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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Deleting Facebook iPhone iOS app could save 15% battery life

February 9, 2016

Tired of your battery life running out half way through the day (and always at the worst moment, naturally)? There might be one simple solution to stretching that phone juice further if you're an iPhone user, and it doesn't even involve a scientific breakthrough – simply delete the Facebook app. Yes, it might be your go to [...]
Setting bank data free with open APIs is just the start for consumer choice

February 9, 2016

Today’s report from the UK Open Banking Working Group has recommended the creation of an Open Banking Standard that will make it possible for banking data to be shared and used securely. But what does this actually mean? In layman’s terms, it means data that banks hold on their customer base – balances, transaction history [...]
Jobs in tech are the most recession-proof

February 9, 2016

Some jobs are more recession-proof than others, but it's jobs in technology which suffered least during the recession as wages in the sector grew more than any other. Wages have rocketed 82 per cent since 2002, rising £15bn in real terms, according to calculations of official figures. Travel agents were the least recession-proof job, with the wage bill plummeting by more than [...]
Banking data to become open by the end of the year as industry and regulators work on ambitious banking standards and open API plans

February 9, 2016

Banking could be made simpler for customers – from comparing mortgages to switching accounts – with ambitious plans for banks and regulators to streamline the sharing of data as soon as the end of the year that would establish the UK as a world leader in financial technology and banking innovation. A group of leading experts appointed by the Treasury [...]
Storm Imogen in pictures: 100mph winds and 20m high waves rock Britain’s coast as Met Office warns against “storm selfies”

February 8, 2016

Storm Imogen is battering the UK with heavy rain and winds of up to 100mph. Coastal areas around the south of the UK are bearing the brunt of the bad weather and the Met Office said gusts of 96mph hit The Needles Old Battery on the Isle of Wight. Waves more than 13 metres high were [...]
London Bridge station roof “blows off” causing travel chaos thanks to storm Imogen – Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink trains at Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street disrupted

February 8, 2016

Storm Imogen has caused travel chaos at several central London stations after the high winds caused part of the roof of London Bridge station to come loose. Trains between Charing Cross and London Bridge were closed after part of the roof became loose just before peak rush hour. The line has now reopened, however, commuters have been left facing severe [...]
Super Bowl 50 adverts: Doritos

February 8, 2016

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Twitter share price falls to fresh all-time low dropping under $15 for first time after algorithm change outrage

February 8, 2016

Twitter is facing fresh misery as US markets opened, with its share price diving to fresh lows… again. Shares slipped more than four per cent lower to $14.87, stock under $15 for the first time ever, after speculation that the social network will make a major change to the way it works. Under pressure chief [...]
London police consider using eagles to take down rogue drones

February 8, 2016

The Metropolitan Police could use eagles to take down rogue drones over the capital, it's been revealed. Inspired by police in the Netherlands who have been using the birds of prey to take down drones which are a security threat, Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe has asked that the same method of tackling the [...]
UK weather: Storm Imogen to batter London, south east and south west of England with 80mph winds causing travel delays and flooding

February 8, 2016

Imogen is the latest storm to hit the UK, bringing with it heavy rain and winds to London and the south east the Met Office has said, with the potential to disrupt the rush hour commute and flooding. Forecasters have warned of disruption to travel and power supplies across the region as winds could hit speeds of [...]

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