The average retail price for home heating oil rose 1-tenth of a cent from last week to $4.05 per gallon. That's down 41.8 cents from a year ago, based on the residential heating fuel survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Heating oil prices in the New England region are at $4.03 per gallon, up 4-tenths of a cent from last week, and down 39.8 cents from a year ago.

Real-estate transactions in the metaverse are reaching record highs. We spoke with companies investing in digital real estate to understand the economic model, and why investors are spending millions on virtual property. Photo: Republic Realm

KL Rahul has a return to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on his radar but there are two more franchises that he seems to be interested in joining.

Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover mark their daughter Devi’s second birthday with a heartwarming family moment in matching custom t-shirts. 

Shah Rukh Khan, well-known for his elegant yet approachable style, makes a statement with each presentation by fusing traditional elegance with contemporary elements. The Bollywood king's penchant for timeless appeal with a contemporary twist characterizes his ageless sense of style. He

Samson's journey has not been easy. New T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir gave him confidence after a disappointing tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year when he struggled with form

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London : Methuen Drama, 2022.

Russian-German actress Elena Kazan, who entered the Bigg Boss house last week as a challenger makes an early exit.

Swami Om has been the most annoying person on the show, but the makers have been going soft on him.Divya Nair wonders why.

Bigg Boss gets grimier on day 38, says Rohan Shinde.

If the coolest person in the house is Hiten Tejwani, the smartest is certainly Vikas Gupta.

'Sreesanth bhai is playing the game well.'

'Sreesanth creates unnecessary drama.''I request viewers to help him get out of the house.'

Happy Birthday, Nicole Kidman!

Why VC firm Fireside Ventures believes it can build multimillion-dollar consumer brands in India without burning capital

Competitive video gaming in India is buzzing with big-money championships, star players, celebrity endorsers and a surging fan base

Start-up Zulu Defence manufactures drones geared for deployment in warfare

Also, the MCA allowed companies to hold EGMs via video conference until September 30, 2023

Ranbir gets a haircut... Nia goes glam... Kartik, Vidya meet Amitabh...

Kriti-Kajol promote Do Patti... Shraddha is a black cat... Urvashi flaunts her Gucci...

Ananya Panday had a special birthday on October 30, as she celebrated it with family and the media.

A new law will fine authors of “child-free propaganda” to up to 400,000 roubles for individuals and up to 5 million roubles for legal entities

The three private players increased their tariffs by 11-25 per cent in July

According to analysts, industry-leading ARPU and support from other businesses bode well for Airtel’s revenue growth during the quarter

Gopal Vittal to be Executive Vice-Chairman; Q2 consolidated net profit jumps 168 per cent YoY to ₹3,593 crore

Mobile ARPU increased to ₹233 in Q2 FY25 vs ₹203 in Q2 FY24

Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary, Nxtra, becomes India’s first AI-powered data centre operator, while the company expands mobile connectivity to military outposts along the Indo-China border

Tech advancements have made it possible for satcom players to offer data services directly to the users’ smartphones, bypassing traditional cellular operators altogether

Telcos bat for level playing field; satcom firms say customers have right to choose

How traditional enterprise can adopt digital transformation

How H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer are buying viscose from highly polluting factories in Asia. By Natasha Hurley.

The Mantle twins want to “change the way women give birth” — the body horror subgenre has always been nimble and alert to the red-button political issues of the day

Love it or hate it, Mac OS X has been part of many lives for a long time now

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Anthony Geffen is the CEO and creative director of Atlantic Productions, an Emmy and Bafta winning documentary filmmaker, Throughout his career, he has pioneered multi-platform and immersive storytelling, featuring projects with David Attenborough, Judi Dench and a host of others. Over the years, immersive storytelling – beginning by working with the inventors of virtual reality – has become the most exciting storytelling format, and Geffen and his company has gone from strength to strength telling the world's true stories.

Elijah Allan-Blitz, VR Director, "The Messy Truth" in conversation with Angela Watercutter, WIRED.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Qatar Foundation | The face of education is changing faster than ever before with so much technology at our fingertips. Some educators are particularly excited about the promise of virtual reality creating transformative learning opportunities. In this WIRED guide, we reached out to experts at Qatar Foundation to get the full scope of what’s possible with VR.

The office is now at home. Stewart Butterfield, CEO of Slack, and Bret Taylor, President and COO of Salesforce, discuss the shifting paradigm of what it means to go to the office.

Herman Narula is the co-founder and CEO of Improbable, a gaming startup which enables developers to make extraordinary multiplayer games. At WIRED Live 2020, Herman explores the impact of virtual worlds around us, with an exclusive look at a COVID simulation.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with athenahealth | Virtual care is a comprehensive term that refers to providing care, medicine, research, and management in a decentralized manner. It covers everything from phone calls, video consultations, and at-home diagnostic tests, to wearable technology and health apps that collect biometric data. In a year that transformed the way we work, learn, live, and travel, these technologies were needed more than ever. Wired Brand Lab recently sat down with athenahealth to discuss how some of these digital technologies are being adopted for a more seamless care experience. To learn more, visit athenahealth: https://athenahealth.com

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with AWS | When AWS realized their clients' needs for computation were outgrowing its cloud virtualization's capabilities, their engineers rebuilt it by creating custom, original silicon chips, pioneering a hybrid software and hardware model called NITRO. NITRO provides dedicated hardware, increased performance, and security at a cheaper cost to their customer base — and is programmed for evolution as the virtualization landscape continues to change.

Join Contend CEO Steven Amato as he unveils the future of storytelling in a 10-minute journey that transcends traditional theater. From breaking down physical barriers with SMARTStage to harnessing AI for content creation, this presentation explores how technology is reshaping the narrative landscape, making storytelling more immersive, accessible, and sustainable.