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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

Covers technology and economics. Lead writer for Vox’s New Money section.

Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

Politics
Is Ronald Reagan to blame for the decline of St. Louis? Some experts think so.Is Ronald Reagan to blame for the decline of St. Louis? Some experts think so.
Politics

Lax antitrust enforcement may have produced a housing crisis and slow economic growth.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
“Silicon Valley is going to do fine”: why investors aren’t too worried about Donald Trump“Silicon Valley is going to do fine”: why investors aren’t too worried about Donald Trump
Technology

Investors are worried about Trump’s immigration policies, but they don’t see Trump as a major threat to Silicon Valley.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
The end of the internet startupThe end of the internet startup
Technology

We haven’t had a major new technology company in more than 10 years.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
A record-breaking Australian battery deal shows Tesla is moving beyond carsA record-breaking Australian battery deal shows Tesla is moving beyond cars
Technology

Tesla is developing new markets for its massive battery factory.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
Every new Volvo will be a hybrid or electric car after 2019Every new Volvo will be a hybrid or electric car after 2019
Technology

Volvo is betting the company on hybrid and electric cars.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
Car companies’ vision of a gradual transition to self-driving cars has a big problemCar companies’ vision of a gradual transition to self-driving cars has a big problem
Technology

More capable self-driving cars can actually be more dangerous.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
Yelp’s CEO makes the case against Google’s search monopolyYelp’s CEO makes the case against Google’s search monopoly
Technology

Jeremy Stoppelman is cheering on Europe’s Google crackdown.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
A strange new kind of ransomware is sweeping the internetA strange new kind of ransomware is sweeping the internet
Technology

The attackers seem more interested in causing havoc than getting money.

By Timothy B. Lee
Explainers
Mark Zuckerberg’s probably nonexistent 2020 presidential campaign, explainedMark Zuckerberg’s probably nonexistent 2020 presidential campaign, explained
Explainers

Zuckerberg has visited Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan. But that doesn’t mean he’s running for president.

By Timothy B. Lee
Technology
Why the EU’s massive antitrust fine could become a huge headache for GoogleWhy the EU’s massive antitrust fine could become a huge headache for Google
Technology

Google is facing a $2.7 billion fine and years of further scrutiny.

By Timothy B. Lee