New Model 3 will extend Tesla’s reach into India, Brazil and other global markets

Tesla finally unveiled its Model 3 today. The $1,500 car drew a staggering 115,000 orders -- $115 million in deposits and $4 billion in potential sales -- before it had even been unveiled, but another

Google is getting rid of the physical debit cards linked to its Wallet payment service

Google is bidding “smell ya later!” to its Wallet Card, the physical debit cards linked to Google Wallet accounts. In a blog post, the company said it plans to focus instead on the Google Wallet a

Tesla Model 3 preorders surge past the 150,000 mark

Preorders broke the 150,000 barrier, according to Tesla's own tracker at the launch event.

This is Tesla’s Model 3

And there it is. After years of speculation, the Tesla Model 3 has been unveiled. We’re live in Hawthorne, CA, where the company has just shown the car for the very first time. Here’s what

Government report details Theranos quality control issues

A government report released late Thursday accuses Theranos of producing inaccurate test results, of failing to meet its own lab standards and hiring unqualified personnel. The Centers for Medicare an

Meeting cybersecurity challenges through gamification

When it comes to cybersecurity issues, we always seem to be dealing with either shortages or excess. With the dark shadow of bigger security incidents constantly looming on the horizon, both governmen

Reddit’s missing ‘warrant canary’ suggests classified data requests from feds

Reddit issued its annual transparency report Thursday morning, listing the amount and type of data requested by various authorities. There's plenty of interesting info, but perhaps most interesting is

Don’t hand over EV charging in Northern California to PG&E

Northern California has become a test-bed for electric vehicle charging. And it's no accident; the region is home to more electric vehicles and EV charging stations than anywhere else in the country.

Sorry, Oculus, but HoloLens gets my money

The battle between headsets you strap to your heads is being brought to a rolling boil this week, as Microsoft's HoloLens Dev Kit and Oculus Rift both start shipping to customers. Being a lover of cut

This neural network ‘hallucinates’ the right colors into black and white pictures

The machine overlords of the future may now, if it pleases them, eliminate all black and white imagery from the history of their meat-based former masters. All they'll need is this system from Berkele

Snapchat was wonky or down for some but it’s back now

Snapchat wasn’t working correctly for many users, with Stories failing to load or snaps not sending. [Update 5:10pm PST – Snapchat appears to be back for most users after several hours on

Xamarin CEO Nat Friedman on getting acquired by Microsoft

Microsoft announced in February its plans to acquire the cross-platform development platform Xamarin; the deal closed about two weeks ago. Even though the ink on the contracts has barely dried, Micros

Tesla will unveil the more affordable Model 3 tonight. Here’s where to watch.

After years of rumors, Tesla will unveil the Model 3 tonight. At a target price of $35,000 before incentives, the Model 3 is meant to be Tesla's first car affordable by those of us (read: most of u

DraftKings and FanDuel strike a deal with NCAA to suspend all college contests

DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest providers of daily fantasy sports in the U.S., have simultaneously announced that they reached a deal with the NCAA to temporarily suspend college sports on bot

Flex is a tampon alternative you can wear during sex

Things can get messy if you have sex on your period, so many couples avoid it. But The Flex Company wants to replace outdated pads and tampons with a sleek, disc-shaped blood blocker. Flex can be worn

How creative thinkers can thrive in a regulated industry

So you want to change the world and help people -- and you’ve started a healthcare startup. You know it will take a great team to pull it off, and you’re starting to build the initial group that w

Beatie Wolfe shows off her NFC-powered musical jacket

The days of CDs and vinyl might be (mostly) over, but singer-songerwriter Beatie Wolfe is making music physical again, in a very literal way. Wolfe stopped by the TechCrunch New York office to show of

Whistle’s ‘Fitbit for dogs’ acquired by Mars Petcare

Whistle, the “Fitbit for dogs,” has found a home at Mars Petcare, TechCrunch has learned. The maker of Snickers and M&M’s also has a large pet division and has plans to integrate Whist

Microsoft’s new tools let businesses integrate Skype into their own web and mobile apps

Following yesterday’s news about bringing bots to the Skype platform, Microsoft today unveiled two more SDKs for its Skype platform that will allow businesses and application developers a way to

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TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening on April 15th! Bryan Schreier and Bill Coughran from Sequoia Capital will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback to startups. Launched in
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