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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International Day of Happiness 2017: Six things you probably never knew about being happy

March 19, 2017

It's time to wish everyone a, er, happy International Day of Happiness. Yep, there really is a day for everything, and 20 March just happens to be when the United Nations asks everyone to consider the wellbeing and happiness of the world – and it even has possibly the least happy person on board. The big angry bird [...]
Can you vape inside? The 10 rules of vaping etiquette you need to know according to experts Debrett’s

March 17, 2017

Once upon a time you could smoke in bars, have a quick puff of a cigarette on a train, and blow smoke in kids' faces to your hearts content, but thankfully, that's no longer acceptable because we don't live in the blissful ignorance of the Mad Men era. And with the number of smokers dropping quicker than [...]
The majority of gig-economy workers want employment rights such holiday and sick pay – but they’re still happy

March 17, 2017

The majority of people who are part of the gig economy want access to the same benefits as traditional employees such as holiday pay, new research reveals. Some 1.3m people in the UK are workers in the gig economy, the human resources trade body CIPD estimates, with 63 per cent saying the government should regulate to ensure [...]
Abta cyber attack: Travel trade group targeted

March 16, 2017

Abta, the travel trade organisation has been hit by a cyber attack resulting in the information of thousands of people and hundreds of companies being stolen. The organisation revealed the breach happened at the end of February, with cyber attackers taking the information of 43,000 individuals and 650 Abta members. 1,000 of the files are thought to [...]
UK tech workers are quite unhappy, it turns out

March 16, 2017

Tech workers in the UK are less likely to be working in their dream job or believe they can land it in future, and are twice as likely to hate their job than the rest of the world. New research reveals they are rather unhappy, at least compared to those in the US and Australia…. perhaps it's [...]
Digital challenger Starling Bank is launching in beta

March 16, 2017

A digital challenger bank founded by a former banker is a step closer to launch today. Starling bank's current account will now be available for anyone who wants to sign up to its beta testing programme. “Our vision at Starling is to give everyone in the world the opportunity to enjoy a healthy financial life. [...]
Yahoo hack: US Justice Department files charges against Russian spies in connection with cyber breach

March 15, 2017

US authorities have filed charges against Russian intelligence officials in connection with a massive hack of data from Yahoo in 2014. The US Justice Department (DOJ) has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for "computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January [...]
AstraZeneca turns to healthtech startup Umotif to capture patient data treasure trove

March 15, 2017

Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca has turned to an innovative startup helping patients, doctors and researchers track health conditions to better understand and treat them. Umotif, a digital health startup based in London which was behind the first ever app to be prescribed by the NHS, will work with the FTSE 100 firm to create digital products for monitoring clinical trials, [...]
It looks like Brewdog’s about to land a big new investor, make a major shake-up of its shareholdings and eventually IPO

March 15, 2017

Popular "punk" craft beer maker Brewdog has said it's about to land a new investor and also revealed it's considering a time frame for an IPO. In a letter to its shareholders, many of whom backed the brewer through crowdfunding, it said it has been in talks with a number of potential investors and is now [...]
Transferwise partners with Starling Bank ahead of digital challenger’s imminent launch

March 15, 2017

Transferwise, the unicorn-valued fintech startup, is partnering with another new disruptive finance startup on the scene – Starling Bank. The money transfer service will be integrated into the app of the challenger bank set up by former Allied Irish Bank operating chief Anne Boden which is set to launch in the coming weeks. Read more: This "Paypal of renting" [...]

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