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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It’s a me Mario! Nintendo comes to the iPhone

September 7, 2016

Fresh from its success with Pokemon Go, Nintendo is now coming to smartphones with Apple for the first time. The Japanese games maker will launch gaming app Super Mario Run. The announcement was made on stage at an Apple event where boss Tim Cook also revealed its newest device, the iPhone 7. Read more: One chart [...]
Apple iPhone 7: Everything we think we know

September 7, 2016

Apple boss Tim Cook has taken to the stage in California at a special event where he is expected to reveal the iPhone 7 Hot on the heels just six months after the iPhone SE, Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, as well as give updates on the Apple Watch and [...]
Tim Cook says something about tax

September 7, 2016

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One chart showing just how important the iPhone is to Apple

September 7, 2016

Apple is just hours away from launching its latest long-awaited and much hyped flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7. While the lack of a headphone socket has fans all of a flutter, it's the wider context of the launch which has Apple-watchers wondering. Read more: Crunch time for Apple ahead of iPhone 7 launch? The smartphone market [...]
Now Amazon’s getting into restaurant food delivery in London

September 7, 2016

Amazon is the latest company looking to grab a slice of London's restaurant delivery market, rivalling homegrown Deliveroo and UberEats, with the launch of its own service in the capital. Customers will be able to order from more than 100 eateries such as Strada and Pod for delivery within the hour via Amazon's Prime service in [...]
The Co-op is exploring blockchain technology

September 7, 2016

The Co-Operative Group is exploring how blockchain technology can be used to prove the authenticity of its food in a pilot of a "fairtrade for the digital age" project. The supermarket is working with early stage blockchain startup Provenance to investigate how its technology can be used to track that its produce comes from sustainable sources [...]
Crunch time for Apple ahead of iPhone 7 launch?

September 6, 2016

Apple is preparing to put to rest critics' claims that it has peaked, with the launch of a new iPhone on Wednesday evening. Chief executive Tim Cook is expected to unveil the iPhone 7, tempting consumers with a improved features such as a dual camera for taking better photos, while other familiar ones could disappear – the headphone jack [...]
Hong Kong follows UK lead with fintech “sandbox”

September 6, 2016

Hong Kong is the latest city to follow the example of the UK's financial watchdog and set up its own scheme to accelerate the development of financial technology. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a so-called sandbox to let banks experiment with as yet unregulated technology and ideas. Read more: A new corporate-backed fintech [...]
Insurtech investment in the UK has tripled

September 6, 2016

Investment in the insurance technology sector – part of London's world leading fintech scene – is booming. More than $22m (£16.5m) has been ploughed into insurtech so far this year – nearly triple the amount invested in the whole of last year and faster growth than any other country in the world. The research from Accenture and CB Insights, [...]
Women are totally leaning in – they just don’t get a pay rise out of it

September 6, 2016

The famous mantra of top Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg is "lean in", but it turns out women are already doing that when it comes to negotiating that all important pay rise. While conventional thinking indicates that "don't ask, don't get" is to blame for holding women back from getting pay rises, and contributing to the well documented gender discrepancy in [...]

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