![Google now has a boss for its virtual reality business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/google-cardboard-girl.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Google now has a boss for its virtual reality business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/google-cardboard-girl.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Uber’s China rival Didi Kuaidi now allows ridehailing within any third-party app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_146701676.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uber’s China rival Didi Kuaidi now allows ridehailing within any third-party app
![LG bets big on solar amid ‘unclear’ future, as mobile and TV growth slows](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/solar-cells-panel.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
LG bets big on solar amid ‘unclear’ future, as mobile and TV growth slows
![Hulu shares Valve’s sentiments on VR: ‘We just want to learn’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/virtual-reality-cartoon-vr.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Hulu shares Valve’s sentiments on VR: ‘We just want to learn’
![HTC Vive’s year of uncertainty](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/virtual-reality-cartoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
HTC Vive’s year of uncertainty
![Grindr bootstrapped for 7 years before landing today’s $93 million investment](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-12-at-17.33.00-e1452591223179.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Grindr bootstrapped for 7 years before landing today’s $93 million investment
![David Bowie dead at 69: Star’s official social media accounts confirm lost battle with cancer](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_193599332.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
David Bowie dead at 69: Star’s official social media accounts confirm lost battle with cancer
![Xiaomi’s Redmi 3 again reminds us of the iPhone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Redmi-3-1-crop.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
Xiaomi’s Redmi 3 again reminds us of the iPhone
![Huawei Mate 8 review](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/huawei-mate-8-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Huawei Mate 8 review
![Alibaba’s 2015 year in review — and its plan for 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/alibaba-night.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Alibaba’s 2015 year in review — and its plan for 2016
![Tim Cook is sitting on $310M of unvested Apple stock, at today’s market value](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_315588740.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Tim Cook is sitting on $310M of unvested Apple stock, at today’s market value
![Yahoo reportedly will lay off more than 1,000 employees](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yahoo-cupcakes.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Yahoo reportedly will lay off more than 1,000 employees
![Xiaomi Mi 5 launches in February powered by Snapdragon 820](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xiaomi-mi-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xiaomi Mi 5 launches in February powered by Snapdragon 820
![Uber’s China rival Didi Kuaidi sees 1.4M requests on new test-drive service in first 90 days](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_318223358.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uber’s China rival Didi Kuaidi sees 1.4M requests on new test-drive service in first 90 days
![In direct challenge to Skype, WeChat now lets users call mobile phones and landlines](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wechat-out.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
In direct challenge to Skype, WeChat now lets users call mobile phones and landlines
![Sugr Cube is a wireless speaker from China designed as an homage to Steve Jobs and iOS](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sugr-cube-crop.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Sugr Cube is a wireless speaker from China designed as an homage to Steve Jobs and iOS
![Coconuts is a local news startup fast becoming the Patch of Southeast Asia](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/coconuts-byron-perry.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Feature
Coconuts is a local news startup fast becoming the Patch of Southeast Asia
![Acer launches its first Windows 10 Mobile phone, unveils more products](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Liquid-Jade-Primo-Horizontal.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Acer launches its first Windows 10 Mobile phone, unveils more products
![Ambi Climate is gunning for $2 million to become the ‘Nest of Asia’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/julian-lee-ambi-climate.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Feature
Ambi Climate is gunning for $2 million to become the ‘Nest of Asia’
![Apple and Samsung ink deals to enter China’s mobile payments industry next year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-12-18-at-13.25.25-e1450416375404.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apple and Samsung ink deals to enter China’s mobile payments industry next year
![Meet one of Southeast Asia’s venture capital superstars](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kuan-hsu-kk-fund-bw.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Meet one of Southeast Asia’s venture capital superstars
![Google to train 2M new Android developers in India over next 3 years](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/google-india.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google to train 2M new Android developers in India over next 3 years
![Amazon rolls out its new burstable t2.nano instances](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/AWS-Public-Sector-Symposium-2015-Facebook-page-e1450249631528.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Amazon rolls out its new burstable t2.nano instances
![Cialfo is dominating online college admissions in Singapore with just $800K](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cialfo-singapore.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Cialfo is dominating online college admissions in Singapore with just $800K
![Sold first startup at 20, binged on Counter-Strike for a year — now he’s reimagining social media analytics](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/qsearch-roger-do.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sold first startup at 20, binged on Counter-Strike for a year — now he’s reimagining social media analytics
![LG exec cleared of vandalizing Samsung washers during IFA trade show in Germany](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/samsung-washer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
LG exec cleared of vandalizing Samsung washers during IFA trade show in Germany
![Alibaba could spend up to $38B in investments and acquisitions in 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/china-flag-pixels.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Alibaba could spend up to $38B in investments and acquisitions in 2016
![Google launches Digital India to showcase the country’s startups — and plug its own services](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-12-10-at-16.06.44-e1449734840861.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google launches Digital India to showcase the country’s startups — and plug its own services
![Baidu says it’s developed China’s first fully autonomous self-driving car](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/road-test-photo-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Baidu says it’s developed China’s first fully autonomous self-driving car
![Enlight and Lara Croft GO win Apple’s ‘Best of 2015’ app and game on iPhone (Updated)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen640x640-crop.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Enlight and Lara Croft GO win Apple’s ‘Best of 2015’ app and game on iPhone (Updated)
![Facebook to show cached stories on poor connections, allow offline commenting](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/facebook-news-feed.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook to show cached stories on poor connections, allow offline commenting
![Siri search on Apple TV finally includes Apple Music as tvOS 9.1 update rolls out](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Apple-TV-e1449640794885.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Siri search on Apple TV finally includes Apple Music as tvOS 9.1 update rolls out
![Apple brings Arabic language support to Siri](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/shutterstock_261030428.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apple brings Arabic language support to Siri
![Uber gets the ‘green light’ to operate in Jakarta, but there are conditions](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/uber-jakarta.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uber gets the ‘green light’ to operate in Jakarta, but there are conditions
![Tencent’s new $3.5M seed-stage fund aims to help small businesses in South Africa sell on WeChat](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WeChat-South-Africa-Brett-Loubster.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Tencent’s new $3.5M seed-stage fund aims to help small businesses in South Africa sell on WeChat
![Apple Maps is now used three times as often as Google Maps on iPhone and iPad](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/shutterstock_185073608.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apple Maps is now used three times as often as Google Maps on iPhone and iPad
![Spotify users can now generate their own personalized ‘Year in Music’ for 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-12-07-at-15.23.15-e1449473068696.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Spotify users can now generate their own personalized ‘Year in Music’ for 2015
![Uber is still blocked on WeChat in China — and the situation is getting worse](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/shutterstock_341500424-e1449463837552.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uber is still blocked on WeChat in China — and the situation is getting worse
![Facebook launches Instant Articles in Asia with more than 50 media partners](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/facebook-instant-article.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook launches Instant Articles in Asia with more than 50 media partners
![Baidu Music, with 150M monthly active users, beefs up its offering as Apple invades](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pink-earphones.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)