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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Londoners should be inspired by our diverse and global tech sector

June 22, 2016

It is the eve of the most important political decision of a generation, a decision that has forced each and every one of us to examine what it means to be part of a community that is British, European and international. On such an historical day, London Technology Week has reminded us of the global [...]
Peak polling? The latest Brexit poll has crashed Opinium’s website

June 22, 2016

Such demand for the results of the latest – and final – polling by Opinium ahead of Thursday's referendum on EU membership has crashed the polling firm's website. As campaigning reaches fever pitch, everyone clearly wants to know which way it's going to swing, and polls are all we have to go on, really. Apologies, due to [...]
Game, set and house: Wimbledon residents are quids in thanks to tennis tournament Airbnb rentals

June 22, 2016

Lucky Londoners located in Wimbledon are quids in from hosting the annual tennis tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Residents renting out their homes or rooms to visitors wanting to watch a match and perhaps sample an afternoon tea are raking in more than £1,000 each over the next two weeks, according to Airbnb. The sharing [...]
Spotify returns after outage that left users unable to stream music

June 22, 2016

Spotify has returned after going down for many users just hours after YouTube experienced problems which left users unable to watch videos on the site. The music streaming site became unavailable with users reporting being unable to connect, or messages of no internet connection, leaving people unable to play music. According to Downdetector, there were been nearly 3,000 reports [...]
These money transfer startups are restricting services on referendum day

June 22, 2016

Several of the UK's fast growing online money transfer companies have said they will restrict their services on the day of the EU referendum. The unprecedented step is due to the potential volatility of currency markets on Friday. Startup Azimo has said it will temporarily suspend money transfers from 6am on Thursday morning when polls open, until "things have settled [...]
Blockchain could soon be settling gold transactions

June 22, 2016

Gold trading in London could soon be settled using blockchain technology in a new initiative between Euroclear and itBit. The settlement house is working with the New York startup to introduce its private distributed ledger Bankchain to the London gold market in a bid to make it more efficient. Read more: London startup claims first working blockchain platform launch "Precious metals [...]
London is reaching breaking point when it comes to tech talent

June 21, 2016

After the fanfare of yesterday’s launch, the second day of London Technology Week has taken a long, hard look at the challenges and strengths of the capital’s digital industries. The truth is that whilst celebration attracts investment, the long-term success of technology will only be secured by united action from the private sector to address [...]
These are the seven fintech startups being backed by Mastercard

June 21, 2016

Mastercard is backing seven fintech startups hoping to change the way we use money and disrupt the finance world. London startups Revolut and Everledger are among the tech firms chosen for Mastercard's six month Start Path programme from among more than 500 applications from 60 countries. The startups, from as far afield as Israel and Argentina and announced at London [...]
Another corporate finance firm is launching a fintech venture arm

June 21, 2016

German exchange owner Deutsche Boerse is wrapping up its investments in financial technology companies into a standalone venture capital fund and will ramp up its funding in fintech firms, joining the rush of corporates eyeing a slice of disruptive startups. DB1 Ventures will include a handful of existing investments, including a stake in Blythe Masters' blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, some [...]
London Tech Week: Much more than bearded coders working in coffee shops

June 20, 2016

London Technology Week aims to turn the eyes of the world onto the UK capital’s thriving digital industry, celebrating the diversity of specialisms, expertise and talent in the city. At the first of 400 events, expected to be attended by 43,000 people over the next five days, the formal launch achieved just that. Fashion tech [...]

Why investors will be keeping a close eye on rugby’s Nations Championship

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