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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Technology
    Google is bringing superfast internet to four cities. Cable companies should be terrified.Google is bringing superfast internet to four cities. Cable companies should be terrified.
    Technology

    Google Fiber is 10 to 50 times faster a typical broadband connection today, and it’s coming to the Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham metro areas.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Business & Finance
    Tesla’s Model S has an “insane mode.” Watch passengers freak out.Tesla’s Model S has an “insane mode.” Watch passengers freak out.
    Business & Finance

    Tesla says the Model S can accelerate in as little as 3.2 seconds.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Tech pundits like me hated the iPad — and that’s exactly why it workedTech pundits like me hated the iPad — and that’s exactly why it worked
    Technology

    When the iPad was unveiled five years ago, I thought it would flop. Here’s what I missed.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    It’s not just hype: Microsoft’s HoloLens really could be the next big thingIt’s not just hype: Microsoft’s HoloLens really could be the next big thing
    Technology

    HoloLens makes the real world its user interface, making possible apps that couldn’t exist otherwise.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Every month, thousands ask Google for help with their sexless marriagesEvery month, thousands ask Google for help with their sexless marriages
    Technology

    More people search for information about sexless marriages than any other marital problem.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Culture
    How 3D glasses could make televisions obsoleteHow 3D glasses could make televisions obsolete
    Culture

    Technologies like Microsoft HoloLens could transform how we watch movies, TV shows, and sports.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    NIMBYs are costing the US economy billionsNIMBYs are costing the US economy billions
    Politics

    Some of America’s most dynamic industries are located in metro areas with a strictly limited supply of housing. One study suggests this costs the US economy tens of billions of dollars per year.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Microsoft’s new 3D glasses, explainedMicrosoft’s new 3D glasses, explained
    Technology

    Microsoft hopes its new virtual reality goggles will become a new category of computing device.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Now that liberals are winning on net neutrality, Republicans want a compromiseNow that liberals are winning on net neutrality, Republicans want a compromise
    Technology

    Republicans hope to head off unilateral FCC action on network neutrality with a legislative compromise. But liberals don’t seem very interested.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Cybersecurity
    Whatever you do, don’t use these 25 e-mail passwordsWhatever you do, don’t use these 25 e-mail passwords
    Cybersecurity

    The 25 most popular passwords are also the 25 worst ones to choose.

    By Timothy B. Lee