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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US blizzards in pictures: New York, Washington DC and east coast snowstorm second biggest in history

January 24, 2016

The major cities of New York and Washington DC and others across the east coast of the US have been brought to a standstill after a major snow storm hit, now known to be the second biggest in history since 1869. Almost 27 inches of snow fell on Saturday in central park and was just an inch shy of the record [...]
Banks told to fix failing technology and put IT experts on board by Andrew Tyrie after RBS, Barclays and HSBC online banking issues

January 24, 2016

Banks have been told to fix their technology and add better IT expertise to their boards after a series of failures and glitches. RBS, Barclays and HSBC have all suffered problems which left customers without access to online services or unable to make payments over the last six months of 2015. “Every few months we have [...]
These countries contribute most to global innovation: UK third behind only Finland and Sweden thanks to positive policy

January 21, 2016

The UK has been identified as the third biggest contributor to global innovation in the world behind only Finland and Sweden according to a new study. The stronger a country's contribution to global innovation, the greater its own success in innovation domestically, research from think tank the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) found. The countries were ranked [...]
Why TfL running London trains is actually a terrible idea for the capital

January 21, 2016

Whenever something does not work properly, we demand a “fat controller” to sort it out – especially when it comes to trains. Sure, there are many aspects of our transport system that are grossly unsatisfactory, but, certain facts do stand out and they do not point in the direction of more state control of the [...]
London housing crisis? Deloitte and other businesses might soon have to build houses for staff

January 21, 2016

The ever increasing cost of living in London has led one of the City's biggest employers to consider building its own housing for junior staff. Deloitte has already helped younger staff joining the firm with securing rental accommodation because of the struggles of finding somewhere affordable to live in the capital. But now it has said it may even need [...]
Deloitte might have to build its own houses for junior employees

January 21, 2016

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London trains turning Overground orange will revolutionise the capital and commuters’ journeys

January 21, 2016

The London Underground map is a design classic. But it has one major problem: there’s not enough orange – the colour of London Overground. And there’s not enough south London, which is a foreign land to most of the tube network. London’s suburban rail users – particularly in south London – are faced with a [...]
Everyone agrees TfL running London’s trains like the Overground is a brilliant idea

January 21, 2016

It's pretty difficult to bring together political parties and several different parts of government and get them to agree, but now there's one thing that has – an apparent shared dislike of commuter trains into London. Nothing brings people together like a collective resentment towards train companies such as Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink, and now plans to [...]
London trains are about to become the Overground: Transport for London will take over running of commuter trains into capital from Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern

January 21, 2016

London's rail services will be taken over by Transport for London (TfL) in an effort to improve services into the capital. The news comes after another evening of commuter misery which left thousands of commuters stranded at Liverpool Street Station. Trains operating within greater London will come under the control of TfL when the franchises [...]
The 10 worst LinkedIn buzzwords killing your career

January 21, 2016

Are you motivated? Creative? Enthusiastic? You'll never get hired then. These, and several others, are among the most over-used buzzwords killing your career prospects on LinkedIn. Generic, beige management-ease – strategic, track record, you know the ones – is putting off potential employers, according to the site. Read more: "I'm not racist": The worst LinkedIn profiles read out loud [...]

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