Author: Vidya Saras

Truist Securities increased its price target for Kratos Defense (NASDAQ:) & Security (NASDAQ: KTOS) shares from $25.00 to $27.00, while retaining a Buy rating on the stock. The adjustment follows recent meetings with the company’s management, including CEO Eric DeMarco and CFO Deanna Lund. The firm’s analyst supports the Buy rating, emphasizing Kratos Defense as a standout for organic growth among small to mid-cap companies in the defense sector. The analyst anticipates that the company will exceed its long-term revenue growth model of 8-12% as it secures orders for unmanned tactical drones. Kratos Defense’s burgeoning involvement in the hypersonics, turbofan,…

There are a few products in our lives we want to use all the time and never have to think about. Faucets come to mind—you want your faucet to turn on and off, not leak. That’s about it. Google’s new Google TV Streamer is an Android-powered TV faucet that never leaks. Once you log into your various accounts and start streaming, you hardly notice it’s there, but you’ll have easy access to all your favorite shows and movies. You can even use the remote to control connected devices in your home, like lights, speakers, and plugs.Casting from phones is simple…

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)To mark the 50th anniversary of the erotic French film that made soft porn mainstream cinema, it’s had a 21st Century reboot – but will it match the success of the original?A new version of Emmanuelle, this time in English and starring France’s Noémie Merlant, has just been released in France. This Emmanuelle, directed by Audrey Diwan, a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner for her powerful abortion drama Happening, explores female sexuality, 2024-style.If Emmanuelle’s sexual adventures need re-telling, that might be because the 1974 original seems so dated now. Directed by Frenchman Just Jaeckin and starring Dutch actor…

The much-anticipated rally for Bitcoin could be upon us as the largest crypto asset has formed an inverse head and shoulders pattern, a bullish technical indicator, signaling a potential breakout on the upside. Given the growing market optimism and improving sentiment currently, the pattern may serve as the impetus for BTC’s next rally. Head And Shoulders Pattern Sparks Upside Breakout For Bitcoin Market expert and host of the Crypto Banter show, Kyle Doops, has cited an inverse head and shoulders formation on the Bitcoin chart, which has captured the interest of crypto enthusiasts who speculate that a huge upward shift…

Powering Meta AI’s new capabilities is an upgraded version of Llama, Meta’s premier large language model. The free model announced today may also have a broad impact, given how widely the Llama family has been adopted by developers and startups already.In contrast to OpenAI’s models, Llama can be downloaded and run locally without charge—although there are some restrictions on large-scale commercial use. Llama can also more easily be fine-tuned, or modified with additional training, for specific tasks.Patrick Wendell, cofounder and VP of engineering at Databricks, a company that hosts AI models including Llama, says many companies are drawn to open…

TL;DR: We are excited to announce that the applications are now open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF5). The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s technology during the fellowship. This includes everything from the development of client implementations, testing and specifications, and participating in the latest core protocol research. The program provides fellows with a unique opportunity to collaborate with other talented individuals, to engage with current Ethereum core developers and fellowship peers, and to…

Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation,A couple months back, I wrote about how 2024 was shaping up to be big for the Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana NFT scenes. And while I’ve written extensively on the Ethereum NFT ecosystem and a good bit on Bitcoin’s, I’ve yet to do a primer on the Solana NFT space. So with today’s post, let’s change that! Accordingly, here’s a quick beginner’s guide that will walk you through the basics of Solana NFT standards, top collections, and how to get started 👇-WMP👉  Kraken NFT is built for secure…

Animoca Brands, in collaboration with metaverse architect Smobler, has launched the Universal Peace Sanctuary within The Sandbox metaverse.This virtual space aims to foster peace and understanding by offering educational experiences related to global conflicts and their consequences.The initiative is a digital counterpart to the physical Universal Peace Sanctuary being built in Lumbini, Nepal, and provides a platform for users to reflect on the principles of peace and reconciliation. Source: The SandboxA Digital Space for Global DialogueThe virtual sanctuary guides participants through interactive experiences designed to teach the impact of historical conflicts and the importance of inner peace.“We are very excited…

While the idea of a quick-turnaround, generously AI-generated podcast might sound terrifying to some fans and creators, other players in the industry see it as an inevitability. Oskar Serrander, who describes his AI-meets-podcasting studio Wondercraft as “Canva for audio,” says that he views AI as a way to help creatives “produce at the speed of culture.” While he admits there are limits to AI, like the way the technology typically draws from past ideas rather than creating new concepts, he admires the way it might lower the barrier to entry for some brands or creators.Serrander notes there are fewer podcast…

Leeds United are no strangers to selling their best and brightest talents and had to endure losing a number of key players in the summer transfer window. Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray, Georginio Rutter, and Glen Kamara moved on, to West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Rennes respectively on permanent deals. That came after the Whites failed to secure promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, having lost 1-0 to Southampton in the play-off final. However, even playing in the Premier League does not guarantee that the club’s best players will remain…