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Microsoft shares up 8.3% as AI features give a boost to sales

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Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street’s quarterly revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud computing and Office productivity software businesses, and the company said artificial intelligence products were stimulating sales.
The company forecast that revenue in its main segments for the current quarter would match or top Wall Street targets.
Shares gained 8.3% in after-market trading following a report by the Redmond, Washington-based technology company that profits were $2.45 a share in the fiscal third quarter, beating Wall Street estimates of $2.23, according to data from Refinitiv and up 10% from the same quarter last year.
In regular trading, fears about earnings had sent Microsoft down 2.2%, making it the biggest drag on the S&P 500 on Tuesday ahead of its report.
Revenue rose 7% to $52.9bn in the quarter ended March, inching past the average analyst estimate of $51.02bn, according to Refinitiv. The bulk of Microsoft sales still come from selling software and cloud computing services to customers.
But the company has grabbed headlines this year with its partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI and sprucing up the Bing search engine with artificial intelligence technology.
Microsoft said growth at its cloud business Azure was 27% in the latest reported quarter, beating analyst expectations for 26.6% growth, according to the consensus from 23 analysts polled by Visible Alpha.
Chief executive Satya Nadella told investors on a conference call that the company had more than 2,500 Azure-OpenAI service customers and AI-powered features in a wide array of products.

Bing, long an also-ran to search engine Google, has 100 million daily users and has seen downloads jump since the addition of AI features, Nadella said.
Microsoft forecast revenue in the intelligent cloud unit for the current quarter, the fiscal fourth, of $23.6-$23.9bn compared with Wall Street’s average target of $23.8bn, according to Refinitiv.
It saw revenue in the More Personal Computing segment of $13.35-$13.75bn, which would top Wall Street’s estimate of $13.2bn. The productivity and business processes unit, which includes Office, was seen producing revenue of $17.9-$18.2bn, which would beat the analysts’ average target of $17.8bn.
Analysts had expected a gloomy economic outlook to hit Microsoft’s Windows business, which depends heavily on PC sales that have sagged in recent quarters. The sales drop in the segment was less severe than analysts expected, with Microsoft reporting revenue of $13.3bn versus analyst estimates of $12.19bn, according to Refinitiv data.
The company’s productivity segment, which includes its Office software and advertising sales for the LinkedIn social networking site, also beat analyst expectations with revenue of $17.5bn versus estimates of $16.99bn, according to Refinitiv.
Overall revenue for the company’s cloud unit, which includes Azure as well as other services, was $22.1bn, slightly above estimates of $21.85bn, according to Refinitiv data.
Alphabet Inc, which also has a large cloud business, reported strong results on Tuesday, lifting its shares 2.4% after the bell. Those results and Microsoft’s helped boost shares of Amazon.com Inc, another major cloud operator, 4.8% in after-hours trading.
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

April 26, 2023
Jammu Film Festival opens, features movies from 11 countries

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Jammu: The third edition of the Jammu Film Festival, sponsored by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department, began with a grand opening at Abhinav Theatre here on Saturday.
The festival featured parallel screenings of 25 feature films, short films and documentaries from countries including Iran, India, France and the US.
The opening section of the festival showcased short films and a documentary from countries such as Iran, India, France and the US. These included Nahid, Kav Kav, Fatih the Conqueror, Sandhanam and Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles.

The Chief Guest for the occasion was Director Tourism Jammu, Vivekanand Rai.
Vivekanand Rai praised the festival for promoting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir and providing a platform for filmmakers to showcase their talent.
The festival features screenings of 50 feature films, short films and documentaries from 11 countries and will run until April 9.
In addition to the screenings, the festival will also host side events such as panel discussions, a red-carpet event, a culture showcase and a painting exhibition.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 9, 2023
Google starts testing generative AI features in Gmail, Docc

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San Francisco: After announcing the upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI) features to Workspace apps two weeks ago, Google has now started public testing them in Gmail and Docs.
The current trusted test programme includes consumer, enterprise and education users (over 18 years) in the US, reports 9To5Google.
This “small group” is invited by the tech giant to join and they must sign up and opt-in.
The testers can also leave the programme at any time.
Users in the programme can use generative AI in Gmail to draft everything from a birthday invitation to a job cover letter.
“Users can also have Google take what they’ve written and make it more elaborate or shorten it, including down to bullet points,” the report said.
On the other hand, AI in Google Docs will make the text more detailed or rewrite it.
Also, it will help users to draft blog posts or even write song lyrics.

Participants in the test programme will be able to send feedback through Gmail and Docs.
The company will expand the availability of the generative AI features “over time”, the report said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 31, 2023
J&K Bank Kissan Credit Card Scheme Check Features

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To provide adequate and timely credit to farmers under single window, with flexible and simplified procedure, adopting whole farm approach, including the short-term credit, medium term and long term credit needs of the borrowers for agriculture and allied activities and a reasonable component for consumption needs as indicated below:-
Short Term Credit Limit:
• To meet the short term credit requirements for cultivation of crops
• Post harvest expenses
• Produce marketing loan
• Consumption requirements of farmers household.
• Working capital for maintenance of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture, like dairy animals, inland fishery etc.
Long Term Credit:
• Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied activities like pump sets, sprayers, tillers, agri implements, dairy animals, sheep, poultry etc.
KCC Scheme also includes the crop loans under Apple Advance Scheme
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( With inputs from : kashmirpublication.in )

March 25, 2023
Opera adds ChatGPT, AI summarization features to its browser

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New Delhi: Web browser company Opera on Wednesday announced that it is adding AI-powered features to its desktop browsers Opera and Opera GX — namely AI Prompts, plus sidebar access to ChatGPT, and ChatSonic, to transform users’ browsing experience.
These new tools are available in early access across all desktop platforms, according to the company.
AI Prompts, a native feature in the Opera Browser, will help users shorten a long confusing text or explain it to them, whether it’s a paragraph, a whole article, or even a website.
“Accessible when you highlight text or directly from the address bar, AI Prompts is your new, go-to tool to interpret, to summarise, and to explore the web, offering you an experience that’s tailored to your interests and needs,” Opera said in a blogpost.
Besides the new AI Prompts feature, users now also have access to the web versions of ChatGPT and ChatSonic right in the sidebar of the Opera browser.
The company said these two new features will help generate ideas, summaries, translations, and itineraries, plus users can write code, learn music, get help on math, draft text, and more.
“ChatSonic is additionally so clever that it can create images for you. Altogether, the new AIGC tools offer a portal to a more personal and intelligent web – one that provides solutions to your specific needs,” the browser maker mentioned.
Moreover, the company stated that it intends to announce more AI-powered features in the future, powered by its own GPT-based model.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 22, 2023
Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, more

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New Delhi: Google has announced new generative AI features for its Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Chat.
With the new AI features, users will be able to draft, reply, summarise and prioritise their Gmail.
In Docs, they will get to brainstorm, proofread, write, and rewrite, while in Slides, they will get to bring their creative vision to life with auto-generated images, audio, and video.
Moreover, in Sheets, users will be able to go from raw data to insights and analysis via auto-completion, formula generation, and contextual categorisation, while in Meet, they will be able to generate new backgrounds and capture notes.
In Chat, the new AI features will enable workflows for getting things done for users.
“We’ll launch these new experiences this month via our trusted tester programme, starting with English in the US. From there, we’ll iterate and refine the experiences before making them available more broadly to consumers, small businesses, enterprises, and educational institutions in more countries and languages,” Google said in a blogpost.
Meanwhile, Google is reportedly working on a new “Search Companion” feature for its web browser Google Chrome.
The Search Companion will be a helpful new way to search the web using Lens.

With the new feature, the tech giant aims to bring a deeper connection between Lens and Chrome.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 15, 2023
J&K Bank Special Bachat Deposit Scheme Check Features
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- Who can open a Special Bachat Deposit account with J&K Bank?
Special Bachat Deposit account can be opened by individuals, either singly or jointly, Parents/ Guardians on behalf of minors.
- What is the minimum Average Monthly Balance required to be maintained?
  Minimum AMB of Rs. 10000/-.
- What are the benefits of the Special Bachat Deposit Scheme?
  You can avail the following benefits:
  Free cash withdrawals over the counter: 30 withdrawals per half year.
  Free accidental death insurance cover of Rs.2.00 lacs.
  International Gold Debit Card with withdrawal limit of Rs. 1.00 lacs per day and shopping limit of Rs. 1.50 lacs per day.
  Special discount in charges on cash deposit at Base and Non-Base Business Units.
  Free e-banking / m-banking facility.
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( With inputs from : kashmirpublication.in )
March 8, 2023

J&K Bank Cash Credit Scheme For Employees Check Features and Benefits

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NAME OF THE PRODUCT

J&K Bank Cash Credit Scheme

PURPOSE

The product is aimed at addressing the cyclic liquidity needs of salaried employees.

ELGIBILITY

Permanent Employees of Central Government, and State Government / Semi-Government Undertakings & Autonomous Bodies drawing salary from our Bank.

CLASSIFICATION

Non-Priority

NATURE OF THE FACILITY / QUANTUM / REPAYMENT

The facility shall be revolving in nature up to 8 years before the age of retirement of the employee*. The drawing power (DP) will thereafter be reduced on borrower’s birthday every year on pro-rata basis by reducing the principal amount so that the facility gets adjusted by 1 year before the age of retirement. The annual reduction can be spread over four quarters.The interest will be serviced by the borrower as and when applied.
Under this scheme, the credit facility can be sanctioned in favor of employees who is nearing his/her date of retirement. However the facility will be sanctioned on drop line limit basis as under:

Remaining Service	Maximum Limit
Up to 8 years	6 times salary credited in the account or Rs. 6.00 Lakh, whichever is lower
7 years	5 times salary credited in the account or Rs. 5.00 Lakh, whichever is lower
6 years	4 times salary credited in the account or Rs. 4.00 Lakh, whichever is lower
5 years	3 times salary credited in the account or Rs. 3.00 Lakh, whichever is lower
4 years	2 times salary credited in the account or Rs. 2.00 Lakh, whichever is lower
3 years	equal to salary credited in the account or Rs. 1.00 Lakh, whichever is lower

Quantum of finance:

Minimum: Rs. 50,000.00
Maximum : 6 times average of previous three month’s salary credited in the account; or Rs. 6, 00,000.00 whichever is lower.

* The scheme is customized for all retirement age brackets that are in vogue in the Government service sector i.e. 60, 62 and 65 years.

REPAYING CAPACITY

Stipulation of minimum take home salary shall not be insisted for this loan scheme, however the Interest outgo/ payable in this loan scheme shall be added to deduction for granting loan (s) under other schemes of the bank.

AGE OF THE APPLICANT

Minimum age of Applicant: 21 years.
Maximum at the time of loan Maturity: One year before the age of retirement.

REPAYING CAPACITY

Stipulation of minimum take home salary of 40% shall not be insisted for this loan scheme, however the Interest outgo/ payable in this loan scheme shall be added to deduction for granting loan (s) under other schemes of the bank.

MARGIN

SECURITY

Primary: NIL
Collateral: NIL

PROCESSING CHARGE

0.25% of the loan amount plus GST,
- Minimum of Rs. 500.00 plus GST.
- Maximum of Rs. 1000.00 plus GST.

RATE OF INTEREST (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

1 year MCLR+3.50 p.a. fixed Rate of Interest with monthly rests and Annual Reset.

Click here for rate of Interest

PRE-PAYMENT

No penalty on prepayment or / and foreclosure of the loan.

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March 8, 2023

Apple may bring Continuity features to its AR headset

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San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is planning to bring “Continuity” features to its upcoming augmented reality (AR)– mixed reality (MR) headset.
The tech giant has filed a patent application titled “Multi-Device Continuity for use with Extended Reality (XR) Systems,” reports Gizmochina.
This indicates that the upcoming headset will come with support for Continuity features like Handoff or Universal Control that are already available on existing gadgets.
The iPhone maker essentially uses the term “Continuity” to represent that its products are supported by many platforms and can communicate with one another without any issues.
Therefore, it is expected the new upcoming headset will feature Continuity for seamless connection between users’ Apple products as long as users are signed into the same Apple ID on all of their devices.
The patent also illustrated how the technique would function. While using the headset, users can read an email that their iPhone received.
With wireless communication technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth, the connection will be made possible.
In January this year, it was reported that Apple will bring health and wellness experiences in its upcoming MR headset.

Meanwhile, another report mentioned the tech giant was developing software that will give users an easier way to create their own AR applications on its upcoming headset.
It was also rumoured that the MR headset will use motors to automatically adjust lenses for perfect images.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 6, 2023
J&K Bank Kissan Credit Card Scheme Check Features

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To provide adequate and timely credit to farmers under single window, with flexible and simplified procedure, adopting whole farm approach, including the short-term credit, medium term and long term credit needs of the borrowers for agriculture and allied activities and a reasonable component for consumption needs as indicated below:-
Short Term Credit Limit:
• To meet the short term credit requirements for cultivation of crops
• Post harvest expenses
• Produce marketing loan
• Consumption requirements of farmers household.
• Working capital for maintenance of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture, like dairy animals, inland fishery etc.
Long Term Credit:
• Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied activities like pump sets, sprayers, tillers, agri implements, dairy animals, sheep, poultry etc.
KCC Scheme also includes the crop loans under Apple Advance Scheme
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( With inputs from : kashmirpublication.in )

March 6, 2023