A new Ghostbusters animated series is being developed at Netflix in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation and Ghostbusters: Afterlife duo Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan.
Reitman and Kenan of Ghost Corps, Inc. will executive produce the Ghostbusters animated series, having recently collaborated on the script for last year’s live-action feature Ghostbusters: Afterlife, for which Reitman also served as director. However, plot details for the new animated series are being kept securely locked away in the Ghost Trap for now.
A brand new GHOSTBUSTERS animated series is on the way! @JasonReitman and @gilkenan, the minds behind Ghostbusters: Afterlife, will be leading the project which will debut on Netflix, in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation. #GeekedWeekpic.twitter.com/g4LkWu314z
News of the Ghostbusters animated series arrives on June 8, otherwise known as Ghostbusters Day, an annual event that celebrates the anniversary of the release date of the original film in 1984. The announcement also kicks off Day 3 of Netflix’s Geeked Week, which is shining a spotlight on the streaming service’s growing roster of animated projects.
The Ghostbusters phenomenon began in 1984 with the first film, which was directed by Ivan Reitman. In the years since, the franchise has expanded faster than a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, having spawned various sequels and reboots as well as multiple merchandising tie-ins and animated series’ such as The Real Ghostbusters, followed by Extreme Ghostbusters.
Jason Reitman’s decades-later legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which continued the Ghostbusters lore from his father’s mega-hits Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, was released last year. The movie starred Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace, with appearances from ‘Buster originals Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and more.
The film has a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 score on Metacritic. We were on the higher end in our Ghostbusters: Afterlife review, giving it a 9/10 in recognition of it being “a delightfully lovely movie that will satisfy those who grew up with Ramis, Hudson, Murray, and Aykroyd” while also making “youngsters fall just as in love with the new generation.”
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD jumping to near $30,850 after the opening bell, helping claw back some of the ground lost in an overnight correction.
Choppy trading conditions prevailed within a familiar range on the day, however, leading to both long and short traders seeing increased risk on low timeframes.
For popular trader Crypto Chase, this was a prime period for the transfer of value to “smart money” — away from small-volume speculators and those with “weak hands.”
A prior Twitter post had argued for a hands-off approach until a decisive level had been breached.
Little interest in $BTC until one of these levels is breached. At that point, we watch for either continuation or price to re-enter range. If re-enter range, I expect the other side to fail and continuation in that direction (as drawn). I tend to lean towards left most drawing. pic.twitter.com/d5JgsAM4LR
U.S. dollar index (DXY) 1-hour candle chart. Source: TradingView
BTC/USD traded in a more modest territory near local highs from before May’s crypto dip, still far from its record peak, as with the dollar seen in November 2021.
Japan’s central bank continues a policy of quantitative easing, in stark contrast to both the U.S. and European Union, both of which are aiming to reduce their central banks’ balance sheets.
The third largest currency in the world is falling off a cliff vs. the USD.
Make no mistake. This is the fate awaiting every fiat currency vs. the USD, and eventually the fate of the USD vs. #Bitcoinpic.twitter.com/vZkN6Uyl5e
“Turns out that the monetary experiment in Japan is not going too well,” analyst Jan Wüstenfeld responded.
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Bitcoin, the world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market cap is currently struggling to garner profits amid global economic slowdown. A new Glassnode report has said that long-time holders (LTHs) of this virtual asset presently also possess 90 percent of BTC’s total supply in profits. As per CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin currently has a circulating supply of 19,061,762 coins. The Glassnode report also said that the dominance of long-term holders on Bitcoin’s circulation has risen in recent times.
In recent weeks, the percentage of BTC’s supply in profit in possession of LTHs crossed the 90 percent mark.
The term ‘supply in profit’ refers to the total number of Bitcoins that holds profit in the BTC market. The metric is calculated by checking the on-chain history of each BTC token to see what price was it last sold at.
If the current price of a BTC token exceeds its purchase rate, the coin is recognised to have managed some profits.
At this point, short term BTC holders (STHs) only have ten percent of BTC’s supply in profit in their wallets.
The Glassnode report says that at this point, STHs of BTC are at the peak of their pain level because they own no ‘unrealised profits’.
Bitcoin dominance, a measure of the ratio between its market cap to the rest of cryptocurrency markets, has reportedly jumped to a seven-month high of over 44 percent even as its price has decreased.
At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $31,879 (roughly Rs. 24 lakh) as per Gadgets 360’s crypto price tracker.
Apart from being seen as an investment tool, other use-cases of BTC are also being discussed in the industrial market.
In March for instance, financial services giant Deloitte conducted a new study showing how Bitcoin can be used to create a cheaper, more secure, and faster ecosystem for digital fiat currency or more specifically, Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC.
Snapchat parent Snap has expanded its partnership with ShareChat’s Moj to integrate its AR Camera Kit within short-video app MX TakaTak. As a result of the new move, the MX TakaTak app will now offer the ability to access new camera experiences powered by Snapchat’s augmented reality (AR) technology. The integration will also help ShareChat to increase user retention and duration spent on its app over time. Short-video apps including MX TakaTak were able to grow in India in the absence of TikTok.
Starting this month, content creators will be able to leverage the partnership on the MX TakaTak app to use the AR lenses similar to how Snapchat offers to its users. This will help enhance their short videos with AR-based effects.
“With the AR capabilities that Snap’s Camera Kit will weave into the TakaTak app, content creators will be able to create unique experiences,” said Anubhav Nayyar, Director of Platform Partnerships (APAC) at Snap, in a prepared statement to Gadgets 360.
Nayyar added that the partnership would help MX TakaTak engage better with both content creators and users on the platform.
Last year, Snap partnered with ShareChat to integrate its AR experiences within the Moj app.
ShareChat Chief Product Officer Amit Zunjarwad said that the previous integration helped deliver “high adoption” to users. The executive, though, did not provide any specifics on the adoption.
“We are sure this integration on TakaTak will also help creators bring their incredible ideas to life through innovative lenses,” said Zunjarwad.
ShareChat in February announced the merger between MX TakaTak and Moj to expand its presence in the world of short-video apps. The company at the time claimed that the combined platform would carry 100 million creators, 300 million monthly active users, and nearly 250 billion monthly video views.
At the time of announcing the merger, ShareChat did touch upon the addition of Snap filters to MX TakaTak. The company had also said that the app would continue to function as a separate platform.
Similar to MX TakaTak, Snap has offered its Camera Kit to bring AR experiences on some Samsung phones. The prime purpose of the US company behind such developments seems to expand its camera experiences beyond the Snapchat app and get more inputs from different platforms to enhance its AR technology over time.
Interestingly, Snap also has Spotlight as a feature on its app to natively deliver short-video content to Snapchat users. The kind of audience on MX TakaTak is, however, different to some extent over the user base of Snapchat.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra smartphone was launched globally, excluding India, on Wednesday. It comes with a front camera that is situated below the display, and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. It packs a battery with 5,000mAh capacity with support for 65W charging and sports a curved AMOLED display that is said to have received the Low Blue Light Certification from TÜV Rheinland. The smartphone comes with three cameras with 64-megapixel sensor in each of them.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra price, availability
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra price has been set at $799 (roughly Rs. 62,000) for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and $899 (roughly Rs. 70,000) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The price of these variants in Europe is EUR 829 (roughly Rs. 70,800) and EUR 949 (roughly Rs. 79,100), respectively. It is available for pre-booking in Black colour only, and the sales will start from June 21.
The phone will not be available for purchase in India. It was launched in China earlier this year.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano) ZTE Axon 40 Ultra runs Android 12-based MyOS 12 and sports a 6.8-inch curved AMOLED display with a 2,480×1,116 pixels resolution. The display gets an advanced UDC display chip, 20:9 aspect ratio, Low Blue Light Certification from TÜV Rheinland, and 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the phone comes equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
For photography, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra features a triple rear camera headlined by a 64-megapixel IMX787 primary sensor along with an f/1.6 aperture. There is also a 64-megapixel wide-angle camera, and a 64-megapixel periscopic telephoto shooter. On the front, it features an under-display 16-megapixel selfie camera.
The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra packs up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 inbuilt storage and houses a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging. There are dual stereo speakers enhanced by DTS:X Ultra technology. The phone gets an X-axis linear motor for haptic feedback. There is an under-display fingerprint sensor, and NFC as well as Bluetooth v5.2 for connectivity.
Sometimes you just need some chocolate. Our chocolate cravings are more than just a sweet tooth, but have some genuine health reasons behind them. This healthy adaptogen truffle recipe satisfies those cravings while it improves focus and lessens stress.
There’s no need to wait for Valentine’s Day or a special event (although they do make a great gift). Any chocolate lover would enjoy this truffle recipe any day of the week!
Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe
There are a lot of truffle recipes out there. Some call for white chocolate, peanut butter, or even cream cheese with oreo cookies. A lot of these candy recipes though are so sweet and full of sugar and are something my family avoids.
Instead, I’ve opted for a dark chocolate truffle recipe that only contains a few simple ingredients and is low in processed sugar. The star of the show here is really the mushrooms though. Yes, you heard me right!
We’re using adaptogenic mushrooms that help with energy, focus, and overall health. While I like drinking my mushrooms in coffee, this mushroom blend is in a cocoa powder base.
Health Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms
Thirty years ago if someone told me I’d be putting mushroom powder in my candy I’d think they were a little off their rocker. Medicinal mushrooms have exploded in popularity in recent years and it’s easy to see why. There are plenty of different options out there, but I like these blends from Four Sigmatic. The mushrooms are high quality and pre-cooked so their nutrients are ready to use.
Four Sigmatic has a few different blends to choose from, but I used their Focus mushroom blend in these truffles. I felt like the blueberry and cocoa powder complemented the dark chocolate nicely. You can also opt for their Mushroom or Adaptogen blends too for different health benefits.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s in the Focus blend mushroom powder:
Cordyceps – An adaptogen that boosts energy and athletic performance. It’s also anti-aging and immune-boosting, supports healthy blood sugar levels, and may protect the liver.
Bacopa monnieri – A native Indian herb that’s a nootropic, may protect against brain diseases, and has anti-anxiety properties.
Rhodiola – An adaptogenic herb that positively impacts mood and lessens anxiety. It also improves energy, stamina, and brain function.
Vitamin B12 – This vitamin is crucial for energy and brain health. B12 supports the nervous system and is necessary for mental health. It may also help with nerve related pain.
Blueberry – High in antioxidants and polyphenols that support a healthy brain and fight off free radical damage.
What Are Adaptogens?
I’ve been mentioning the word adaptogens, but what are they really? In short, adaptogens are substances that help our body better cope with stress. That doesn’t mean we can push ourselves to the limit, and just pop a few adaptogen supplements though.
The best way to use adaptogens is to incorporate them as part of a healthy, balanced lifestyle along with rest. So kick your feet up and enjoy an adaptogenic truffle (or two!).
What’s in the Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe?
Other than the mushroom blend, I’ve also included some raw honey to sweeten and cocoa powder to thicken. The honey adds enough sweetness without the blood sugar spikes. And the cocoa powder is high in antioxidants with a little caffeine kick. I also added just a little bit of canned coconut milk for a better texture.
A truffle is only as good as the chocolate used to make it. My other truffle recipe uses chocolate melted together with heavy cream and coconut oil. I use a cookie scoop to place the chocolate mixture onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and coat them with cacao powder. For these homemade chocolate truffles though we’re making filled chocolate with a hard shell.
I prefer to use at least 70% dark chocolate for that rich, chocolatey flavor. And it helps cut down on excess sugar too. Bittersweet chocolate might be a little too dark though since the filling is only mildly sweetened.
If you prefer something sweeter, like milk chocolate, then that’s an option too. I add a little bit of coconut oil to help it melt better on the stove and prevent the chocolate from burning.
Instead of using chocolate bars and messing with chopped chocolate, I just use chocolate chips to make life easier. Whatever you pick, high-quality chocolate makes for a better truffle.
Truffle Recipe Flavors
I used orange essential oil, but here are a few more options:
The above measurements aren’t hard and fast rules. Add about half of the amount to the filling and adjust to taste.
Adaptogen Chocolate Truffles
Katie Wells
These smooth and creamy chocolate truffles feature adaptogenic mushrooms to help boost health.
Prep Time 15mins
Chill time 30mins
Total Time 45mins
Servings 14truffles
Calories 63kcal
Instructions
Truffle Filling
In a small bowl stir together the unsweetened cocoa powder, the 1 TBSP and 2 tsps honey, and the rest of the truffle filling ingredients. Use a rubber spatula or the back of a metal spoon to work everything together until smooth.
Put the filling into the freezer to firm up for 5-10 min
Chocolate Coating
Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and coconut oil together over very low heat in a saucepan or double boiler. Stir continually to combine.
With a small spoon, fill 14 of the cavities in the candy mold about 1/3 full with the melted chocolate. Use the back of the spoon to spread the chocolate up the sides of the mold.
Put the chocolate mold into the freezer for 5 minutes or until the chocolate is hardened.
Assembling the Truffles
Remove the mold from the freezer and fill each cavity with the truffle mixture filling, leaving about 1/8 inch at the top. Put it back in the freezer for another 5-10 minutes, or until the filling is mostly firm.
Take the mold back out of the freezer and spoon a little more of the melted chocolate on top of the filling. Make sure the chocolate is spread out and touching the edges so the chocolate coating seals in the filling.
Put the chocolates back in the freezer for another 5-10 min until completely hardened.
Remove the truffles from the mold and store in a cool place or the refrigerator.
Notes
Notes: The filling will seem very dry at first, but keep working until it comes together. Add a little more honey or milk a few drops at a time if the mixture is too dry. The exact size and number of truffles will depend on the mold you use. Mine held about 1 TBSP in each cavity.
Xiaomi 12 Ultra protective case has reportedly been spotted on Xiaomi Youpin platform. The cutouts for the protective case shows the rear design of the upcoming smartphone. It was recently tipped that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra may launch in July with a 6.6-inch curved display and a big circular camera bump at the back. The expected price of the Xiaomi smartphone has also been leaked online. It was also tipped that the handset could run Android 12 out-of-the-box and get a dual speaker setup.
According to a report from ITHome, a new protective case for the upcoming Xiaomi 12 Ultra has been spotted on Xiaomi Youpin platform. It is also worth noting that the cutouts on the protective case show the rear design of the rumoured smartphone from Xiaomi. To clarify, the protective case is not available for purchase, but has just been listed online with the name of the compatible smartphone.
Recently, the alleged renders and expected specifications of the smartphone were also shared online, as per a report. The protective case has a similar circular rear camera module cutout that matches the leaked renders. The report had also added that the smartphone would be priced at around $1,350 (roughly Rs. 1,05,000) and it can be expected to launch in July.
Xiaomi 12 Ultra specifications (expected)
Xiaomi 12 Ultra is said to be the upcoming addition to the Chinese company’s 12 series. The smartphone is expected to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen+ 1 SoC. It can get Android 12 out-of-the-box and is expected to come in two storage options, 256GB and 512GB. The smartphone is expected to get a dual speaker configuration and a USB Type-C port.
The smartphone is expected to feature a big circular bump at the back that will house the camera module. It was seen with a total of seven cutouts that indicate that I could have multiple cameras along with multiple sensors. The phone is said to feature a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 48-megapixel wide angle lens, a 48-megapixel periscope lens, and more. At the front, it can get a 20-megapixel hole-punch selfie camera. The report also mentioned that the details regarding every cutout is yet to be confirmed by Xiaomi.
The Xiaomi smartphone is expected to get a 6.6-inch curved AMOLED touchscreen with 1,440×3,200 pixels resolution. The touchscreen of the smartphone can feature 20:9 aspect ratio, 1 billion colours, and 120 Hz refresh rate. The display is said to be designed to deliver up to 1,700 nits of pear brightness.
The European Union is working on a possible ban on the provision of cloud services to Russia as part of new sanctions against the Kremlin for the invasion of Ukraine, an EU official told Reuters on Wednesday, noting the measure was technically complex.
If introduced, it is unclear how the EU ban would affect Russia, because top cloud providers in Europe are US companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
The European Union last week adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus which included an oil embargo, restrictive measures on Russian banks and a ban on the provision of consultancy services to Moscow.
An initial version of a press release on the sanctions package issued by the EU Council on June 3 also referred to a ban on the provision of cloud services, but was later amended to delete that reference. That sanction does not appear in the legal texts published in the official journal of the EU.
A press officer for the Council said the initial mention of the sanction on cloud services was “a material error”, and declined to say whether it may have been caused by a debate on the matter among EU states.
An EU official familiar with decisions on sanctions said the measure on cloud services was never proposed by the European Commission, but added that the EU was working on introducing the ban in possible future rounds of sanctions despite it being technically difficult.
In a tweet on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president’s adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that the editing of the press release by the EU Council had been done without offering a clear explanation and that it suggested a possible watering down of sanctions.
“We must increase the sanctions pressure, not decrease,” he said.
According to a study, devices made of commonly available oxide and carbon-based materials can manufacture pure hydrogen from water for weeks. The discovery could aid in overcoming one of the major challenges in solar fuel production: present earth-abundant light-absorbing materials are limited in terms of performance or stability. The move to full decarbonisation and the UK’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050 will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel. Because the majority of hydrogen is currently produced using fossil fuels, scientists are now attempting to develop more environmentally friendly methods of producing hydrogen.
Making devices that can capture sunlight and split water to produce green hydrogen is one approach to accomplish this. Although numerous light-absorbing materials have been explored for green hydrogen production, the majority of them disintegrate fast when submerged in water.
The most efficient light-harvesting materials, for example, are perovskites, which are unstable in water and contain lead. Because of the risk of leakage, scientists have been working to develop lead-free alternatives.
Bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) is one such alternative. So far, it was overlooked as a non-toxic semiconductor option for solar fuel applications due to its low water stability. But based on previous studies into the material’s potential, the researchers chose to pick BiOI for creating green hydrogen.
The study’s findings were published in Nature Materials.
The researchers created devices that mimicked the natural photosynthesis process in plant leaves. These artificial leaf devices, made of BiOI and other eco-friendly materials, absorb sunlight and produce O2, H2, and CO.
Researchers were able to improve the stability of these artificial leaf devices by sandwiching BiOI between two oxide layers. To prevent moisture infiltration, a water-repellent graphite paste was applied to the strong oxide-based device structure. As a result, BiOI’s light-absorbing pixels’ stability was increased from minutes to a few months.
This is a major discovery that elevates BiOI to the status of a feasible light harvester capable of producing stable green hydrogen.
Dr Virgil Andrei, a Research Fellow at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and scientists from Imperial College London, who co-led the research, said that even if certain pixels were incorrect, they were able to separate them so that they didn’t influence the remainder. This meant the researchers could maintain the little pixel’s performance over a greater area.
These findings show that these novel devices have the potential to outperform conventional light absorbers. The new methods for improving the stability of BiOI artificial leaf devices can now be applied to other unique systems, assisting in their commercialisation.
Mi Smart Band 7 could be making its debut in the global market soon. The details are yet to be officially intimated by the company, but the latest wearable has reportedly been spotted on the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) certification site, hinting that it may arrive globally soon. Xiaomi recently unveiled the Mi Smart Band 7 in China. It has a 1.62-inch full-screen AMOLED display and offers various health monitoring features including heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement. The Mi Smart Band 7 supports a total of 120 sports modes and offers over 100 customisable band faces.
Known tipster Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) has spotted the Mi Smart Band 7 on IMDA listing with model number M2130B1. Xiaomi, though, is yet to announce any details regarding Mi Smart Band 7’s global variant.
To recall, the Mi Smart Band 7 was unveiled in China last month, alongside Redmi Buds 4 Pro, with a price tag of CNY 249 (roughly Rs. 2,900) for the standard edition. The NFC variant costs CNY 299 (roughly Rs. 3,500). It is offered in Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, and White colour options.
Mi Smart Band 7 specifications
The Mi Smart Band 7 has a 1.62-inch AMOLED touch Always-On display with 192×490 pixel resolution, 500 nits of peak brightness, and 326ppi of pixel density. The wearable supports over 100 customisable band faces. It packs SpO2 monitor alongside heart rate sensor, female health tracking, and sleep monitoring. It supports 120 sports modes including skipping, gymnastics, skipping, and tennis among others.
Calls and message notifications can be accessed on Mi Smart Band 7. It comes with NFC and Bluetooth v5.2 connectivity as well. The wearable is water-resistant up to 5ATM (50 meters). It is claimed to deliver up to 14 days of battery life on a single charge.
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