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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Technology
    Uber could be facing 2 federal criminal investigationsUber could be facing 2 federal criminal investigations
    Technology

    A judge just asked federal prosecutors to probe whether Uber stole trade secrets.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Snap missed Wall Street’s targets last quarter, but its future could still be brightSnap missed Wall Street’s targets last quarter, but its future could still be bright
    Technology

    Snap isn’t just building a social network. It’s pioneering a new medium.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    The author of Rise of the Creative Class is grappling with its dark sideThe author of Rise of the Creative Class is grappling with its dark side
    Politics

    Richard Florida predicted the rise of America’s big cities. He didn’t anticipate soaring geographic inequality.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Uber is more fragile than other major tech companiesUber is more fragile than other major tech companies
    Technology

    Uber tries to fix every problem with cash. That could end badly.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The secret Uber program that prompted a federal criminal investigation, explainedThe secret Uber program that prompted a federal criminal investigation, explained
    Technology

    The Department of Justice is probing whether Uber’s deceptive Greyball program broke federal law.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    William Baumol, whose famous economic theory explains the modern world, has diedWilliam Baumol, whose famous economic theory explains the modern world, has died
    Politics

    Baumol’s theory, developed in the 1960s, explains the inexorable rise in health care and education costs.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The Google phishing attack: what we know and how it worksThe Google phishing attack: what we know and how it works
    Technology

    Malware will compromise your Google account and send malicious emails to your Gmail contacts.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Facebook is hiring 3,000 people to stop users from broadcasting murder and rapeFacebook is hiring 3,000 people to stop users from broadcasting murder and rape
    Technology

    This is what it looks like when an internet company takes a problem seriously.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Microsoft is a very successful, very boring company that desperately wants to be coolMicrosoft is a very successful, very boring company that desperately wants to be cool
    Technology

    Microsoft is a profitable business software company, and they don’t seem happy about it.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Apple is America’s richest company that isn’t a bank, with nearly $250 billion in cashApple is America’s richest company that isn’t a bank, with nearly $250 billion in cash
    Technology

    It’s so much money that it would be almost impossible for Apple to invest it all productively.

    By Timothy B. Lee