Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
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Critics worried that the combined company would have too much power over television network and online services.


The cable giant is abandoning the deal after it encountered regulatory opposition, Bloomberg reports.


Google hopes to help people shift from cellular to wifi, but history suggests that might not be so easy.


The legislation, passed by the Senate Finance Committee in a bipartisan 20-7 vote, would guarantee an up-or-down vote on Obama’s controversial trade deal.


Google hopes to lower the cost of wireless plans by relying heavily on the free wifi connections most of us already have in our homes and offices.


The FBI is fighting a losing battle to keep controversial cellphone surveillance secret.


The startup recently raised $160 million in a deal that values the two-year-old company at $2.8 billion.


Broad software patents let these litigious firms sue almost anyone, costing the US economy billions.


Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has signed on to a bipartisan deal to give Obama an up-or-down vote on the Trans-Pacific partnership.


People should stop being surprised when successful internet startups are worth billions of dollars.