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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Technology
    Russia’s attempt to hack US election officials, explainedRussia’s attempt to hack US election officials, explained
    Technology

    Foreign governments hacking US elections is a real threat. We need to be ready.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Bitcoin’s price keeps breaking records. Here’s what’s driving its growth.Bitcoin’s price keeps breaking records. Here’s what’s driving its growth.
    Technology

    Asia is driving the next phase of Bitcoin’s growth.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Why Apple’s HomePod is so much more expensive than Google and Amazon’s smart speakersWhy Apple’s HomePod is so much more expensive than Google and Amazon’s smart speakers
    Technology

    Google and Amazon want their smart speakers to be ubiquitous. That’s not Apple’s approach.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Google is the internet’s largest ad company. So why is it building an ad blocker?Google is the internet’s largest ad company. So why is it building an ad blocker?
    Technology

    Google has a plan to banish intrusive ads from the web.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Elon Musk has cut ties with Trump over his Paris decisionElon Musk has cut ties with Trump over his Paris decision
    Technology

    Musk promised to split with Trump if he leaves the Paris climate deal.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton blames everyone but herself for her 2016 lossHillary Clinton blames everyone but herself for her 2016 loss
    Politics

    Emails were a “nothingburger,” Clinton says, but the media covered them “like it was Pearl Harbor.”

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Critics say Trump’s cellphone diplomacy is dangerous. Experts aren’t so sure.Critics say Trump’s cellphone diplomacy is dangerous. Experts aren’t so sure.
    Technology

    Calling foreign leaders on a cellphone isn’t necessarily a security problem.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Explainers
    Uber just fired the engineer at the center of its legal fight with GoogleUber just fired the engineer at the center of its legal fight with Google
    Explainers

    Google’s Waymo unit has sued Uber over self-driving technology.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Smartphone innovation is running out of steam. Exhibit A: the Essential Phone.Smartphone innovation is running out of steam. Exhibit A: the Essential Phone.
    Technology

    Android pioneer Andy Rubin tried and failed to reinvent the smartphone.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Uber shortchanged New York drivers by an average of $900. It will cost them millions.Uber shortchanged New York drivers by an average of $900. It will cost them millions.
    Technology

    “We made a mistake,” the ride-hailing giant admits.

    By Timothy B. Lee