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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Banksy takes Dismaland to Calais: Timber from exhibition will be used to build refugee shelters

September 27, 2015

Street artist Bansky is taking his "bemusement park" installation to Calais after the attraction closes in Weston Super Mare tonight. The timber used to build the exhibition in the seaside town will be sent to the refugee camps in Calais, where it will be used to build shelters for those who have fled to Europe. [...]
Shoreditch, the Cereal Killer cafe and why everything you think you know about gentrification could be wrong

September 27, 2015

One of London's most controversial shops the Cereal Killer cafe has been targeted by protesters marching against gentrification. The shop which serves up only dishes of breakfast cereal for around £3.20 a pop was graffitied with the word "scum", while protesters shouted and threw cereal and paint at the store front on Brick Lane. Cereal [...]
France launches air strikes against Islamic State in Syria

September 27, 2015

France has launched air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, the French government announced on Sunday morning. It's the first time France has launched strikes against the terrorist group in Syria, extending the range of previous military action in neighbouring Iraq. "Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented [...]
Volkswagen emissions scandal: VW to name Porsche’s Matthias Muller new chief executive after Martin Winterkorn’s exit – reports

September 25, 2015

Volkswagen is to announce its new boss today, after former chief executive Martin Winterkorn stepped down on Wednesday amid the ongoing emissions scandal. The favourite to replace him is Porsche boss Mattias Muller, according to several reports. Reacting quickly to Winterkorn's departure on Wednesday, the car maker is expected to make an announcement about the [...]
Do you live in London’s happiest (or unhappiest) borough?

September 24, 2015

Looking for a happy life in London? Move to Newham, Hounslow or Harrow. The three boroughs, along with Merton and Sutton, are home to the happiest people in the capital, according to the latest research into the nation's well-being. If you call Islington or Greenwich home, then you’re among the least happy, as are residents [...]
London’s Tube is running “too fast”, new study suggests

September 24, 2015

First we were told that Tube strikes were good for commuters, now, it’s that the London Underground trains are running too fast – scientists just keep on discovering things about the capital’s transport system that go against every instinct. In “everything we think we know about the Tube is wrong”, part two, researchers looking at [...]
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus UK relase date approaches and people are already queuing at Apple Stores at Regent Street and Covent Garden

September 24, 2015

People are already forming orderly queues to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone 6s. With tents, ponchos, cushions and a book to keep them occupied, several eager beavers have already pitched a spot outside London's Apple Shops at Regent Street and Covent Garden. The new iPhone 6s and 6s plus hits stores on Friday [...]
Waterloo and City Tube strike will have “no impact”, says TfL

September 24, 2015

City commuters can breathe a sigh of relief about a strike on the Waterloo and City Line next week. Transport for London has said there will be "no visible impact" on the line, which connects Bank and Waterloo, as a result of a strike by staff working in its control room. "Due to detailed planning [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tube travel busier than usual at Bank, Liverpool Street, Stratford and on Central, Jubilee and DLR lines as fans head to Queen Elizabeth stadium for France Romania game

September 23, 2015

Commuters heading home this evening may be in for a surprise. Bank, Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf stations, along with the Central, Jubilee, DLR and Overground lines will be busier than usual because of the Rugby World Cup. Transport for London (TfL) is warning passengers to expect more crowded trains and stations as fans head [...]
The Big Short movie trailer is here: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell star in adaption of Michael Lewis’ bestseller

September 23, 2015

Get ready to be transported back to 2008 and the height of the financial crisis. No, it's not because of China. One of the biggest books written about the turmoil of the recession has had the movie makeover treatment, and the trailer is finally here. Michael Lewis' The Big Short – the bestseller which delved into [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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