwork obsolete in new NHS deal

November 22, 2016

DeepMind, the UK company leading the way in artificial intelligence research, is doubling down on applying its technology to healthcare which could save the NHS millions of pounds as well as time spent on paperwork. It has signed a five-year deal with a London NHS Trust to put into practice a prototype app designed to [...]

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