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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Japan’s super fast bullet trains will soon be in India after $12bn deal agreed between Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi

December 13, 2015

Japan 's famous bullet trains, which can hit speeds of more than 200 mph and put most of the rest of the world's transport to shame, will soon make travelling in India a lot faster after a deal was struck between the two countries. On a visit to India, Japan's premier Shinzo Abe agreed a deal with his [...]
Russia “fired warning shots” at Turkey in near miss collision between ships in Aegean Sea

December 13, 2015

Russia "fired warning shots" at Turkey, the country's defence ministry said on Sunday, after two ships came within 500 metres of each other in the Aegean Sea. A destroyer warship named Smetlivy was forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel when it could not be contacted, in order to avoid a collision. According to the Interfax [...]
Robert Dyas Christmas advert wins weirdest ad of 2015 for “we’re gay, straight and bi” YouTube video

December 13, 2015

We've had John Lewis's Christmas advert bonanza, then the Man on the Moon spoof (from Aldi, who else), as well as the curveball surprise hit of the Christmas ad season (a Spanish lottery ad, if you missed it). Now, we have the winner of the title for weirdest ad of the year (and not just Christmas). Of [...]
Margaret Thatcher Christies auction: Famous blue suit, “Tank Raincoat”, Faulklands table and dispatch box of former Prime Minsiter go under the hammer

December 13, 2015

Aquascutum power suits, a Prime ministerial dispatch box and letters from Ronald Reagan: these are just some of the personal items once belonging to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher which are about to go under the hammer. The auction of hundreds of items which once belonged to the UK's first female Prime Minister will take place at Christies in London this week. It will also [...]
Grumpy Cat earned more than top CEOs Jamie Dimon, Sir Martin Sorrell, Marissa Mayer and Carolyn McCall

December 11, 2015

The internet’s favourite feline has something to smile about. Grumpy Cat, a YouTube and Reddit star whose name now adorns books, apps, t-shirts and even a type of coffee- the Grumppuccino- has raked in a tidy sum from her sad looking demeanour. While Grumpy Cat, otherwise known as Tardar Sauce, probably enjoys an extra bowl [...]
2015 season ticket and travelcard price rise: How much will London train, tube and bus fare costs go up next year?

December 11, 2015

Part-time workers in the capital will soon be saving money on travel after London mayor Boris Johnson revealed details of plans to lower Pay as You Go fare caps, however full-time workers will have to fork out more to commute from next year. The daily maximum commuters will be charged when using Pay as You [...]
More than half of Asian millionaire business-owners are women – so why can’t we do the same thing here?

December 11, 2015

Earlier this week a report suggested that the UK is actually struggling when it comes to supporting its female entrepreneurs. Just over a quarter (28 per cent) of owners of businesses worth more than $1m (£635,000) are women, compared with 38 per cent in the US. In fact, out of seven countries featured in the [...]
As Tesco’s share price drops to an 18-year low, it’s clear the rollercoaster ride will continue for some time yet

December 10, 2015

Tesco has turned back time this week, with its share price dropping to an 18-year low. The less said about what was going on in 1997 the better – instead, we turn our focus to the rollercoaster ride that is the UK's largest retailer. Dave Lewis has certainly ushered in some change, but given where Tesco's [...]
Twitter will show ads to people who don’t even use Twitter

December 10, 2015

Twitter is testing out a new way to advertise by showing promoted tweets to people who are not logged in to the site in a bid to expand its sources of revenue. Apparently 500m people visit Twitter pages every month with out logging in, many via results which appear in Google search, and that's 500m eyeballs [...]
Which countries are London companies hiring tech talent from? San Francisco, even with the capital’s 37 per cent smaller salaries

December 10, 2015

London's search for the top tech talent goes beyond the capital, and even the country, with a quarter of jobs filled by someone from outside the UK. Candidates in San Francisco, the epicentre of technology and home to Silicon Valley giants such as Google and Facebook, received more offers from London companies than those in any other location. [...]

Championship play-off final may be postponed over spygate, EFL admits

Championship play-off final may be postponed over spygate, EFL admits

Our honest review of the brand new Aston Martin DB12 S

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