Hugo Barra is leaving his position as head of international at Xiaomi after 3.5 years

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is losing its head of international and primary English-language spokesperson Hugo Barra…

Samsung reportedly concludes ‘irregularly sized’ batteries caused Galaxy Note 7 explosions

 Samsung is holding a press conference in three days to explain the defect in the Galaxy…

Flipkart backs parenting network TinyStep with $2 million investment

 Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is in the midst of transition after it welcomed a new CEO…

India’s Practo raises $55M to expand its healthcare platform to more emerging markets

 India-based Practo, a startup that helps consumers locate doctors and healthcare information, has closed a $55…

Former Microsoft executive and noted AI expert Qi Lu joins Baidu as COO

 Just a day after it opened an augmented reality lab, China’s internet giant Baidu has beefed…

AirAsia is hosting its first hackthon

 Budget airline AirAsia is the latest corporate to get into hackathons. The company just revealed plans…

Alibaba teams up with Samsung, Louis Vuitton and other brands to fight counterfeit goods

 Just weeks after revealing its first court case against sellers of counterfeit goods, Alibaba has again…

Prosecutors in Korea want to arrest Samsung’s leader on bribery charges

 Samsung is still getting over the Galaxy Note 7, but already an investigation into alleged bribery…