Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee
A new lawsuit could finally determine how much ISPs need to do to police piracy by their customers.
Forcing incumbents to share their lines can promote competition, but it also discourages investment in faster networks.
The big ideas in Zero to One, the new book by PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel are neither as original nor as useful as he wants us to think.
Critics often point to Europe’s internet access as a model, but the US outperforms Europe in some key ways.
In a 384 to 174 vote, Europe’s legislative body approved a non-binding resolution calling for Google’s search engine to be split off from its other businesses.
A Bitcoin fan posted an image criticizing Western Union for its high fees, but he says he was hit with a copyright claim.
A cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star actually used a cartoon about Thanksgiving to bash immigrants.
Frivolous patent litigation is a big problem for the US economy. And Republicans in the Senate have a plan to stop it.
An Uber executive mused about hiring a team to dig up dirt on critical journalists. Here’s what you need to know.
The Senate will vote on the USA Freedom Act, which limits bulk collection of Americans’ calling records and creates a new public advocate in the secretive FISA court.