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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Politics
    Whatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chartWhatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chart
    Politics

    A Planned Parenthood critic doesn’t know that 935,573 is larger than 327,653.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    This Bitcoin chip is supposed to be the future of micropayments. I’m skeptical.This Bitcoin chip is supposed to be the future of micropayments. I’m skeptical.
    Technology

    21 Inc. is the most lavishly funded Bitcoin startup ever. But its business plan has some big problems.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The coming crackdown on click fraud is going to hurt your favorite indie websiteThe coming crackdown on click fraud is going to hurt your favorite indie website
    Technology

    Ad networks make many small web publishers economically viable, but they’re also vulnerable to click fraud.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Instagram’s 400 million users show Facebook got a bargain when it bought the companyInstagram’s 400 million users show Facebook got a bargain when it bought the company
    Technology

    People laughed when Facebook paid $1 billion for the social networking site. They shouldn’t have.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    “Silicon Valley” is moving farther and farther from Silicon Valley“Silicon Valley” is moving farther and farther from Silicon Valley
    Technology

    High rents in Silicon Valley and San Francisco have led Uber to open an office in Oakland.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Explainers
    The devastating hack of the federal Office of Personnel Management, explainedThe devastating hack of the federal Office of Personnel Management, explained
    Explainers

    OPM has just admitted that 5.6 million fingerprint records have been stolen, five times the number previously acknowledged.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    This photo shows how researchers caught VW cheating on its emissions testsThis photo shows how researchers caught VW cheating on its emissions tests
    Politics

    Researchers at West Virginia University measured emissions while driving up and down the West Coast.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    PETA is suing over a monkey’s right to own its selfiesPETA is suing over a monkey’s right to own its selfies
    Technology

    The law assigns copyrights to “authors,” but it’s silent on whether monkeys can be authors.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    9 things to know about Carly Fiorina — from workplace sexism to being CEO of HP9 things to know about Carly Fiorina — from workplace sexism to being CEO of HP
    Technology

    Carly Fiorina is best known for her tumultuous time at HP, but she also had high-profile roles at AT&T and Lucent.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Carly Fiorina’s controversy over HP printers sold in Iran, explainedCarly Fiorina’s controversy over HP printers sold in Iran, explained
    Technology

    Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of HP products were sold in Iran while Carly Fiorina was the company’s CEO.

    By Timothy B. Lee