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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

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    Jobs report suggests little reason to raise interest ratesJobs report suggests little reason to raise interest rates
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    Wages are barely keeping up with inflation, giving the Fed room to maintain its zero interest rate policy.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    Stop forcing Northeastern Amtrak riders to subsidize the rest of the countryStop forcing Northeastern Amtrak riders to subsidize the rest of the country
    Politics

    A House bill would allow profits from Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor to be spent on badly needed repairs and upgrades there.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Cybersecurity
    Why Clinton’s private email account was a danger to national securityWhy Clinton’s private email account was a danger to national security
    Cybersecurity

    Building a homebrew email system makes it more vulnerable to attacks from foreign governments.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Business & Finance
    Ikea furniture will soon charge your cell phone wirelesslyIkea furniture will soon charge your cell phone wirelessly
    Business & Finance

    Ikea is throwing its weight behind one of two competing wireless charging standards.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Culture
    Leonard Nimoy didn’t always love being SpockLeonard Nimoy didn’t always love being Spock
    Culture

    The actor wrote two autobiographies: “I am not Spock” and “I am Spock.”

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The net neutrality rules might not be available for weeks. That’s ridiculous.The net neutrality rules might not be available for weeks. That’s ridiculous.
    Technology

    The FCC’s secretive process for drafting network neutrality rules dates back to 1946.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Conservatives lost on net neutrality. But they’re winning the broadband debate.Conservatives lost on net neutrality. But they’re winning the broadband debate.
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    Technology

    Internet regulation has moved far to the right since the 1990s.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Verizon wrote a sarcastic net neutrality press release on a typewriter and dated it 1934Verizon wrote a sarcastic net neutrality press release on a typewriter and dated it 1934
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    Technology

    The telecom giant calls the FCC’s vote “Throwback Thursday” because it uses a law that dates back to 1934.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Business & Finance
    The FCC just approved the strongest net neutrality rules yetThe FCC just approved the strongest net neutrality rules yet
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    Business & Finance

    The new regulations represent a victory for President Obama and internet activists.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    9 questions about network neutrality you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about network neutrality you were too embarrassed to ask
    Technology

    The FCC is expected to approve network neutrality regulations on Thursday. Here’s what that means.

    By Timothy B. Lee