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

Technology may be changing politics in endless ways, but some traditions—like old-fashioned face-to-face canvassing—take a lot longer to alter. The post In Iowa, the Door Knock Lives on in the Age of High-Tech Politics appeared first on WIRED.

A new study bolsters evidence that brain structure and mood disorders are genetically passed from mother to daughter -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Make meetings actually useful. Brainstorm like a champ. Take the boredom out of busywork. And much more.That little computer in your pocket has come a long way over the years, huh? Here are 25 incredibly useful apps that can help you run your business a whole lot smarter than ever before. And every one of them is free, at least in basic form.Read Full Story

It's billyuns and billyuns. The post We Now Know How Much It Costs Google To Shoot For the Moon appeared first on WIRED.

Antibiotics work against bacterial infections but are often prescribed to people with viral infections, which don't respond to the drugs. But a new gene test could show if a patient's infection is... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Both men and women score similarly in their ability to drive business, but fewer women are rising beyond lower management.Here's a new angle on the gender divide in leadership: Men and women score nearly equally in their ability to drive businesses, but fewer women are able to get beyond lower-level leadership positions.Read Full Story

WIRED is reporting from Iowa, tracking how technology and innovation are changing the modern day campaign. Tonight we're live-blogging from Des Moines! The post The 2016 Iowa Caucuses Liveblog: Cruz Beats Trump appeared first on WIRED.

A new analysis shows these incidents occur in clusters -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Its partner, the Collaborative Fund, is an early investor in Lyft and Kickstarter.In 1966, Sesame Street's founders wondered whether the prevailing entertainment technology of the time, television, could be used to educate young children. They got their first chance to test the theory when the first show aired in 1969, and now, 45 years and more than 1,000 research studies later, the answer is clearly "yes."Read Full Story

The uncarrier has made major inroads in its coverage maps, a new study finds. The post T-Mobile’s Finally Good Enough to Put Pressure on Verizon appeared first on WIRED.