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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Citymapper raises $40m with funding from Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital

January 20, 2016

The London founded startup Citymapper has raised a new round of funding from venture capital investors worth $40m (£28m). Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital have funded the series B round along with Yuri Milner, Tom Stafford and Michael Lynton. The hugely popular app founded in 2010 uses data to give users real-time travel information. It [...]
The Uber, London taxi, TfL standoff is far from over as Boris Johnson calls for congestion charge exemption to be lifted

January 20, 2016

Thought the fight was over? No sooner has one row over Uber been settled than another arises. The long-running dispute over how the startup is regulated by Transport for London, which has left London's black cab drivers rather sore, was finally ruled upon today. The new regulations were announced and a controversial five-minute wait rule – which even taxi drivers admitted was not viable – has [...]
Blockchain technology is useful – just not for everything

January 20, 2016

You may have heard of blockchains and Bitcoin as exciting new innovations but you’d be forgiven if you’re confused about what they are or their relationship to each other. Blockchains provide a way to store information so that many people can see it, keep a copy of it, and add to it. Once added, it [...]
Davos 2016: Why London fintech can transform the 21st century

January 20, 2016

In recent years, there has been cynicism about the objectives of the World Economic Forum annual meeting at Davos, with reports of parties, private jets and closed-door discussions. However, the core purpose of the forum should not be dismissed in an era of global upheaval, tensions and economic uncertainty for billions across the developed and [...]
Spotify buys up Cord Project and Soundwave startups for product innovation in fight against Apple as Deezer raises $100m

January 20, 2016

Spotify has acquired two startups, one specialising in voice messaging and the other in music discovery, in the fight against new rival Apple Music. New York-based Cord Project, founded in 2014 by two former Google employees, has one million users of its flagship app Cord. Soundwave is a Dublin-based startup founded in 2012. It boasts 1.5m downloads in [...]
Apple iOS versus Google Play Store: Here’s the winner in each country according to downloads and revenue in 2015

January 20, 2016

In the ongoing battle of Apple versus Google, there's a surprising winner across the world – both of them. More people are downloading apps from Google's Play Store than Apple in most major countries. Only three of the top 20 countries – Britain, Canada and Japan – buck this trend, with iOS more popular than Google Play in [...]
CV format: These things matter the most and least – and you probably don’t even realise

January 20, 2016

If you're trying to decide whether to talk up your viewing of a Sunday afternoon movie into "world cinema enthusiast" on your CV, don't bother. If you add travel to the personal interests part of your CV because you enjoy a city break abroad now and then, or fitness when you managed one post-Christmas jog and attempted a [...]
Twitter down, share price follows: Worldwide outage on web and mobile takes shares to fresh all-time lows under $17 for first time

January 19, 2016

Twitter's share price sank to a new low yesterday with the weight of a "fail whale" outage that left millions of users unable to use the site throughout the day. Shares tumbled more than five per cent to a fresh all-time low of $16.95, falling under $17 for the first time, as the outage added to the social [...]
Twitter down: Web, app and mobile site are still experiencing outages

January 19, 2016

Twitter is still experiencing problems this afternoon following an outage this morning. Users worldwide were prevented from logging into the site on web and mobile browsers for several hours. The site's app also appeared to be hit. The outage meant people were met with a "something went wrong" message. Halfway through the morning, Twitter returned for many users, though with [...]
Stonewall top 100 employers: Three ways the City can become more inclusive, according to LGBT-friendly Lloyds

January 19, 2016

The release of the top 100 employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, compiled by the charity Stonewall, is a moment for celebration and reflection. Ensuring a diverse workforce is now considered essential to the success of businesses right across Britain. There is a wealth of evidence that shows this makes good business sense and [...]

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