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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Tough EU privacy rules could soon apply to WhatsApp, Facebook and Google

January 10, 2017

Privacy laws which only apply to telecoms companies could soon be extended to cover newer digital services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Skype, in new proposals by the European Parliament. The e-privacy directive governs things such as the handling of data and making sure users consent to sharing information. Now Brussels wants to update the [...]
Another huge win for post-Brexit UK: Snapchat sets up international HQ

January 10, 2017

Snap, the newly formed parent company of huge hit messaging app Snapchat, has chosen to set up its international headquarters in the UK in another boost for a post-Brexit UK. The multi-billion-dollar valued firm which is expected to go public this year will book its UK sales here, and those from countries where it has no [...]
A legal challenge against the Snooper’s Charter is being crowdfunded

January 10, 2017

A privacy group is seeking to challenge the government's so-called Snooper's Charter that allows it to collect wide-ranging email and internet history data from citizens. Liberty is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a legal challenge against the law's powers which it called "an unprecedented, unjustified assault on our freedom" in the High Court. The group, along [...]
The UK’s tech entrepreneurs have finally recovered from the Brexit shock

January 9, 2017

It looks like the UK's tech entrepreneurs have finally recovered from the shock result of the referendum in which they overwhelmingly supported remaining in the European Union. Just under half (49 per cent) of the more than 2,000 people working in tech and digital, including founders and chief executives, surveyed by Tech City UK are positive [...]
How CityAM and other media covered Steve Jobs unveiling the first iPhone

January 9, 2017

The launch of the iPhone was, as ever with Apple, long-awaited and much-hyped, with rumours swirling beforehand that it was getting into the telecoms business. But it wasn’t a splash-worthy event for CityAM. A page two picture was warranted of Steve Jobs posing with the pocket-sized device. “UPWARDLY MOBILE: Apple spikes on unveiling of [...]
10 years on: How the iPhone changed the world

January 9, 2017

The iPhone got off to a subdued start when it was first unveiled by Steve Jobs 10 years ago Today. The decade anniversary of the device feels short and at the same time a lifetime. On 9 January 2007, we had no idea how the pocket sized computer would change our lives and business as [...]
In pictures: Crossrail’s tastiest discovery yet

January 9, 2017

The massive project that is Crossrail has unearthed a more appetising insight into London's history than the 3,000 plague victim skeletons at Liverpool Street A tasty treasure trove of condiment bottles from a former Crosse and Blackwell factory in the heart of Soho have been excavated after digging to create the Elizabeth Line around Tottenham Court Road. Londoners familiar [...]
Underwear on the Underground? Yep, it’s no trousers on the Tube day

January 8, 2017

No trouser on the Tube day is here – or no pants Subway day if you're across the pond (but let's not get that mixed up). Yes, anyone of a modest nature were in for a bit of a surprise, and perhaps averted their eyes on the Tube today. Several hundred people braved the cold without their [...]
This Ukip MEP wants us to take back control of our pints after Brexit

January 8, 2017

Forget immigration, trade deals and passporting, there's a more important task at hand. One Ukip MEP has called for the crown mark on pint glasses to be reinstated now that Britain is leaving Europe – although, they never truly went away. "All drinkers remember the crown mark, knowing that it guaranteed them a full pint, indeed there [...]
Two essential maps for walking around London during the Tube strike

January 8, 2017

Commuters face more crazy travel troubles as Tube workers prepare to go on strike starting from 6pm on Sunday evening. London Underground stations in Zone 1 are expected to be severely disrupted with many closed, meaning that travellers will have to find alternative routes to their destinations if still travelling into the city. Read more: There's [...]

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