| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/banner_long_728x90v24.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/oculus-facebook.png?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Matthew Panzarino Facebook has announced plans to purchase Oculus VR, the company behind the Rift headset, for around $2B in cash and stock. This includes $400 million in cash... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/348195-john_carmack_working.jpg?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Matt Burns This isn't bizzaro world. We will soon live in a world where the maker of Doom, Quake and most of my childhood memories works for Mark Zuckerberg. John Carmack... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/the-best-of-y.png?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Josh Constine While today saw Paul Graham officially pass the torch to new Y Combinator president Sam Altman, the bigger buzz at Demo Day was about how most investors thought... read more | | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/fb-vr.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matthew Panzarino Today, in somewhat of a surprise move, Facebook purchased virtual reality company Oculus VR. The purchase elicited visceral reactions from people dismayed that... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/oculus.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matt Burns Wall Street doesn't like what it sees. Facebook's stock price (NASDAQ:FB) is dropping in after-hours trading after the company announced its purchase of virtual... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/cathy-edwards.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ingrid Lunden A notable personnel departure is coming up in Cupertino: Cathy Edwards, the co-founder and CTO of app search and discovery platform Chomp, is leaving Apple on... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/mtv-emojis-diverse.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Catherine Shu Apple has vowed to update its emojis after Miley Cyrus and actor Tahj Mowry complained about the cartoon emoticons' lack of diversity. MTV Act blogger Joey... read more | | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/insidejobs_petedavieshighres.jpeg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The tech press can make it seem like the most important people in the industry are those with "founder" or "chief"... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screenshot-2014-03-23-at-5-39-47-pm.png?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | When it comes to cyberbullying in his anonyous sharing app, Secret co-founder claimed "We don't see very much of... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10363367/518168308_c_1279_727.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anonymity is all the rage these days, and so we bring our attention to Whisper. This week, we're joined by Leena... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |