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New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Netweb Technologies, a leading high-end computing solutions (HCS) provider in India, has achieved strong growth in the quarter ended September 30, where its total income increased by 100.4 per cent year-over-year, reaching Rs 1,480 million.Gross profit was at Rs 392 million, marking a YoY increase of 71.4 per cent and a QoQ increase of 76.6 per cent, the company said in a statement.“While the margin for the quarter decreased, the margin for H1 FY24 increased to 30 per cent, up from 29.5 per cent in H1 FY23. This emphasises that assessing our business on a…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Microsoft has launched a new initiative called “Secure Future Initiative” (SFI) across the company to advance cybersecurity protection and to tackle the evolving cyber threat landscape.This new initiative comprises three key pillars — AI-based cyber defences, advances in fundamental software engineering, and advocacy for stronger application of international norms to protect civilians from cyber threats.Under AI-based cyber defences, the tech giant aims to use AI to detect and respond to cyber threats rapidly. By utilising advanced AI tools and techniques, Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center will enhance its threat analysis capabilities.”As a company, we are committed…

San Francisco Nov 3 (IANS) Amazon ran a secret pricing algorithm, codenamed “Project Nessie”, that may have generated the e-commerce platform more than $1 billion in extra profits, according to new details that emerged from the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the company.The existence of ‘Project Nessie’ was first revealed in a previously redacted version of the monopoly lawsuit filed by the Lina Khan-led FTC and 17 state Attorneys General against the e-commerce major, reports The Verge.“Amazon has also quietly and deliberately raised prices for shoppers through a covert operation called ‘Project Nessie’,” read the FTC complaint.“Explicitly…

London, Nov 3 (IANS) Deadly robots that can climb trees, AI that may render all jobs obsolete and a work-less future are a near possibility for humanity, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has told UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.There will come a time where no job is needed as AI will be the “most disruptive force in history”, he told Sunak in a wide-ranging conversation here late on Thursday, reports the BBCAI will be smarter than the smartest human, said Musk.”We are seeing the most destructive force in history here. You can have a job if you want one…

Toronto, Nov 3 (IANS) Even as Canada plans to admit 500,000 new immigrants each year from 2025, a new study has revealed that more and more newcomers were leaving the country.The joint study, titled ‘The Leaky Bucket’ by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) and the Conference Board of Canada, said the growing numbers of immigrants are leaving Canada because of housing affordability, poor job market and burdened healthcare system. .As per the report data, the trend among newcomers to leave Canada increased suddenly in 2017 and 2019. Most of them leave Canada after staying between years four and seven…

Tokyo, Nov 3 (IANS) At least one person was killed and two others were injured after they were stabbed in Japan’s Yokohama city, according to local media reports on Friday.An emergency call was made to the police at around 7.40 p.m. on Thursday night by a resident in Yokohama’s Naka Ward, saying that “there’s trouble between some men”, Xinhua news agency quoted the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun as saying in a report citing local police.Upon arriving at the scene, officers found three men on the ground, stabbed in their abdomen or back, the report said.According to Kanagawa Prefectural Police, one…

Wellington, Nov 3 (IANS) New Zealand’s Electoral Commission declared the official results for the 2023 General Election on Friday, with a coalition of right-wing parties led by the National Party losing majority and needing NZ First to form a government.The National Party has two fewer seats, the Maori Party has gained two, and the Green Party has won one more seat, according to the special votes counted over the last three weeks after the election day on October 14, reports Xinhua news agency.The past three weeks saw the recounting of all votes, the checking of the special votes for eligibility…

Toronto, Nov 3 (IANS) An immigration agent, accused of cheating several Indian students of tens of thousands of dollars by issuing fake college admission letters to procure study permits to Canada, has denied charges against him. Brijesh Mishra, who has been under arrest in a British Columbia jail since June, said he has been scapegoated by dozens of international students from India, the Toronto Star reported.“They are blaming me to cover their mistakes,” Mishra said, making his first public appearance before an immigration tribunal in Toronto via video link on Wednesday.The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has charged Mishra with…

“The matter is adjourned in terms of the letter circulated,” said a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra in view of the letter circulated by the petitioner– Ashok Pandey – seeking adjournment.In his plea, Pandey contended that once a member of Parliament or a state legislature loses his office by operation of law, he will continue to be disqualified till he is acquitted from the charges levelled against him.He prayed the Constitution Bench to decide as to whether on the basis of a stay of conviction, a person who has suffered disqualification by operation of law, will…

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