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California’s top health official says coronavirus cases are expected to continue to climb in the state and everyday activities now carry a much greater risk of infection

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip

From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season

Online shoppers, beware. Scammers could be going after your money this holiday season as you try to take advantage of online deals.

For some people — you know who you are — the word “gifts” immediately evokes another G-word: “gadgets.” Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you. But for some, a present just isn’t a present unless it has Bluetooth and USB fast charging. Fortunately, those are standard features on just about everything shown off at...

Lenovo’s Motorola on Wednesday announced a new version of the iconic Razr flip phone. It has a full touch screen display inside — no keypad — but still folds in half like the clamshell design of phones from the 1990s and early 2000s. I like the throwback design. It will succeed the Samsung Galaxy Fold as the second foldable phone...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba set a sales record on Singles Day, the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event. Gross merchandise value (GMV), a figure that shows sales across Alibaba’s various shopping platforms, surpassed last year’s 213.5 billion yuan record (nearly $30.5 billion) on Monday afternoon local time, and kept rising through the rest of the day.

Matchbox cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The newest honorees debuted decades ago but occupy store shelves even today.

Tech guru Jennifer Jolly showed California Live some handy tech gadgets to help keep your kids safe while online.

No matter where you live in California, there is a risk of considerable damage due to an earthquake. Here is what you need to know before during and after the rumbling.

Earthquake early warning alerts became publicly available throughout California on Thursday.

Drexel University students are on high alert after a man walked into a woman’s off-campus apartment, forced her upstairs and then raped her, police said.

The name says it all: TechCrunch Disrupt is a conference for entrepreneurs looking to bring disruptive change to an industry, using all the tools of Silicon Valley. In past years, the San Francisco edition of the Disrupt conference has seen a flurry of activity around nascent fields of technology: virtual and augmented reality, robotics, and the smart home. But this...

TikTok announced Thursday that it is banning all political ads, a move that sets it apart from other social media platforms that have become destinations for political ad dollars, NBC News reports. TikTok is a smartphone app in which users can capture short videos of themselves, usually lip syncing or dancing to popular songs. The app has attracted a large...

“We grew our category from scratch,” Nick Woodman told a group of reporters. It’s a claim few founders can make. But before Woodman’s around-the-world surf trip in 2002, there was no such thing as an action camera. Now, as GoPro launches its newest cameras, Woodman sat down with us to talk about how he’s bringing the San Mateo company...

“We grew our category from scratch,” Nick Woodman told a group of reporters. It’s a claim few founders can make. But before Woodman’s around-the-world surf trip in 2002, there was no such thing as an action camera. Now, as GoPro launches its newest cameras, Woodman sat down with us to talk about how he’s bringing the San Mateo company back...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of a forecast for an unhealthy level of smog in the area.

High temperatures and light winds forecast in the Bay Area for Thursday have prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue a Spare the Air alert for smog.