Apple, like Facebook and others, is actively exploring its own flavor of a virtual/augmented reality future.Apple is already well into an effort to explore the possibilities of virtual and augmented reality products, and one of the applications may be in the rumored Apple car.Read Full Story

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is now the most valuable company in the world. The post Alphabet Passes Apple to Become the World’s Most Valuable Company appeared first on WIRED.

Nevados de Chillán is showing signs of continued restlessness. The question is where does it lead. The post Restless Chilean Volcano Nevados de Chillán Unleashes a Series of Explosions appeared first on WIRED.

The much-hyped virtual timepiece will stay at three minutes to "midnight"—but what does that actually mean? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Computer Science for All Initiative would provide funding for states and school districts to bring computer science to the classroom.In his final State Of The Union address earlier this month, President Obama called for providing hands-on computer science classes for all students to make them "job ready on day one." Today, he is unveiling how he plans to do that with his upcoming budget.Read Full Story

That's about one in seven people on Earth. The post One Billion People Now Use WhatsApp appeared first on WIRED.

The mosquito-borne disease is spreading across the globe and has been linked to alarming birth defects and an autoimmune disease that can cause paralysis. Scientific American has been tracking the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The likely decision would be a huge win for net neutrality in the world's second most populous country.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is set to reject services like Facebook's Free Basics and similar services that use differential pricing for data, reports the Times of India. The move would be a major win for net neutrality advocates in the country who say that such services are discriminatory and create a limited second-tier Internet for the poor.Read Full Story