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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Quiz: Can you answer these tough new Cambridge entrance exam questions?

August 21, 2016

Cambridge is making it even harder to get into the world-class university and for the first time in 30 years, is bringing back the entrance exam for students wanting to bag a much coveted place. No longer is that string of A star passes at A-Level enough to open the door, there are a series of [...]
Did Barbra Streisand just let slip Apple’s iOS 10 release date?

August 21, 2016

When you're as big a star as Barbra Streisand, you can pretty much do what you want – including getting the boss of one of the biggest companies in the world to fix what might be a minor annoyance to us mere mortals. The singer's name is pronounced slightly wrong by iPhone voice assistant Siri, it turns out [...]
Trump spent nearly half a million dollars on hats (and nothing on TV ads)

August 21, 2016

Can hats win elections? One man certainly thinks so. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has spent almost half a million dollars on hats to promote his bid for the White House, new campaign spending records reveal. Of the $18.5m cash Trump splashed on campaigning in July, more than $420,000 went on hats, featuring now-famous slogans such as [...]
Mayor of London tells Labour to ditch Corbyn

August 21, 2016

The Mayor of London has finally revealed who he will back in the Labour leadership contest – and it's bad new for Jeremy Corbyn, losing out on support from the most high-profile elected politician in the party. Sadiq Khan has publicly endorsed Owen Smith in the race to lead the party after previously nominating Corbyn for the position, but [...]
This MP wants Brexit ASAP

August 21, 2016

Brexit negotiations should begin immediately and not be put on hold for elections in Europe, due to be held next year, the former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said. The MP said "we need to get on with triggering Article 50, as the government has said, in early 2017," or risk a "neverendum". Article 50 [...]
UK fintech funding has fallen – but don’t panic just yet

August 18, 2016

Cash being ploughed into the UK's fintech startups fell in the latest quarter – but don't panic just yet. The value of funding declined by 12 per cent to $103m (£78.4m) in the second quarter of the year, however, the number of deals being done in one of the hottest sectors remained steady, the latest figures from KPMG and CB Insights [...]
The driverless car race: Who’s doing what exactly?

August 18, 2016

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Uber’s driverless cars hitting roads within weeks after $300m Volvo tie-up

August 18, 2016

UpstartUber and traditional car brand Volvo are hooking up to travel together on the road towards an autonomous car filled future – which may not be as far away as you think. Volvo will make the cars and sell them to Uber, the two firms revealed today, investing a combined $300m on the project. Read more: [...]
Amazon’s creating more than a thousand new jobs in Essex

August 18, 2016

Brexit, what Brexit? Amazon is creating more than a thousand new jobs in Essex with the opening of a new fulfilment centre in the area, it has announced. The centre will be located in Tilbury and Amazon plans to open the facility by spring next year. The latest depot adds to three research and development centres – where drone technology [...]
Chill out? Here’s the career advice of Goldman Sachs’ chief executive

August 18, 2016

Handily timed as millions of teenagers open their A-Level results and set out on the next stage of their lives, the Goldman Sachs' chief executive has come out with some sage advice about embarking on the rest of your life – or indeed, for anyone who feels like they are idling away in their career and yet to [...]

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