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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Volkswagen share price rises on reduced count of cars with CO2 emissions inaccuracies

December 9, 2015

Volkswagen has drastically reduced its count of how many vehicles' CO2 emissions were inaccurate, sending shares up more than three per cent. "Following extensive internal investigations and measurement checks, it is now clear that almost all of these model variants do correspond to the CO2 figures originally determined," the company said in a statement. "This means that these vehicles [...]
Hyperloop: Elon Musk’s crazy transport system just came a step closer to its 2020 launch goal as it’s about to be tested in Nevada

December 9, 2015

Hyperloop, the ambitious (some may say crazy) project to build a high speed transport system that would shoot people from A to B in pods travelling almost at the speed of sound, will begin testing its technology as soon as spring 2016. The brainchild of Tesla and Space X entrepreneur Elon Musk, work will begin on testing [...]
What are the best companies to work for in the UK? Expedia, Hays and AKQA triumph ahead of Google and Goldman Sachs

December 9, 2015

Move over Google. Its treats such as slides, sleep pods and snacks have failed to win over staff, and the mighty tech company has been toppled from its perch as the best company to work for in the UK while home grown firms climbed ahead. Flying to the top spot from number 25 last year was online travel [...]
Best places to work in the UK? You don’t need to be in London to work for the best companies

December 9, 2015

London has long been home to many of the UK’s core business activities, encompassing not just international finance, but world-class retail and a hot startup scene. London is, of course, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world alongside New York and Paris. This is all great, but what about jobs? Evidence from [...]
Apple’s live TV streaming plans “on hold”

December 9, 2015

Apple's plans to stream live shows to its TV service have been put on hold, according to reports. The plans to bring live broadcasting from several US media companies to its internet TV platform have stalled, Bloomberg reports, as one TV executive said talks have paused. The service would work in a similar way to traditional cable subscription [...]
An ice rink on London’s Thames? Here’s another crazy idea for London’s river

December 8, 2015

It's been all about the Thames this year, whether it's a garden bridge, floating cycle path or an airport – everyone turned towards the central artery of the city to fulfil its ever expanding sprawl. Now, the latest crazy idea is to use the waterway for a little festive joy by bringing an ice rink to the river. And not [...]
Sequoia Capital just made a big bet on insurance tech with $13m Lemonade investment

December 8, 2015

Sequoia Capital, one of the world's leading venture capital firms which was an early backer of Apple, Google and Yahoo, has invested millions in a fintech startup with designs on disrupting the insurance world. New York-based Lemonade, a p2p insurance company which has yet to launch, has landed $13m (£8.7m) from the Sequoia and London-based VC firm Aleph Capital. It's [...]
Google’s Eric Schmidt wants to solve online terror activity with a “spell-checker” for hate and harrasment

December 8, 2015

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said tech companies should be involved in fighting terrorist propaganda from the likes of Islamic State (IS), as well as other online hate speech. In an editorial for the New York Times, the tech boss made the case that the internet revolution has brought good, but also challenges: "For all the good people can [...]
US telecoms firm Verizon would “look at” Yahoo if it went up for sale

December 7, 2015

Verizon has indicated its interest in Yahoo, saying it would "look at" the internet business if it were put up for sale. The US telecoms company's finance chief Fran Shammo told a conference in New York it was too early to talk about acquiring Yahoo, but that it could be interested if "Yahoo was right". Verizon has been pegged [...]
London parking prices: Councils are making a mint from parking charges

December 7, 2015

Councils across the country are raking in £1.9m every single day from parking, with the London boroughs of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea , Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham and Wandsworth pocketing more than anywhere else in the country. The four locations in the capital made £148m between them – more than £400,000 every single day – from parking charges and penalty notices, accounting for [...]

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