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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Brace yourself: You’ll be paying more for your commute in 2017

January 2, 2017

As 2017 gets off to a tentative start, commuters are already having to face a harsh reality of the new year – the annual rise in the cost of commuting. Most people may still be enjoying the bank holiday, but workers returning to work from today onwards will have to dig deeper as train fares rise by [...]
How to avoid Uber surge pricing in London on New Year’s Eve 2016: Avoid these peak times or use UberPool

December 31, 2016

New Year's Eve may be the night we pop open the bubbles and welcome a brand new year with our nearest and dearest, but there's one thing that you can guarantee will be the same as every other year – the demand for taxis. Thanks to ride-hailing apps, getting home on a busy night is a [...]
Where to watch London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks for free

December 30, 2016

Londoners wanting to watch the capital's annual New Year's Eve fireworks display over the Thames but find themselves without a ticket needn't miss out. Several spots across the city offer spectacular views of the evening's celebrations, with the added bonus of fewer crowds and without it costing a penny. Read more: Why New Year's resolutions are [...]
Snooper’s charter: Bulk internet data collection ruled illegal by EU court

December 21, 2016

Theresa May's attempt to introduce greater surveillance powers has suffered a major set back after an EU court ruled part of the UK's new laws are illegal. The highest court in Europe has ruled that electronic personal data from email and other online communications can not be retained on a general and indiscriminate basis such as [...]
Uber’s financials just leaked – here’s how much it lost

December 20, 2016

Uber's losses clocked in at $800m in the third quarter of the year, according to leaked documents. It brings total losses to more than $2.2bn for the first nine months of the year, while revenues for the startup are expected to come in at $5.5bn for the year, according to the figures first reported by The Information, indicating [...]
Blackberry ups full-year forecast despite revenue fall and growing losses

December 20, 2016

Declining revenue at former phone-maker Blackberry continued in the latest quarter, but the former star tech company has increased its full-year forecast. Sales fell to $289m in the third quarter to the end of November. That was down 47 per cent on the same period last year and 13 per cent on the previous quarter as [...]
Brussels slams Facebook’s WhatsApp deal over “misleading” information

December 20, 2016

Authorities in Brussels have slammed Facebook over its 2014 deal to buy WhatsApp for $19bn. The EU competition commission has accused the tech giant of providing "misleading information" in connection with the deal in light of changes to the WhatsApp privacy policy announced in August. Official charges, known as a Statement of Objections, have been filed against Facebook, with a [...]
Are you with Britain’s most complained about telecoms provider?

December 20, 2016

The number of people complaining about their broadband service is on the rise, according to the regulator. There were 20 complaints for every 100,000 customers in the three months to the end of September, up from 15 in the previous quarter according to the latest complaint data from Ofcom. BT topped the naughty list with 36 complaints [...]
NatWest and RBS mobile banking apps hit by technical problems

December 20, 2016

RBS and NatWest have assured customers that its mobile banking is now running as normal after after experiencing technical problems that left people unable to use the service.. RBS had been tweeting customers directly on Twitter saying it is aware of some issues and that it was working to fix them. NatWest, owned by RBS, also experienced [...]
Tyrie calls for national cyber centre to ensure finance is “high priority “

December 19, 2016

An influential MP has called on the government's intelligence agencies to ensure cyber security within the financial services industry is a top priority in the wake of several high profile banking data breaches and failing legacy IT systems. Andrew Tyrie, the chair of the Treasury Select Committee, has written to the chief executive of the National Cyber Security [...]

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

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