Author: Max Smith

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) Q1 2024 Earnings Report Call Recording April 18, 2024Discover Financial Services wasn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details).operator: good morning. My name is Todd. Today I will be the conference operator. We would like to welcome you to the 2024 First Quarter Discover Financial Services Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that there will be no Q&A session after the prepared remarks in the morning. After the call, please contact the Discover Investor Relations team with any questions. [Operator Instructions] I will…

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An obscure, niche Billings business is “leveling up” this year — Trade Mark Video Games celebrates its 20th anniversary in May.Trade Mark For those who haven't yet ventured down the video game rabbit hole, walking into a store is like seeing a picture of “Where's Wally?” The longer you look, the more you see. If you stay long enough, you might even find rare video games or action figures you haven't seen since you were a kid.Trade Mark Video Games is a nostalgia den for Gen X and Millennial gamers and a collector's paradise. The slot wall, depicting a galaxy…

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Olympic organizers have announced plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining a global rush to harness rapidly advancing technology.April 19, 2024, 7:54 a.m. ET• 2 minute readLONDON — Olympic organizers on Friday announced plans to leverage artificial intelligence in sports, joining a global rush to take advantage of rapidly advancing technology.The International Olympic Committee outlined the challenges of leveraging AI. Officials said it could be used to make matches fairer by identifying promising players, personalizing training methods and improving decision-making.“Today we take another step to ensure the uniqueness of the Olympic Games and the relevance of sport. To do…

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IIn its first few days of release, Fallout, the Prime Video adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game series, became a hit with audiences around the world, topping the UK charts and becoming one of the top three most-watched titles on Prime. It was ranked in. Until now.On Friday, just one week after the show was released in more than 240 countries and territories, Amazon announced that it had renewed the show for a second season. “The bar has been high for lovers of this iconic video game, but so far we have exceeded their expectations and brought millions of new…

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WASHINGTON — Following swift backlash from critics concerned about the agency's spending, the Internal Revenue Service on Friday said it has spent $350 million developing a massively multiplayer tax preparation video game titled: Condemned. Tales of Revenue. “When you first download From IRS.gov, I thought it would only be short, but it's been almost 170 hours and I still haven't filed my taxes. Also, something called the Auditor Goblin keeps killing me. ” Cleveland resident Anthony Lopez asked millions of people who wondered if there was a better way for the IRS to spend its time and money than to…

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TThe gaming industry is currently in a very interesting situation where teams of all sizes and budgets have access to development tools and publishing platforms. As such, we are offered a wide variety of different experiences that dare to stand out from the crowd with their unique gameplay ideas and mechanics. To that end, here are 15 of the biggest upcoming games that are trying to do something different. crimson desert Currently in development at Pearl Abyss, Crimson Desert is an open world game full of unparalleled ambition and vast possibilities. In this game, the player steps into the shoes…

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PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) First Quarter 2024 ResultsMain financial resultsRevenue: USD 4.99 billion (down 7.0% from Q1 2023).Net profit: USD 1.25 billion (down 22% from Q1 2023).Margin: 25% (down from 30% in Q1 2023).EPS: USD 3.10 (down from USD 3.99 in Q1 2023).Profit and revenue growthAll numbers shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period.PNC Financial Services Group's EPS exceeds expectations, but revenue falls shortSales were 1.8% lower than analysts expected. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst expectations by 3.2%.Looking ahead, revenues are expected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.4% over…

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Police busted a phishing rental platform and a nine-year-old virus found on computers in Ukraine. Welcome to Cybersecurity Today. It's Friday, April 19, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon. Europol European Police Cooperative One of the largest phishing-as-a-service platforms says it has suffered a severe outage. This week, law enforcement agencies in 19 countries, including the UK, US, and Canada, shut down LabHost's IT infrastructure. They also arrested 37 suspects. The site sold access to things like phishing kits and infrastructure for hosting fake web pages for a monthly subscription. An estimated 10,000 criminals worldwide have used its services. Singapore-based cybersecurity firm…

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