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Microsoft’s Activision bid gets a boost in UK

LONDON: Microsoft’s $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard scored a victory on Friday...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:29pm

Pakistan

HEC making all-out efforts to introduce reforms: chairman

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has said the commission is making all-out...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs in second round of layoffs

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would cut 9,000 jobs, making it the latest Big Tech company to announce a second...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 09:17pm

Technology

How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet

SAN FRANCISCO: The rise of artificial general intelligence – now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley – will bring...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 11:23am

Technology

Microsoft seeks EU nod for Activision Blizzard bid with new offer

BRUSSELS: Microsoft said on Friday that it has offered formal commitments to the EU in its bid to persuade the bloc...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:58pm

Technology

Microsoft unveils AI for its office suite in increased competition with Google

Microsoft Corp on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users,...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 09:04pm

Perspectives

Inevitable rise of AI: opportunity more than a threat

As technology hits new peaks every day, it is becoming increasingly difficult not to incorporate it in our daily lives

Published 16 Mar, 2023 08:31pm

Technology

Chinese search giant Baidu introduces Ernie Bot

BEIJING: Baidu on Thursday unveiled its much-anticipated artificial intelligence-powered chatbot known as Ernie Bot,...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 12:41pm

Technology

Microsoft inks licensing deal with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid

BRUSSELS: Microsoft on Tuesday signed a 10-year licensing deal to bring Activision’s Call of Duty franchise to cloud...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 07:06pm

Technology

Microsoft expands ChatGPT integration to more developer tools

Microsoft Corp on Monday bundled the technology behind ChatGPT with its Power Platform that allows users to develop...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:19pm

Technology

Tech-sponsored study criticises plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors

BRUSSELS: A proposed European Union cloud security label that could exclude Amazon, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft and...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 10:52am

Technology

Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:05am

Technology

Tech rivals chase ChatGPT as AI race ramps up

WASHINGTON: Chasing Microsoft, global tech giants have rolled out announcements on how they will implement...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 11:34am

Technology

ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:45pm

Business & Finance

Dell to cut 5pc of its global workforce

WASHINGTON: American computer firm Dell said Monday that it will lay off some five percent of its global workforce,...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Technology

China’s Alibaba joins global chatbot race

BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it was working on a rival to ChatGPT, joining a flurry of...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 10:33am

Technology

Google to soon add generative AI features in search results

STOCKHOLM: Google said on Wednesday it would soon integrate artificial intelligence (AI) capable of generating text...

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 11:03pm

Opinion

AI supercharges battle of web search titans

A new generation of AI chatbots has unleashed a titanic battle between Microsoft and Google for the eyeballs of...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 07:33am

Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher on Microsoft boost

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged higher on Tuesday, propped up by gains in Microsoft shares, while...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

World

Oracle to invest $1.5bn in Saudi Arabia, open data centre in Riyadh

Oracle Corp plans to invest $1.5 billion in Saudi Arabia in the coming years as it builds up its cloud footprint in...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 12:17pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT firm OpenAI

WASHINGTON: Microsoft on Monday said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Technology

German software giant SAP to cut 3,000 jobs

FRANKFURT: German software giant SAP on Thursday said it planned to cut some 3,000 jobs this year, joining a wave of...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 02:49pm

Markets

Wall St falls as Microsoft outlook dents tech stocks

NEW YORK: Wall Street benchmarks dropped on Wednesday as a decline in technology stocks after Microsoft’s downbeat...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Markets

European stocks slip on earnings jitters

PARIS: European stocks slipped on Wednesday as lacklustre results from US software giant Microsoft fanned fears ...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Technology

Microsoft quarterly results saved by cloud computing

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Tuesday said sales slowed and profits slumped in the last quarter of 2022 as a darkening...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:47am

Technology

Spotify to cut 6% of jobs, content head to depart

Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it plans to cut 6% of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to...

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 07:23pm

Technology

Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the latest...

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 07:57pm

Technology

Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal

BRUSSELS: Microsoft is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning about its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:42pm

Opinion

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Technology

Microsoft in talks to invest $10bn in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI

Microsoft Corp is in talks to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI as part of funding that will value the firm...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 07:35pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 27 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 27 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 27 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 27 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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