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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Twitter looks like it’s taking abuse on the platform seriously… finally

January 31, 2017

Twitter finally appears to be tackling one of its most serious problems – abuse. In an apparent mea culpa that it has so far failed to tackle an issue that has plagued the platform for some time – and after many previous claims that it is trying to fix it – chief executive Jack Dorsey said the tech [...]
The 10 jobs where you can expect the biggest pay rise this year

January 31, 2017

New year, new job? If you're considering jumping ship for a career refresh in 2017, there are some jobs you might consider more than others and 10 in particular which will land you the biggest pay rise this year. Clearly it's time to get into compliance and up your tech skills… but, if you're already in one of [...]
Now Londoners can get breakfast delivered from UberEats

January 31, 2017

Lucky Londoners can get their hands on a free box of croissants this morning, thanks to UberEats and Paul. Uber's joined the breakfast club, adding a breakfast menu from several restaurants to its food delivery service. Purveyor of pastries Paul will be one of the six restaurants delivering a morning pick me up to Londoners [...]
It looks like Snapchat will IPO on the NYSE

January 30, 2017

Snapchat parent company Snap has chosen the New York Stock Exchange for its hotly-anticipated IPO, CNBC is reporting. The NYSE triumphed in the battle with Nasdaq for the hottest tech float in quite some time. Snap is expected to file publicly for the IPO as soon as this week, Recode has reported, going public as early as March. [...]
Fitbit’s seriously feeling the crunch as it cuts jobs and lowers guidance

January 30, 2017

Fitbit shares have dived as much as 13 per cent after revealing it will cut six per cent of its global workforce and double down on other cost saving measures while revenues will fall short of guidance to the tune of around $150m. The wearables maker expects revenues of "$572m to $580m, compared to the company’s previously [...]
MPs will decide tomorrow if the Trump petition will be debated in Parliament

January 30, 2017

A group of MPs will tomorrow decide if a petition calling for Donald Trump's state visit to be ditched – which gained more than one million signatures – will be debated in Parliament. Earlier reports suggested the visit by the US President would go ahead despite opposition from politicians and the petition. The government has rejected the calls, according to the BBC, citing unnamed sources [...]
A petition against Trump coming to the UK now has one million signatures

January 30, 2017

A petition to prevent Donald Trump from visiting the UK in the form of an official state visit has now gathered more than one million signatures in the wake of the President's executive order banning travel to the US from seven majority Muslim countries. The government must respond to the petition after gaining more than the 10,000 signatures required [...]
What exactly is fake news? And 11 more questions MPs will ask tech and media companies in a new inquiry

January 30, 2017

What is fake news? That's just one of the 11 questions politicians will seek to answer in a fresh inquiry into the phrase du-jour favoured by Donald Trump MPs have set their sights on tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, warning they must tackle fake news in the same way as they fight online piracy and [...]
British tech sector slams President Donald Trump’s migration block, echoing US counterparts

January 30, 2017

British tech bosses have echoed their American counterparts by criticising President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel to the US for people hailing from several majority Muslim nations. Just days after Prime Minister Theresa May met the President in a bid to reinvigorate the “special relationship”, she was forced to distance herself from his controversial order on [...]
Here’s how British citizens are affected by Donald Trump’s travel ban

January 29, 2017

UPDATE: The Foreign Office has issued a clarification that UK nationals will be exempt from the travel ban. Read more. An executive order by President Donald Trump has provoked waves of protest at US airports, where those travelling from seven majority Muslim countries have been detained or turned back. Signed on Friday, the order has [...]

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