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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Google’s French offices raided over tax

May 24, 2016

Google's offices in France have been raided as part of a probe into its taxes by authorities in the country. Tax officials and law enforcement began searching the premises in the heart of Paris early on Tuesday morning, renewing the attention on the corporate tax of large companies which has simmered in ongoing rows this year. The [...]
China just joined a major blockchain consortium

May 24, 2016

A Chinese insurer is the latest business to join the major R3 blockchain consortium and the first financial institution in the country to become a member alongside the likes of Barclays, HSBC and Goldman Sachs. Ping An, the second largest insurance firm in China, has joined the group, which was formed late last year to work on [...]
Here’s how Uber wants to solve commuting

May 24, 2016

Uber has already revolutionised our late night trips after a night out, but now Uber wants to do the same for your daily commute to work. The boss of the billion dollar startup Travis Kalanick has spoken about one of the bigger plans for the company and the future of commuting – carpooling. "Is there a way that someone could pick [...]
Brexit’s Got 90s Talent: Farage and Brexiteers deploy East 17 and 5ive

May 24, 2016

There's a serious generation gap when it comes to how the nation will vote in June's referendum, but it looks like the Leave campaign has a new plan to woo the younger generation who are more in favour of staying in Europe, according to the polls. What better way to target young people than a live concert bringing [...]
Why Brexit won’t be a disaster (and as former City minister, I should know)

May 24, 2016

As someone who spent 25 years working in finance, four years scrutinising the Treasury as a backbencher, and then two years first as City minister, now as Energy Minister, I've seen at first hand the economic cycles, the disasters and triumphs. These experiences tell me that the UK has an outstanding future as a free trading global [...]
We’re fintech investors, but here’s why we’ll never be based in Silicon Valley

May 23, 2016

In 1934, Willie Sutton was asked by FBI agents “why do you rob banks, Willie?”. Sutton replied dryly, “because that's where the money is”. We create rather than rob banks, so why did we set up outside of Silicon Valley, where the tech money is? Because that’s where the banks are. Anthemis is in London, New York and Geneva, [...]
Sainsbury’s is testing a smart fridge to stop you wasting money on food

May 23, 2016

How much cash do you end up wasting on food because you can't remember what you already have (or don't have) sitting in the fridge at home? Sainsbury's thinks that it could be quite a lot and might just be one of the reasons for families wasting on average £235 each year – that'll be £1.5bn [...]
Phones 4U founder John Caudwell is backing this mobile startup

May 23, 2016

Phones 4U founder John Caudwell has put his weight behind a new mobile startup launching today which aims to simplify buying a new mobile and do away with lengthy contracts. Unshackled.com will sell phones and sims separately and has partnered with peer-to-peer lender Zopa to offer financing for the upfront cost of the device. Founded by the former chief operating officer of Phones 4U [...]
Can AI be creative? Google wants to find out

May 23, 2016

First they came for the manual tasks, now they're eyeing up the careers of musicians, art directors and other creative types – will robots and artificial intelligence leave any jobs for us humans? Google's latest project, Magenta, will explore the possibility of machines learning creativity, leaving anyone thinking the rise of the robots would give us all time [...]
These are the nation’s most useful BBC Food recipes

May 22, 2016

Pancakes are not just for Shrove Tuesday, it turns out. Brits are loving pancakes all year round come rain or shine, according to the BBC, which has analysed its most popular recipes that the nation apparently can't live without. An outcry by food lovers across the land to news that more than 11,000 delicious recipes would [...]

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