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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Tata is having to rename its Zica cars because of the Zika virus outbreak

February 2, 2016

Tata Motors has been forced to change the name of its soon-to-launch car Zica, because the name is too similar to that of the devastating Zika virus. The unfortunately named new Zica hatchback, shortened from Zippy Car and chosen before the outbreak of the virus, will now be rebranded. It's due to make its debut at the New Delhi [...]
Sentient offices are coming – and sooner than you think

February 2, 2016

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Bye-bye BOGOF? Tesco finally winds down promotions in favour of simpler pricing strategy

February 2, 2016

Tesco is winding down its focus on promotions such as the famous BOGOF – buy one get one free offers – instead offering customers clearer prices in the long term. It's the latest supermarket to follow in the footsteps of discounters Aldi and Lidl with low prices overall rather than deals which have been criticised as [...]
EasyJet is testing hybrid planes using hydrogen fuel cell technology to save fuel costs while cutting emissions and airport noise

February 2, 2016

Budget airline EasyJet is testing out a new way to cut costs, using new technology to reduce the amount of fuel it uses and also helping the orange branded carrier become greener. Work will begin on creating hybrid planes with hydrogen fuel cells which can be used when taxiing along airport runways instead of engines. This activity takes up around 20 [...]
Nature Vs machine: Eagles trained to take down rogue drones by Netherlands police

February 2, 2016

How do you take down a rogue drone? In the Netherlands, they're turning to the natural world to solve the man-made problem. Dutch police will use specially trained eagles to take down drones which threaten security. "The bird sees the drone as prey and takes it to a safe area," said Mark Wiebe, innovation manager of the national [...]
WhatsApp user numbers 2016: Messaging app passes one billion user milestone

February 2, 2016

WhatsApp now boasts more than one billion users and is used by one in every seven people it has been revealed, more than doubling that figure since being acquired by Facebook in 2014. The numbers were shared in a blog post by WhatsApp, which also said it was aiming to add another six billion people to [...]
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill: “Snooper’s Charter” puts UK tech sector in jeopardy, MPs warn

February 1, 2016

A group of MPs has warned that the cost of implementing new legislation designed to give the government greater surveillance powers could put the UK's thriving technology sector in jeopardy. The cross-party group of MPs has warned that a lack of clarity in the so-called Snooper's Charter risks undermining UK tech by adding burdensome costs to businesses and potentially [...]
Big banks pay big bucks for tech and IT workers

February 1, 2016

Big banks are paying big bucks for tech workers, offering more than technology, telecoms or media firms for the in-demand expertise. IT workers are earning over half as much more at banking and financial services firms and more than twice as much as a contractor. The daily rate for developers working full time is £300 in banking, compared [...]
These are Bill Gates’ favourite tunes: Desert Island Discs reveals Bowie, Queen, Jimi Hendrix and Ed Sheeran on playlist

January 31, 2016

Bill Gates, the world's richest man and founder of Microsoft, has found some time to talk about his favourite tunes and his extraordinary life. Appearing on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, he said David Bowie and Queen's Under Pressure reminded him of his disco days, while Jimi Hendrix's Are you Experienced was played by Microsoft co-founder Paul [...]
Is Twitter dead? Why I was right about it failing

January 31, 2016

Almost exactly a year ago, I declared that Twitter would be dead in three years. As the head of a digital agency, I could see both how Twitter was trying to monetise itself, and how people were trying to monetise Twitter as a service for their clients. I didn’t see lasting value in either. In the last year, [...]

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