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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The number of people visiting France has fallen

August 7, 2016

The number of people visiting France from abroad has fallen in the wake of terrorist attacks in the country. Tourism minister Matthias Fekl said the number of foreign visitors has declined by 10 per cent in the first six months of the year, compared to the same time last year, and that trend continued into July. The capital [...]
Tesla’s autopilot drove a man having heart pains to hospital

August 7, 2016

Could self-driving cars saves lives? One man thinks they may have done already – and that's because it happened to him. A man who suffered severe heart pains at the wheel of his car was lucky enough to be driving a Tesla that could drive him to hospital thanks to a feature known as autopilot. In fact, it [...]
This German unicorn tech startup could IPO as soon as next year

August 7, 2016

Food delivery startup Delivery Hero could go public as soon as next year, its chief executive has revealed. The German startup, a so-called unicorn valued at more than $1bn, could IPO next year but is in "no hurry" and can wait for the right conditions. "Whether it will happen next year? It is quite possible," said [...]
Clegg claims Gove was behind a story alleging the Queen was pro-Brexit

August 7, 2016

The supposed views of the Queen on Brexit were leaked to the press in the run up to the EU referendum, and now the person behind the story has been named by the ex-deputy prime minister. According to Nick Clegg, it was Michael Gove who leaked a story claiming that Her Majesty was pro-Brexit – views later denied by [...]
Frack yeah: Homes near shale gas sites to cash in

August 7, 2016

Homeowners near sites where shale gas exploration is taking place will be able to cash in under new government proposals. Residents close to fracking sites could benefit directly from a share of as much as £1bn, new Prime Minister Theresa May has said. The shale wealth fund, set up under George Osborne, promises up to 10 [...]
Canadian tech unicorn Hootsuite just came a step closer to an IPO – but would consider further private fundraising too

August 4, 2016

Hootsuite, one of only two so-called tech unicorns in Canada, has revealed that it's generating cash for the first time, bringing it a step closer to going public. A social media tool which lets users, including businesses such as Virgin and Accor Hotels, manage accounts as well as social ad campaigns from a single dashboard, Hootsuite has passed the milestone which chief executive Ryan [...]
The eight challenges one big investment bank sees ahead for blockchain

August 4, 2016

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One boost Olympic host cities do get (and it’s not an economic one)

August 4, 2016

With Rio 2016 just days away, forget the much-disputed economic boost to London and other cities hosting an Olympic Games can bring – are there other benefits to hosting the biggest sporting event in the world? Anecdotal evidence might suggest that even the grumpiest cynics raised a smile at the stunning opening ceremony of London 2012 and the record medal [...]
Three top tips for a reluctant digital detox

August 4, 2016

That's it – switch off your phone, close your laptop… maybe even unplug the telly? Ok – perhaps wait until you've finished reading this, but a third of the country has considered taking just such drastic action in an effort to detox from the digital devices littering our lives. More than half of us consider ourselves hooked and a third of [...]
The way we message now: Text and email decline with the rise of WhatsApp

August 4, 2016

The nation is ditching email and text messaging in favour of instant messenger services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, the use of which has surged over the last two years. IM is the fastest growing form of digital communication in the UK, with 43 per cent of people in Britain now using it at least once [...]

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