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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Tencent overtakes Alibaba as most valuable Chinese tech company

August 18, 2016

China's Tencent, one of the biggest tech firms in the region and the owner of messaging app WeChat certainly has something to er, type home about. A stellar set of earnings has sent shares surging as much as 6.2 per cent to an all-time high and topping Alibaba as the most valuable tech company in China in terms [...]
Apple’s iPhone sales fall as Chinese brands gain ground

August 18, 2016

Apple continues to lose ground to Chinese rivals in the global smartphone market, ahead of the highly-anticipated launch of its new flagship iPhone 7. People are buying fewer iPhones and increasingly turning to challenger smartphone brands from Asia, the latest figures from Gartner show, as Apple confirmed it plans to plough more cash into China. iPhone sales declined [...]
Cisco becomes latest tech giant to slash jobs

August 17, 2016

Networking giant Cisco confirmed plans to axe around seven per cent of its global workforce. The layoffs — which amount to 5,500 jobs — mean it will join other tech giants such as Microsoft, Intel and HP who have all made sizeable layoffs in recent years. Read more: The US stocks bucking the global selloff trend (for now) It came [...]
Watch out unicorns: A third of $1bn startups will fall in value

August 17, 2016

Startups worth billions with a so-called unicorn status face falling from their mythical standing back to harsh reality as new research reveals one in three firms will fall below the milestone valuation. Around 20 to 30 of the current billion-dollar valued startups in the US will be worth less than that upon going public or being acquired, it has been [...]
US cloud firm snaps up UK startup for European expansion

August 17, 2016

US cloud computing company Datapipe has snapped up a UK startup to kickstart its expansion into Europe. It has acquired Adapt, a five-year-old startup majority owned by private equity investor Lyceum Capital and which manages cloud computing services for companies such as Made.com and the National Trust for an undisclosed sum. The firm has not been put [...]
Sorry supermarkets, grocery spending in Europe is growing at its slowest pace ever

August 17, 2016

Consumer spending at supermarkets grew at its slowest pace in eight years – a historical low – as the price wars continue to take a toll, new figures reveal. The money making its way through supermarkets' tills grew by just 0.8 per cent across Europe in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2015, [...]
Uber launches legal challenge over new London taxi rules

August 16, 2016

Uber has launched legal action against London's transport regulator over new rules that threaten to limit its business in the capital, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The billion-dollar startup is seeking a judicial review to halt the introduction of new rules it claims are too strict. Transport for London set out new regulations earlier this year after a [...]
Driverless cars, artificial intelligence and blockchain: Meet the Gartner Hype Cycle of 2016

August 16, 2016

Driverless car technology is careering towards the trough of disillusionment after hitting the peak of hype, according to Gartner analysts monitoring the progression of the world's emerging technology trends. The firm's annual Hype Cycle tracks where trends such as virtual reality, robotics, personal voice assistants and, of course, driverless cars, are in their journey from talked-about technology to [...]
Apple is increasing its investment in China

August 16, 2016

Apple is planning to increase its investment in China and will build its first ever research and development facility in the country, the tech company has revealed. Boss Tim Cook is visiting the country and commented on the plans during a meeting with China's vice premier Zhang Gaoli, according to China's official state broadcaster. "We look [...]
Deliveroo: Startup surprised and sorry after pay row

August 15, 2016

One of Britain's hottest startups, Deliveroo, has apologised to its drivers for poorly communicating a new trial pay structure which had led to protests in central London. UK managing director Dan Warne told City A.M. the company was surprised and upset over the matter, but admitted something had clearly gone wrong in the way it consulted drivers on the changes, which it says have already [...]

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