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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Everything you need to know about how Apple plans to stay top dog

June 14, 2016

Could Apple have made any more announcements at its big developer conference? Probably not. But one thing's clear, while the nitty gritty details of all those updates are being sifted through, the tech giant certainly set out its ambitions to stay on top of its rivals. Apple is opening up several major parts of its operating [...]
The UK is home to more innovative universities than just one other country

June 14, 2016

The UK is home to more innovative universities than any other country in Europe apart from Germany, a new ranking reveals. World-renowned Oxford and Cambridge ranked third and eighth, respectively, in a new list compiled by Reuters. But it's Imperial College which topped the list of UK universities, coming in at number two just behind KU [...]
Apple had plenty of “I’d definitely use that” moments at WWDC

June 13, 2016

Once again the Apple faithful dutifully attended or watched its annual developer update to see what the company had in store. Apple’s momentum with developers is staggering. It claims to have over 30m developers and since the iPhone launched, the company claims to have shared nearly $50bn (£35bn) of shared revenue with app makers. It remains the [...]
Watch out PayPal: Now you can use Apple Pay online

June 13, 2016

Apple has made a major move with its mobile pay service, adding support for it online. This means users can simply use a "Pay by Apple" button when browsing on the iPhone or Mac, in addition to using the iPhone to pay at tills. An Apple Pay button will appear when you pay online, via [...]
Apple is bringing a major emoji update to your iPhone

June 13, 2016

A new operating system from Apple will bring an innovative new feature to your iPhone – and it involves emojis. The iOS 10 update which will be released later this year, introduces what Apple is calling "emojification". If you type out a message, it will automatically suggest an emoji option, if there is one, instead [...]
These are the new features coming to your Apple Watch

June 13, 2016

A new update for the Apple Watch is here. Revealed at Apple's developer conference WWDC, here are the key things you need to know about the operating system update, coming in Autumn. 1. Faster The demo of the new watch OS showed a much quicker response time giving a near instantaneous 2. Dock screen The [...]
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn in surprise $26bn deal

June 13, 2016

Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2bn (£18.5bn) the company announced today, in a completely unexpected deal that becomes one of the biggest ever in technology. Shares in Microsoft were down more than three per cent while LinkedIn shares rocketed nearly 50 per cent in pre-market trading. In a memo to staff, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella said: “This deal brings [...]
The Microsoft LinkedIn deal is the wind beneath Twitter’s wings today

June 13, 2016

Shares in Twitter were lifted higher by the surprise news that Microsoft is buying LinkedIn in a deal worth $26bn (£18.5bn), rocketing more than eight per cent in early trading in New York. The troubled social network has been in the doldrums in recent months despite the best efforts of newly returned chief executive Jack [...]
British business lost a billion pounds to cyber crime last year

June 13, 2016

The cost of cyber crime to British business came in at £1bn last year but the true price could be even higher, experts have warned. The number of online fraud crimes jumped nearly a quarter for the year to March, with 37,070 reported to the City of London's national Action Fraud reporting centre, which is the central [...]
Brexit bank headache, 7 years of limbo: What Europe said on Brexit today

June 12, 2016

Top leaders in Europe's finance world have spoken out on the Brexit debate on Sunday, with warnings of a headache for German banks and seven years of "limbo" in negotiations. German banks would be hit if Britain voted to leave the European Union, the head of the country's financial watchdog has warned. The heavy exposure of [...]

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