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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How to watch Apple’s next big announcement

June 12, 2016

No sooner than we have a new iPhone (the SE, if you'd forgotten) than it's that time of year when we roll around to one of Apple's big annual events – WWDC. The tech company's annual developer conference is where several announcements are due to be made – from a new evolution of Siri, potentially, [...]
The Queen’s (not so) summer street party in pictures

June 12, 2016

The Queen's 90th birthday street party went down in a particularly British way – with drizzle and certainly some soggy sandwiches among the guests in attendance. People lined The Mall in central London near Buckingham Palace to raise a glass to Her Majesty on her birthday, not letting the rain ruin the day and donning a [...]
The seven things to look out for at Apple WWDC

June 12, 2016

Apple's already launched a phone this year, but there's more to come from the tech titan, and some of that will be revealed at its developer conference next week. Don't expect the iPhone 7 yet though, this will be all about software and services rather than devices. Last year, we had a bumper one that [...]
These are likely to be the most pro-Europe places in Britain

June 12, 2016

Where in Britain are the biggest supporters of remaining in Europe? According to one bookie, and perhaps surprisingly, it's not London which is expected to produce the biggest support for the Remain camp in the upcoming referendum, now less than two weeks away from the crunch vote. It's Edinburgh which Ladbrokes pegs as coming out as the top [...]
Farage on Brexit sterling slump: “So what?”

June 12, 2016

Brexit supporter and Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said it won't matter if sterling falls if Britain votes to leave Europe in the upcoming referendum. "Even if sterling were to fall a few percentage points , so what?" he said, speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning. "It's a floating currency and it will [...]
Here’s how many people tuned in to the first England game

June 12, 2016

Roy Hodgson's team may have ended up with a draw on Saturday evening, but broadcaster ITV is certainly celebrating a win. England's opening game against Russia has netted ITV its biggest audience of the year so far. The broadcaster's audience during the first England game of the tournament peaked at 14.1m, becoming the biggest show of the [...]
Welby, Cleese and Dyson – the latest famous faces to take a side on Europe

June 12, 2016

An Archbishop, a former Python and a top entrepreneur – these are the latest famous faces to align themselves with a side in the EU referendum campaigning over the weekend. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed he will be voting to stay in Europe in the referendum which is now less than two weeks [...]
Pensions are at risk from Brexit, David Cameron warns

June 12, 2016

State pensions could be put at risk if Britain voted in favour of leaving the European Union Prime Minister David Cameron has warned. Free buss passes and TV licenses for pensioners would also be at risk from a "black hole" in the public finances, as would National Health Service and defence spending, he said. The government's commitment [...]
Map: Here are the areas where you can now order Amazon Fresh food and groceries in the UK

June 9, 2016

Amazon Fresh is finally here. Now you can turn to the online retailer not just for books, clothes, the latest tech, and a million other things, but for fresh food too. That means fresh fruit, meat, seafood, veg, dairy and baked goods, and more, just like any other supermarket's home delivery service, along with other store cupboard goods [...]
Uber slapped with fine by French courts over illegal service

June 9, 2016

Uber has been slapped with a fine by French authorities over its UberPop service, which the country's government deems illegal. The court in Paris fined the billion dollar startup €800,000 (£626,000), only half of which is payable, but avoided a payment of as much as €1.5m Read more: Porsche on-demand? VW boss reveals Gett plans Two Uber France [...]

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