By: Lynsey Barber

I'm CityAM'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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Boaty McBoatface is go: The little yellow sub is heading to Antarctica on its first mission

March 13, 2017

Boaty McBoatface, the nation's favourite name for sea-faring vessels that launched a thousand naming contests, is go. Yes, the moniker may have been sidelined for one eliciting more gravitas, with the £200m polar research vessel being named RRS Sir David Attenborough in the end after a very amusing naming contest you might remember. But, a little [...]
PwC’s partnering with tech startup incubator Codebase

March 13, 2017

PwC is putting its weight behind technology startups, partnering with the UK's biggest incubator. The professional services giant will support Scotland's Codebase, which is home to more than 80 startups in Edinburgh and will soon launch a second location in Stirling. Read more: Google parent Alphabet is backing London fintech startup Currencycloud It will offer [...]
The man leading a major review of workers rights thinks National Insurance rise is progressive

March 12, 2017

The man put in charge of a major review into workers rights and the rise of the gig economy has called the chancellor's election pledge-breaking rise in National Insurance for the self-employed "progressive" and "economically rational". "As tax rises go, this is broadly progressive," said Matthew Taylor, the head of the Royal Society of Arts [...]
Google’s DeepMind is in talks with National Grid to apply artificial intelligence to energy use

March 12, 2017

The Google-owned star British artificial intelligence company DeepMind is in talks with the National Grid about a potential partnership, with the possibility of using the technology to make the supply of energy across the UK more efficient. “There's huge potential for predictive machine learning technology to help energy systems reduce their environmental impact," said a spokesperson for the [...]
Three major problems with the modern internet keeping Tim Berners-Lee up at night

March 12, 2017

Personal data, misinformation (or as it's now been dubbed, fake news) and online political advertising: these are the three major problems of the modern internet that keep the inventor of the World Wide Web up at night. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has shared his thoughts on the 28th anniversary of the day he submitted his proposal for [...]
Article 50: Six risks of a Brexit “no deal”, as MPs warn Theresa May to plan now for negotiation failure

March 12, 2017

"No deal is better than a bad deal" Theresa May famously said, outlining her big plans for Brexit last month. But now an influential group of MPs have told the Prime Minister she better start planning for a "no deal" scenario just days before she's expected to start the firing gun on the UK's official exit [...]
There’s huge demand for apprenticeships defending the country’s most important assets against cyber attacks

March 10, 2017

A fresh apprenticeship scheme training a new generation of security experts to defend the country's most important assets against cyber attacks has been subject to unprecedented demand. More than 1,000 youngsters applied for just 23 cyber security apprentice roles – more than 50 for each place – in businesses which are in charge of some of the UK's most critical [...]
London Assembly members have sided with Uber over English language tests and want the mayor Sadiq Khan to drop written plans

March 9, 2017

London Assembly members have sided with Uber in the battle over English language tests, despite Transport for London triumphing in court last week. The majority of members have backed a motion calling on the mayor Sadiq Khan to ditch the requirements for written tests for Uber and other minicab drivers due to the disproportionate and unfair [...]
The UK’s City regulator will work with Japan on fintech startup collaboration

March 9, 2017

The City watchdog is searching beyond Europe for fintech ties after Brexit and has its sights set on Japan for its latest bridge. The Financial Conduct Authority and it counterpart in Japan, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA), will work together on promoting fintech innovation and collaboration. But the agreement also means that UK fintechs [...]
How Google’s DeepMind is using blockchain-like technology to make patient health data transparent and secure

March 9, 2017

Google's DeepMind has lifted the lid on its development of "blockchain related" technology that it's planning to use to make patient health data both more transparent and secure. The British artificial intelligence company which is working on trial projects with the NHS in London, is seeking to allay fears over access to patient's personal health data, and [...]

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