Grail is raising at least $1 billion to fund its early cancer screening test

 The early cancer screening startup Grail plans to raise more than $1 billion in Series B…

Silicon Valley Bank predicts a 2017 cure for the health tech investment doldrums

 Things are looking up for biotech and health device startups wanting to cash in on VC…

An Amazon Echo may be the key to solving a murder case

 Internet-connected devices are starting to become tools to help in criminal cases. As first reported in…

Move over Cas9, CRISPR-Cas3 might hold the key to solving the antibiotics crisis

 Researchers at North Carolina-based Locus Biosciences think they have a potential cure for antibiotic resistance using…

Eaze CEO steps down

 Keith McCarty, founder of the well-funded pot delivery startup Eaze is stepping down from his position…

10 high tech holiday gifts for your furry friends

 Welcome to the 2016 TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide! We’ll be rolling out a bunch of guides…

Amazon may be listening in on all your conversations in your hotel room

 The Wynn Las Vegas hotel is adding an Amazon Echo to every one of its 4,748…

FDA orders Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and customers are mad

 Medical startup Scanadu informed customers today it will no longer support its Scout device starting May 15,…