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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iPhone charger recall issued due to “safety risk”

June 13, 2014

Apple has issued a recall of European iPhone chargers over fears that it could overheat posing a safety risk. 37 countries where the 5W European USB power adapter was sold with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models between October 2009 and September 2012 are affected. UK models of the 5W USB power [...]
Second Twitter exec resigns with goodbye tweets after Ali Rowghani’s exit

June 13, 2014

Twitter's head of media in North America is leaving the social network – just a day after COO Ali Rowghani stepped down. Chloe Sladden, a senior executive reporting directly to Rowghani, was instrumental in forging relationships between Twitter and its media partners including broadcasters and publishers. She also worked closely with Twitter's high [...]
Google and Virgin Galactic in talks over space tourism business stake

June 12, 2014

Google is in late stage talks to acquire a stake in Richard Branson's space tourism venture Virgin Galactic, Sky News reports. The deal is likely to see Google pay £17.8m for a 1.5 per cent stake in the holding company and a cash injection of "hundreds of millions of dollars into a joint venture" to [...]
The UK loves traditional news brands online, but readers don’t want to pay

June 12, 2014

Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and other digital-only media companies continue to grow but have a way to go to overtake the digital readership of traditional news brand websites in the UK, a new study has shown. Traditional news media such as the BBC and Daily Mail still dominates digital news consumption, showing that the well established [...]
For the price of a Starbucks coffee you can charge your phone wirelessly

June 12, 2014

Starbucks will soon let you charge your phone wirelessly when you grab a coffee. It's planning to rollout wireless phone charging capabilities in its coffee shops after a successful trial in the US. Anyone who panics when their phone flashes five per cent will rejoice at the news that they can simply head to [...]
In pictures: Uber cab protests in London and the rest of Europe

June 11, 2014

European cities have come to a standstill as cab drivers protest against the rise of taxi apps such as Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available, rather than having to flag a cab. London, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Paris and Berlin have suffered traffic disruption [...]
Taxi app or London black cab: Which offers the best fares?

June 11, 2014

Black-cab drivers are taking to the streets of London this afternoon in protest against Transport for London (TfL) and taxi app start up Uber (here's why, if you haven't been keeping up). In the battle of old vs new, tradition vs disrupters, which taxi services actually offer the best fare for you? Well, it depends, [...]
4 things revealed at E3 2014… other than computer games

June 10, 2014

Microsoft and Sony dominated the first day of gaming expo E3 yesterday. While both focused on the dozens of games soon hitting the PS4 and Xbox One (this is a gaming conference after all) some notable non-gaming developments were also unveiled. 1. Cheaper Xbox One Microsoft has unbundled the Xbox One and Kinect [...]
Slingshot, Facebook’s answer to Snapchat app, ‘accidentally released’ early

June 10, 2014

Eager to jump on the photo messaging app bandwagon, Facebook accidently leaked its new Snapchat rival Slingshot on Monday but swiftly removed it from the app store. Facebook has yet to announce full details or a release date for the app, with a spokesperson telling media: “Earlier today, we accidentally released a version of [...]
Black cabs’ Uber protest: How much will it cost London?

June 9, 2014

The protest planned by black-cab drivers against the start up taxi ordering service Uber could cost London’s economy £125m. The demonstration, organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, is expected to cause traffic gridlock in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. Based on data from the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR), the [...]

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