Author: Max Smith

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 24, 2024Virtu Financial, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.76, expectations were $0.59. VIRT isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here).Operator: Ladies and gentlemen thank you for standing by. Welcome to Virtu Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. I would like now to turn the conference over…

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Game developer Fallen Leaf recently partnered Working with Studios Extraordinaires to develop 2023 sci-fi shooter thriller film and television adaptation Fort Solis.Fort Solis, developed by Fallen Leaf and Black Drakkar and published by Dear Villagers, takes place on the far side of Mars. There, engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm at the titular outpost, but his night takes a turn for the worse from there.André Hedetoft and Andreas Troedsson of Studios Extraordinaires will co-direct the Fort Solis adaptation. In this exclusive video (which you can watch in the player above or in the embed below), the creative duo…

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Stellar Blade's director explained that what players describe as input lag during certain moves is a deliberate choice.In an interview with 4Gamer, Kim Hyun-tae was asked about the game's demo, and the topic of input lag was brought up.Kim was asked why it seems like it takes a long time between pressing the button and the actual action to execute the perfect parry or dodge.He explained that this is a design choice to keep the animation smooth, and even if the animation takes a while to play, the skill activates the moment you press the button, so there's no real…

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The Nuggets posted the highest return (+123%) of all teams, even though RSN (Kroenke Sports-owned Altitude) continues to have distribution issues in the Denver market.Getty Images While NBA National Network viewership was flat, regular season RSN viewership was up 8% from the 2022-23 season and the highest since 2018-2019. These gains come as several teams made significant changes to their team allocation this season following Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy. This measurement includes teams from 25 NBA markets (excluding the Raptors because their club is in Canada; the Hornets and Grizzlies also have games measured due to historically low local attendance).…

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Sometimes there are games that combine all kinds of inspiration from other directors' past works to come up with very interesting new ideas. Karma: The Dark World is one of those games that feels like Hideo Kojima, David Lynch, and George Orwell collaborated on the same project. It was developed by a Chinese studio called Pollard Studio. 1984, a famous book. The world of this title is controlled by an evil corporation that seeks to control the every thought of its inhabitants. A new IP that mixes works by Hideo Kojima, George Orwell, and David Lynch. Karma: The Dark World…

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BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 24, 2024BOK Financial Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.91, expectations were $1.72. BOKF isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here).Operator: Greetings. Welcome to BOK Financial Corporation’s First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. As a reminder, this call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the presentation over to Heather Worley, Director of Investor Relations for BOK Financial Corporation. Please proceed.Heather Worley: Good morning and thank you for joining us to discuss…

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Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell has hired a new director of sports performance.Nolan Harvath, who has worked with West Virginia's strength and conditioning staff since December 2020, was announced Thursday as the new Director of Sports Performance for Lady Vols Basketball. Harvath and Caldwell previously worked together at Division II Glenville State University.“I have had the pleasure of working with Coach Nolan in the past and he knows what we are trying to accomplish,” Caldwell said in a release to the school. “He understands the vision we have and is dedicated to making sure we are the hardest working…

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The origins of what we're talking about here security breach Transformative events can be traced back any number of times, but the reality is that they all contribute as separate elements to the unique mosaic that is the legacy of industrial cybersecurity. Most interestingly, the first hacks into industrial control systems occurred in water treatment facilities, oil and gas pipelines, and energy plants.These targets were chosen because they simultaneously offer greater visibility, increased social impact, and most notably, easily exploitable vulnerabilities. In most cases, these attacks allow the hacker to achieve all of his initial economic and self-promotional goals, while…

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