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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How Sandra Bullock’s $51m earnings and Gravity role helped put actresses’ pay back on track

August 4, 2014

Sandra Bullock has topped Forbes’ annual ranking of the highest earning actresses with an estimated income of $51m, leading the first rise in earnings of the world's best paid actresses since 2010. The total combined earnings of the top 10 stands at $226m, up 24 per cent on last year finally turning around a slump in [...]
Hacker claims planes could be hit by cyber attack through in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment systems

August 4, 2014

Passenger planes' navigation and safety equipment could be "wide open" to hackers and be attacked through in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment systems, according to a cyber security researcher. Ruben Santamarta, a consultant at the cyber security firm IOActive, claims to have identified weak spots in these systems which could give hackers access to satellite communication equipment, [...]
London buses: Now you can pay fares by tapping in with a mobile

August 4, 2014

In the march towards a future where you can do everything through your mobile phone, London buses are the latest to get on board. Contactless payment system Cash on Tap is being accepted by TFL on all London bus routes and works in the same way as an Oyster card or contactless card. Handy if [...]
Why did 7000 people just give $55,000 to a kickstarter project for potato salad?

August 3, 2014

It’s funded the Oculus virtual reality device and the Pebble watch, but now kickstarter has helped fund its most ambitious, if slightly surreal, project to date: potato salad. Asking at least $1 for something which you can pick up for the princely sum of 35p at Tesco is probably more ambitious than asking people to [...]
EU sanctions: Aeroflot suspends flights of fledgling budget airline Dobrolet

August 3, 2014

Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot has suspended flights of its newly launched budget airline Dobrolet as a result of the EU’s latest round of sanctions. Dobrolet, which made its first commercial flight in June, has been grounded after the airline was added to a new list of sanctioned entities because the airline operates flights between Russia and [...]
City exec who dodged £43k in train fares quits Blackrock and avoids FCA probe after being named

August 3, 2014

A passenger caught dodging £43,000 of train fares earlier this year has been revealed as a former managing director at asset management firm Blackrock. Jonathan Burrows has been named by the Daily Mail as the man believed to have avoided paying thousands of pounds for travel between his home in Stonegate in Sussex to his [...]
Wikipedia link to be removed from Google under “right to be forgotten” ruling

August 3, 2014

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has revealed that Google will soon remove a link to an entry in Wikipedia to comply with the EU’s “right to be forgotten” ruling. It’s the first time an entry to the online encyclopedia will be removed from Google search and follows the removal of thousands links to sites, including the [...]
14 plans for London transport by 2050: From 24/7 Tube to Crossrail 3

July 31, 2014

London Mayor Boris Johnson has said £1.3tn of investment is needed in the capital over the next 35 years in order for London to retain its world class status. Transport is the biggest focus of the "London Infrastructure Plan 2050", and £973tn of spending is needed on transport alone to keep up with the rising population [...]
Russia told to pay another $2bn to Yukos shareholders in largest ever human rights payout

July 31, 2014

Russia has been ordered to pay a further $2.6bn to Yukos shareholders by the European Court of Human Rights, the largest amount of damages ever awarded by the court. The human rights court ruled today that Russia had failed to “strike a fair balance” in its treatment of Yukos and had forced the oil company [...]
Monarch Airlines ditches baggage handler Swissport after Gatwick fiasco left passengers bagless

July 31, 2014

Monarch Airlines has ditched baggage handler Swissport after a disastrous weekend saw passengers left without luggage for hours after arriving at Gatwick. The carrier has cut ties with Swissport at Gatwick and Manchester, Travel Weekly reports, and will choose a new baggage handler in November according to the BBC. More baggage delays are expected at [...]

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Fogo de Chao nominated for Best Casual Dining Toast award

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