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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Politics
    Hillary Clinton knows a national $15 minimum wage is a bad idea. She endorsed it anyway.Hillary Clinton knows a national $15 minimum wage is a bad idea. She endorsed it anyway.
    Politics

    Raising the minimum wage to $15 nationwide could cost many low-wage workers their jobs.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Ford’s CEO has a smart plan to save his company from disruption. It won’t be enough.Ford’s CEO has a smart plan to save his company from disruption. It won’t be enough.
    Technology

    Ford is creating a new Silicon Valley company to “disrupt ourselves.”

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Why Verizon wants to buy YahooWhy Verizon wants to buy Yahoo
    Technology

    Buying Yahoo is a logical step after last year’s acquisition of AOL.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Nest is about to deliberately break one of its own products. That’s unfair to customers.Nest is about to deliberately break one of its own products. That’s unfair to customers.
    Technology

    If customers don’t replace the device by May 15, they won’t be able to turn their lights on and off.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The FBI knows how to hack iPhones, and it may help local police do itThe FBI knows how to hack iPhones, and it may help local police do it
    Technology

    The FBI told local law enforcement it would “do everything we can” to help with locked iPhones, subject to “policy constraints.”

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    The slow and steady job market recovery just had another frustratingly so-so monthThe slow and steady job market recovery just had another frustratingly so-so month
    Politics

    The economy keeps adding jobs, but wages have barely improved.

    By Timothy B. Lee and Soo Oh
    Politics
    California just passed a $15 minimum wage. Even left-leaning economists say it’s a gamble.California just passed a $15 minimum wage. Even left-leaning economists say it’s a gamble.
    Politics

    No one knows if California’s unprecedented $15-per-hour minimum wage proposal would cost jobs.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Here’s how to find out what Uber drivers really think of youHere’s how to find out what Uber drivers really think of you
    Technology

    Uber just made it easy to look up your own rating.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The FBI just unlocked Syed Farook’s iPhone without Apple’s help. Here’s why that matters.The FBI just unlocked Syed Farook’s iPhone without Apple’s help. Here’s why that matters.
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    Technology

    Apple CEO Tim Cook defied the FBI and emerged unscathed.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    How the Internet Is Disrupting PoliticsHow the Internet Is Disrupting Politics
    Technology

    Just as it has in many industries, the Internet has undercut the power of established political institutions.

    By Timothy B. Lee