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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This is the BBC Trust’s response to the government’s green paper on Royal Charter review

October 8, 2015

Four out of five people believe the BBC should remain independent from politics according to research by the BBC Trust, which it has submitted to the government as part of its response to the broadcasters' charter renewal. More than 40,000 responses from the public have informed the Trust's formal submission to the government green paper, for [...]
Facebook reactions: Meet the six new emotions you’ll soon be able to share (but there’s no dislike button)

October 8, 2015

Everyone may have been eagerly waiting to be able to "dislike" something on Facebook, but the next best thing is coming – reactions. The social network is giving users a veritable rollercoaster ride of emotions to express yourself when someone shares a juicy bit of gossip or the latest picture of their darling children. Users in [...]
TfL’s Night Tube owl logo signs arrive on London’s Underground… and they’re a hoot

October 8, 2015

Alongside "Mind the Gap" at your feet and round red and blue "Underground" signs overhead at entrances, there's a new feature appearing at selected Tube stations across London that's soon to become just as familiar. Eagle-eyed commuters have spotted a new addition among signposts for the Central and Victoria line…. and they're an absolute hoot. Owl decals [...]
Google bought the most ridiculous domain name URL for Alphabet

October 8, 2015

Anyone trying to out-wit Google can give up. When the tech company changed its name to Alphabet, many people took a guess at the URLs that it may have forgotten to register in a bid to buy it first, all in the hopes Google would then pay a pretty penny to get its hands on [...]
London house prices: 15 Night Tube stations where 24-hour services will add a premium to the value of properties

October 8, 2015

The arrival of London's Night Tube will bring with it a price premium of as much as 10 per cent for properties close to a handful of selected stations along the route. Homes close to Stratford, Willesden Green, Mile End and Canada Water are set to rise more than at any other station served by the [...]
BBC backs PLC-style board and abolishing BBC Trust for external regulation

October 7, 2015

The BBC will back a radical overhaul of the way it is run that would see the BBC Trust abolished and ultimate accountability handed to an external regulator, leaving Auntie to be run by a traditional executive board. The public broadcaster will publish its arguments for the shake-up today, in a detailed formal response to a [...]
Victoria station travel delays due to broken down Southern train at Battersea Park

October 7, 2015

A broken down train at Battersea Park is causing rush hour chaos at Victoria Station. There are delays of at least 45 minutes on Southern trains running from Victoria through Battersea Park which are expected to last until at least 5pm. Gatwick Express services are also affected, with trains running only every 30 minutes and [...]
Uber consultation: Why everyone should calm down over Transport for London’s minicab proposals

October 7, 2015

When TfL announced a timely and entirely appropriate review of the regulations governing London's Private Hire Vehicles (minicabs to you and me) both the headline writers and spin doctors went into overdrive. Uber faces massive crackdown in London and Uber under threat in London we read. Uber's lavishly resourced communications team swung into action, ludicrously describing the proposals [...]
Google AMP: “Instant Articles”-style mobile news plans unveiled – an open source standard for publishers’ content to be immediately in search

October 7, 2015

Google has unveiled ambitious plans for the mobile web which will show readers news articles from the world's top publishers in an instant. The search giant said it wants to "make the web great again" with an open source project called AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) that will bring together publishers and technology companies to collaborate on [...]
The city that commutes the most by cycling or running -Strava data

October 7, 2015

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Budget damage to housing market set to continue, experts warn

Real Madrid top Deloitte Football Money League as Champions League revamp boosts Premier League’s rivals

Cirque du Soleil OVO, Royal Albert Hall review: Amazing tricks, okay clowns

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