Volkswagen Reaches $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scheme

Volkswagen agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle major claims in the U.S. against the company over its emissions cheating scheme.

A House of the Future You Might Actually Want to Live In

Sharing much more than the rent with speculative housing models. The post A House of the Future You Might Actually Want to Live In appeared first on WIRED.

We Went on the VR Field Trip of Tomorrow. Here's What We Saw

This is the field trip of the future, as imagined by Google's Expeditions Pioneer Program. The post We Went on the VR Field Trip of Tomorrow. Here's What We Saw appeared first on WIRED.

Sphero's Ball-Bot Teaches Kids How to Roll Their Own Apps

The second-generation Sphero SPRK+ is an educational version of the robot that's gaining steam in STEAM curriculum. The post Sphero's Ball-Bot Teaches Kids How to Roll Their Own Apps appeared first on WIRED.

Mathieu Lehanneur adds pink light fittings to interior of Louvre's Cafe Mollien

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has renovated a cafe inside the Louvre in Paris, adding modern pink acrylic light fixtures that contrast with their historical surrounds (+ slideshow). (more…)

White Arkitekter wins housing design contest for the Faroe Islands

Swedish firm White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a sustainable housing development on a sloped, uninhabited hillside in the Faroe Islands. (more…)

Here's What Happens Inside the Mind of a Filibusterer

What happens to a person who talks for hours on end? The post Here's What Happens Inside the Mind of a Filibusterer appeared first on WIRED.