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The Latest on Southern California’s strongest earthquake in 20 years (all times local): 2 p.m. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake says it authorized evacuations for non-essential employees and their dependents while officials continue to assess earthquake damage to the huge military installation in Southern California. The epicenters of the 7.1 magnitude quake on Friday […]

Federal agents descended on the suburban Maryland house with the flash and bang of a stun grenade, blocked off the street and spent hours questioning the homeowner about a theft of government documents that prosecutors would later describe as “breathtaking” in its scale. The suspect, Harold Martin, was a contractor for the National Security Agency.

To Dr. Reischer, the new consultant boom and screen addiction are part of the same problem. “It’s part of the mind-set that gets us stuck on our phones in the first place — the optimization efficiency mind-set,” Dr. Reischer said. “We want answers served up to us — ‘Just tell me what to do, and

Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Want this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. Hi, I’m Jamie Condliffe. Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: Imagine you’re a mayor trying to spend your city’s money wisely. You’ve heard

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) “Houston, Tranquillity Base here,” Mr. Armstrong radioed to mission control. “The Eagle has landed.” Some hours later, he stepped onto the surface of the moon, the first person to do so. He marked that fact with words that have become familiar: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France — The world of classical music is still figuring out what to do with virtual reality, an emerging technology that can be buggy and burdensome. So far, orchestras and opera houses have come up with little more than 360-degree videos that show concerts from the perspective of the conductor’s podium. But there is

President Trump’s trade war with China has been felt around the world. The latest casualty: the South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics. The company said on Friday that it expected its second-quarter operating profit to fall more than 50 percent, to 6.5 trillion won, or about $5.6 billion. It managed to beat analysts’ expectations only

SYDNEY, Australia — A video game that uses footage of the Christchurch massacre to put Muslims in a gunman’s cross hairs. Memes featuring the face and weapons of the man charged in that New Zealand attack. Messages on online forums that glorify him as St. Tarrant — patron saint of the far right. New Zealand

BEIJING — The Trump administration says the mere potential for Beijing to influence the Chinese technology giant Huawei is enough to justify a law passed last year restricting federal agencies’ business with the company. Huawei has challenged the law in federal court, arguing that Congress produced no proof that the company was a security threat

The Latest on Southern California’s strongest earthquake in 20 years (all times local): 1:20 p.m. The city of Los Angeles is planning to reduce the threshold for public notifications by its earthquake early warning app, but officials say it was in the works before Southern California’s big earthquake Thursday. The ShakeAlert LA app was designed