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Genshin Impact Ineffa materials and kit - Ineffas's splash art on a purple background
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Genshin Impact Ineffa materials and kit

by admin June 23, 2025



Ineffa is the very first character from the region of Nod Krai to debut in Genshin Impact, and she might make a good addition to your team comps if you find that Fischl just isn’t enough.

If you want to see her robotic abilities at their best, you’ll need to go hunting for all of Ineffa’s ascension materials and skill materials first, which includes stocking up on Glowing Hornshrooms in Natlan. Probably best not to ask what a robot needs with all those shrooms. Before starting the pre-farming grind, make sure you take a look at Ineffa’s kit and Constellations, to see if her (mercifully simple) playstyle sounds worth your Genshin Impact banner pulls.

Also, keep in mind that all information on this page is sourced from beta leaks found on honeyhunterworld and hakush.in, so the stats and skill descriptions are almost guaranteed to change before Ineffa’s actual release. Don’t worry though, this page will be updated right up until Ineffa’s release in version 5.8.


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Ineffa’s ascension materials in Genshin Impact

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Ineffa’s ascension materials in Genshin Impact are:

  • 1 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver
  • 6 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone
  • 9 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment
  • 9 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk
  • 18 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle
  • 30 Warrior’s Metal Whistle
  • 36 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle
  • 46 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator
  • 168 Glowing Hornshroom
  • 420,000 Mora

If you prefer a level-by-level breakdown, then here’s what Ineffa ascension materials and Mora you need per ascension level:

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Ascension level

Ascension materials

Mora

Level 20

1 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver

3 Glowing Hornshroom

3 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle

20,000

Level 40

3 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment

2 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator

10 Glowing Hornshroom

15 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle

40,000

Level 50

6 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment

4 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator

20 Glowing Hornshroom

12 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

60,000

Level 60

3 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk

8 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator

30 Glowing Hornshroom

18 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

80,000

Level 70

6 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk

12 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator

45 Glowing Hornshroom

12 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

100,000

Level 80

6 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone

20 Secret Source Airflow Accumulator

60 Glowing Hornshroom

24 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

120,000

Not the most annoying character ascension materials I’ve even seen (that ‘honor’ goes to Nahida and her Kalpalata Lotuses), but you will have to spend an awful lot of time in Natlan to acquire almost all of Ineffa’s ascension materials.

Thankfully, Natlan is accessible very early on in the game, even if you haven’t got there as part of the main story yet, so your biggest hurdle to ascend Ineffa is hunting down Glowing Hornshrooms in the wilds, and being strong enough to defeat the Secret Source Automaton: Overseer Device boss who drops the Secret Source Airflow Accumulator materials.

Ineffa’s skill materials in Genshin Impact

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Ineffa has three skills that you can upgrade, and the total of all three of Ineffa’s skill materials in Genshin Impact are:

  • 3 Crown of Insight
  • 9 Teachings of Conflict
  • 18 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle
  • 18 Eroded Sunfire
  • 63 Guide to Conflict
  • 66 Warrior’s Metal Whistle
  • 93 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle
  • 114 Philosophies of Conflict
  • 4,957,500 Mora

If the list above is making you sweat, don’t worry, the total materials to fully upgrade just one of Ineffa’s skills are:

  • 1 Crown of Insight
  • 3 Teachings of Conflict
  • 6 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle
  • 6 Eroded Sunfire
  • 21 Guide to Conflict
  • 22 Warrior’s Metal Whistle
  • 31 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle
  • 38 Philosophies of Conflict
  • 1,652,500 Mora

And for the people who prefer to see what it’ll cost level-by-level, here’s a table showing what Ineffa skill materials you need to improve one of her skills:

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Skill level

Skill materials

Mora

Level 2

3 Teachings of Conflict

6 Sentry’s Wooden Whistle

12,500

Level 3

2 Guide to Conflict

3 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

17,500

Level 4

4 Guide to Conflict

4 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

25,000

Level 5

6 Guide to Conflict

6 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

30,000

Level 6

9 Guide to Conflict

9 Warrior’s Metal Whistle

37,500

Level 7

4 Philosophies of Conflict

4 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

1 Eroded Sunfire

120,000

Level 8

6 Philosophies of Conflict

6 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

1 Eroded Sunfire

260,000

Level 9

12 Philosophies of Conflict

9 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

2 Eroded Sunfire

450,000

Level 10

16 Philosophies of Conflict

12 Saurian-Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle

2 Eroded Sunfire

1 Crown of Insight

700,000

Again, most of these materials are found in Natlan, so the only major issue with farming Ineffa’s skill materials is, as always, waiting for the correct days to farm the book materials materials. In Ineffa’s case, you can get Conflict books from the Blazing Ruins on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Happy farming!

Ineffa’s kit in Genshin Impact

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Ineffa is a five-star electro character who uses a polearm. To help you understand exactly how she works, here’s Ineffa’s kit:

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Normal attack

Cyclonic Duster: Ineffa performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.

Charged attack

Cyclonic Duster: Ineffa consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform a spinning attack.

Plunging attack

Cyclonic Duster: Ineffa plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE damage upon impact.

Elemental skill

Cleaning Mode – Carrier Frequency: Ineffa engages her Enhanced Cleaning Module, dealing a single instance of AoE electro damage to nearby opponents, activating her Optical Flow Shield Barrier, and summoning the Multipurpose Smart Assistance Unit, Birgitta. The Optical Flow Shield Barrier absorbs damage based on Ineffa’s Attack, and it will absorb electro damage with 250% effectiveness.

Elemental burst

Supreme Instruction – Cyclonic Exterminator: The Multipurpose Smart Assistance Unit, Birgitta, can use Rocket Punches to quickly clean up opponents. Ineffa shoots Birgitta into the fray, dealing AoE electro damage and allows Birgitta to remain on the field. If Birgitta is already on the field, having been summoned by Ineffa, this skill will re-summon Birgitta at the target’s location and reset her duration.

First passive

Overclocking Circuit: If there are thunderclouds nearby when Birgitta attacks, she will initiate an additional attack, dealing damage equal to 80% of Ineffa’s Attack. This damage is considered Lunar-Charged damage.

Second passive

Panoramic Permutation Protocol: After using her Elemental Burst (Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator), all nearby party members will gain the Parameter Permutation effect, increasing Ineffa and your active party members’ Elemental Mastery by 6% of Ineffa’s Attack for 20 seconds.

Third passive

Assemblage Hub: When a character in your team triggers a shock reaction, it will trigger a Lunar-Charged reaction instead, and based on Ineffa’s Attack, the base damage of the Lunar-Charged reaction will be increased, with every 100 Attack increasing the base damage by 0.7%. The maximum damage increase that can occur this way is 14%. When the new moon rises, you may get an additional blessing.

Fourth passive

Flavor Synthesis Unit: When Ineffa uses food, there is a 30% chance of gaining a seasoning ingredient.

The percentages above are calculated from Ineffa’s level one skills.

Ineffa plays almost exactly like Fischl in Genshin Impact, in that you use her elemental skill to apply a single instance of electro application, and you use her elemental burst to provide longer electro application to more enemies. Besides this, Ineffa also provides shields with her elemental skill, and she makes a new type of reaction—Lunar-Charged.

What a lovely simple kit Ineffa has! I hope this is a sign of things to come with future Nod Krai characters, because I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of having to decipher the paragraphs upon paragraphs of information in Natlan characters’ kits.

Ineffa’s Constellations in Genshin Impact

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If you really like the sound of Ineffa’s kit, or you just think robots are cool, then you might consider getting Constellations by pulling multiple copies of Ineffa on her banner.

If it helps make a decision whether her upgrades are worth it or not, here’s Ineffa’s Constellations in Genshin Impact:

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Rectifying Processor (C1)

When Ineffa activates her Optical Flow Shield Barrier, all nearby party members will gain the Carrier Flow Composite effect, increasing Lunar-Charged damage by 2.5% for every 100 Attack that Ineffa has, up to a maximum of 50%.

Support Cleaning Module (C2)

When Ineffa’s Elemental Burst (Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator) hits opponents, it will inflict the Punishment Edict status on one of those opponents. Meaning, after a brief delay or when this opponent is attacked, nearby opponents will take AoE electro damage equal to 400% of Ineffa’s Attack. This damage is considered Lunar-Charged damage. Additionally, when Ineffa’s Elemental Burst (Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator) is unleashed, nearby party members will gain Optical Flow Shield Barriers.

Enhanced Emotion Emulator (C3)

Increases the Level of Ineffa’s Elemental Skill (Cleaning Mode: Carrier Frequency) by three, with a maximum upgrade level of 15.

The Edictless Path (C4)

When your party members trigger Lunar-Charged reactions, recover five Elemental Energy. This effect can occur once every four seconds.

Mirror’s Dream Transcension (C5)

Increases the Level of Ineffa’s Elemental Burst (Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator) by three, with a maximum upgrade level of 15.

A Dawning Morn for You (C6)

When Ineffa is affected by the Carrier Flow Composite effect, she will deal AoE electro damage equal to 200% of her Attack to opponents in the current active character’s vicinity after nearby thunderclouds release bursts of lightning at opponents. This damage is considered Lunar-Charged damage. The aforementioned effect can trigger once every 3.5 seconds.



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You can have a "direct impact" on Crusader Kings 3's future, and get a few hints to where the grand strategy is heading next
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You can have a “direct impact” on Crusader Kings 3’s future, and get a few hints to where the grand strategy is heading next

by admin June 22, 2025


“Your kingdom, your call” announced the Crusader Kings 3 trumpets earlier this week when they put out a new player survey, which is a terrifyingly verbose achievement for brass instruments, but useful for anyone who wants to give Paradox their opinions on where the grand strategy game should head next, as well as get a few hints about the futures it might already be making plans for.

While I do imagine Paradox will probably take some of the information gathered on board if the survey shows any serious trends in a certain direction, I mainly found this interesting enough to cover due to the sort of questions being asked. I’m always keen to learn how the folk making decisions actually view their own games, or at least which of the many niblets of received wisdom I’ve magpied from various GDC videos over the years they actually consider important.

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Case in point, the first question is “what player archetype fits you best”, in which they list all the fun things you might do in CK3 and link this to someone who prefers either roleplaying or “overcoming systemic challenges”. Example survey response below:

  • I enjoy roleplaying first, and systemic challenges second (creating an empire through well-planned marriages, surviving against overwhelming military odds, grooming the perfect heir, etc.)

Which is interesting to me in the sense that it suggests design thinking along the lines of “here’s a roleplaying tool with a secondary systemic benefit”, in contrast to:

  • I enjoy systemic challenges, and roleplaying second (creating the strongest regiments in the world, having more income than all my neighbors, etc.)

Which, again, I find this fun to think about in terms of design motivation – here’s an important primary system like military or economy a player can finagle to their liking, with the added roleplaying wrinkle that someone might also like to play “guy who has all the gold”. And yes, I do enjoy roleplaying that particular guy, in between reading Playboy for the articles. It’s not hoarding, I’m engaging in emergent fiction. About a coin-brained lordling. Who has work in two hours.

As for more tangible clues of where the game might be heading next, there’s some detailed questions about the theme of “trade and merchants”, where you can answer what aspects of the theme are most appealing to you personally, with answers like “naval trade”, “merchant republics”, and “banking”. Ditto the themes “feudalism & crusades”, “empires & laws”, “rib n’ saucy”, and “religion (christianity)”.

Brendy found a lot to love in the landless roaming and emergent storytelling of the Roads To Power expansion, and also left more dead bodies behind than he’d originally intended, or so he claims anyway.



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Fed May Cut Rates In July, How Will It Impact Bitcoin And Crypto
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Fed May Cut Rates in July, How will it Impact Bitcoin and Crypto

by admin June 20, 2025



In a major move, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller just gave crypto investors a big reason to watch July closely. He said the Fed could lower interest rates as soon as next month, during the July 29–30 meeting.

In the recent interview, Waller said, “We could do this as early as July. I think we’ve got room to bring it down, and then we can kind of see what happens with inflation.” This statement has come after the Fed’s recent decision to keep rates steady between 4.25% and 4.50%, but with hints that two cuts might still come before the end of 2025.

Impact of Fed Rate Cut on Bitcoin and Crypto

The main thing is, when the interest rates drop, it becomes cheaper to borrow and easier to invest. So as a result, people are eager to invest their money flows into Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other risky assets. Higher interest rates often scare invertos wavy from crypto.

As Dan Raju, CEO of Tradier, put it, “High interest rates scare investors away from riskier investments like crypto, and the lowering of rates will be seen as a positive by the crypto investor community.”

In the past, crypto has shown how it became sensitive related to the Fed policy. In 2022, when the Federal Reserve raised rates aggressively from near 0% to 4.25–4.50% by year-end. As a result, Bitcoin and altcoin dropped sharply.

In 2023 and 2024, the Fed paused rate hikes, keeping them steady in the 4.25–4.50% range. This stability gave crypto room to recover. Bitcoin rebounded, and investor confidence began returning. There are two more factors which have fueled the crypto to recover: the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs and the election of Donald Trump, seen as a crypto-friendly president.

Key Events to Watch in July

The crypto investors should watch the next big meeting of the Federal Reserve for July, as this can have a big impact for the crypto. If the Fed decides to cut interest rates, it could act as a powerful catalyst for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader crypto market.

Additionally, the U.S. Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in more than $9 billion, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)  in the last few weeks. On May 22 alone, Bitcoin ETFs saw an impressive $432 million inflow. With Bitcoin ETFs still attracting strong inflows, a rate cut could help BTC test or even break past its all-time high of $111,970. 

However, if the Fed keeps rates steady, crypto markets may stall or correct, especially if inflation remains sticky or if economic uncertainty grows.

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Titans' Cam Ward reflects on dad's impact for Father's Day
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Titans’ Cam Ward reflects on dad’s impact for Father’s Day

by admin June 16, 2025


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The smile on Cameron Ward’s face said it all when asked what he wanted to get his dad, Calvin, for Father’s Day.

“Shopping for Father’s Day, that’s the hardest shopping to do,” Ward told ESPN. “I mean what do you get for someone who already has everything? I don’t know what I’m going to get him, because he ain’t really ask for s—.”

Having already paid to have his parents’ house built last year when he was in college at Miami, Ward struggled to come up with a physical gift for his dad. He laughed as he recalled gifting his dad an ATV for Christmas years ago, when his mom, Patrice, had gotten him a mini NASCAR race track.

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Then the perfect idea came to mind.

“I just really want to spend time with him,” Ward said.

Time. That’s the best gift he could give.

The Tennessee Titans made Ward the No. 1 pick in April, hoping he could become the answer at quarterback that they had been searching for. He attributes his journey to his parents, with sports being a staple in their household.

“I just always had sports around me,” Ward said. “I come from a sports background with my dad and my mom. I just always wanted to play professional sports. I think that was just my calling.”

The Ward family, a close-knit group of five, has bonded on many trips — loading up the SUV and hitting the road to attend various sports camps. They started by going to camps at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, when Cameron was in fourth grade. He tagged along with his two older sisters, Aaliyah and Chantel, who were basketball players.

Calvin supported his son as he played various sports such as basketball, football, baseball and even golf, but having been a former walk-on college quarterback at Houston, Calvin taught his son the sport he knew best when Cameron was 8 years old — setting up nets in the backyard to throw into.

“Cameron fell in love with the workouts,” Calvin said. “From a young age he was always like, ‘I want to be a professional athlete in something.’ My philosophy was always to play as many sports as you want. The road would eventually narrow on its own.”

Cameron Ward sits with his dad, Calvin, in the green room at the draft before being selected No. 1 overall by the Tennessee Titans. Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images

THE PROCESS OF getting noticed by colleges wasn’t easy, but Cameron leaned on his dad throughout his playing days at West Columbia High School, which is about an hour outside of Houston.

Playing in a run-heavy Wing T offense limited his passing opportunities, as he attempted 267 passes for 2,261 yards in three years. To put that into perspective, Hudson Card — the No. 1-ranked quarterback in the state for the 2020 class according to the ESPN 300 (No. 40 overall) — attempted 216 passes in nine games during his senior year, according to Max Preps, and 369 passes in 15 games as a junior.

Calvin emailed college coaches during his son’s junior year in hopes of getting the zero-star recruit his first offer. He sought out other parents whose kids went to the NFL for advice on how to get more exposure.

He did not want to be a parent who felt his son was better than everyone else, so he focused on getting feedback to make his son better.

“I trusted the parents that I talked to that might have had kids that been through [this],” Calvin said, “[telling them], ‘I need you to be realistic about my son. He wants to play on a higher level. I don’t need you to sugarcoat anything with me.'”

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Some of the feedback was to work on his footwork by incorporating jump ropes into his drills. They also worked on agility.

“It wasn’t so much about chasing a scholarship per se, it was just chasing improvement,” Calvin said.

They also took road trips to football camps in hopes of getting Cameron on the radar of colleges. One of those trips called for a 3 a.m. wake-up to leave by 5 a.m. for a six-hour ride to East Texas Baptist University, only to return home the same day.

“That’s impressive dedication to helping his son,” Titans coach Brian Callahan said of Calvin chauffeuring his son across Texas just to give him a chance to be noticed.

During those road trips, they talked about more than just life. Even though they didn’t like the same music genres, they found common ground by listening to local radio stations. The trips provided opportunities for Cameron to ask about his grandparents and what life was like growing up for his dad, so Calvin shared his insight.

“My parents was like, ‘Hey, we don’t care about football, basketball or whatever. You better get them grades,'” Calvin said.

“These are things I want to put in your life because these are things I wanted to do as a kid that I didn’t get to do.”

That’s one reason why it was important for Calvin to make sure his son got to attend as many camps as possible.

“I’m going to knock on every door, and you know, eventually one of these doors going to open,” Calvin said.

An eye-opening weekend came when they drove just over two hours to College Station for Texas A&M’s camp. A&M was Cameron’s preferred school, so his dad made sure to get him there.

He got to compete with several high-profile quarterbacks — including four-star prospect Haynes King from Longview High School in Texas, who was ranked No. 46 in the ESPN 300 for the 2020 class. He would go on to commit to the Aggies.

“Everyone knew that Cameron out-threw all of those guys,” Calvin said. “But King won state championship his junior year and then you had Cameron Ward that don’t nobody knew of and you got one scholarship. So who do you think a scholarship’s going to go to?”

The journey continued the next day when they drove to San Antonio for Incarnate Word’s satellite camp. According to Calvin, the camp started at 1 p.m. but the coaching staff “shut it down at 2 p.m.” because the school’s offensive coordinator, Mack Leftwich, wanted to hide his future quarterback from other schools that had access to the camp.

Cameron Ward, left, poses with his father, Calvin. Courtesy of Calvin Ward

“I’m like, ‘What the heck is going on?'” Calvin recalled. “It took us three and a half hours to drive there. They didn’t want no other schools to see Cameron because they picked up how his arm talent was different.”

The final straw came when Cameron drove a pass from the opposite hash marks to a receiver running a comeback route toward the sideline. Leftwich told the Ward family they ended the camp because they were nervous that he “wouldn’t be available” after other schools saw him throw.

“Cameron looked at me and was like, ‘What is he talking about? We’re not hearing from anyone,'” Calvin said with a laugh.

The trip was worth it. Cameron got an offer from Incarnate Word head coach Eric Morris, and he would end up there for the 2020 season to begin his college career.

CAMERON SHOWED PROMISE early at Incarnate Word, where he won the Jerry Rice Award given to the most outstanding freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. He followed that up with 4,648 passing yards, 47 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a sophomore and was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

Now schools that ignored him coming out of high school were showing interest.

“OK, dude, we have options we ain’t had before,” Calvin told his son. “Let’s be patient and check some of these out.”

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But they remained loyal, and Cameron followed Morris to Washington State for his junior year in 2022 before eventually ending up at Miami for his final season.

It was a big decision given that Incarnate Word was within driving distance from the Ward family’s home.

Now, Calvin had to drive a little over an hour to Houston Hobby Airport before even hopping on a plane to see his son play, but Cameron’s parents never missed seeing him play.

“All 57 games,” Calvin said when asked how many of Cameron’s games they attended, which included 25 with Washington State and 13 more with Miami.

Calvin feels one of Cameron’s biggest tests came before the 2023 season when Morris left Washington State to take over as the head coach at North Texas.

“That was the year that made him,” Calvin said. “Because the whole narrative was that he was a product of Eric Morris’ system.”

Without Morris, Cameron wanted to prove he was a premier quarterback regardless of what offense he was playing in.

“OK, guess what? Morris is gone now,” Calvin said. “Your system is gone now. Now it’s Cameron Ward.”

The future No. 1 pick completed 66% of his passes for 3,736 yards, 25 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, which set up another big decision: declare for the NFL draft or play another season of college football?

WITNESSING NFL COMMISSIONER Roger Goodell calling his son’s name on draft day was easily Calvin’s proudest moment.

“Cameron going No. 1, that’s still surreal to me, knowing how he got there,” Calvin said. “It was like a dream knowing your son is the No. 1 quarterback.”

It also sets up what Cameron said is the best advice he has gotten from his dad who told him this is his one opportunity to play in the NFL and “not to f— it up.”

“[My dad] wouldn’t let me take no for an answer,” Cameron said. “That’s what kept me steady throughout the whole process knowing that I’ll eventually get an offer, but he just constantly motivated me. He constantly told me the journey is never going to be easy.”

When Cameron contemplated going pro after his fourth year in college, he leaned on his dad — who advised him to not hire an agent so there was no confusion concerning his eligibility.

“My parents really let me make my own decisions,” Cameron said. “But they give me different angles to look at it. They see it from their point of view then they also got to see it from the other person’s point of view as well.”

Calvin Ward talks with his son, Cameron, during a youth football game. Courtesy of Calvin Ward

He decided to forego the draft to better his stock for 2025 before transferring to Miami.

He made a big statement in his debut with the Hurricanes, throwing for 385 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-17 win over one of their biggest rivals, and Calvin loved every bit of it.

“That Florida game,” Calvin said, “all the talk — ‘Oh, he hasn’t played in this size of a stadium’ — they didn’t know what was [about] to hit them because they didn’t know him. He doesn’t care about all of that. Cameron just wants to go play football.”

Cameron passed for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns last season — both Miami single-season records. He also won the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback, and finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. He set the career combined FCS (71) and FBS (87) record with 158 touchdown passes. The performance helped cement him as the top quarterback in the draft.

“His journey I think is really unique and cool,” Callahan said. “A lot of it comes from how he was raised. All the things you see from his parents trying to pour into him and give him all the opportunities to succeed I think is admirable, and I think it paid off for him.”

Fast-forward, and the first impression the rookie has made with the Titans is a good one. Whether it’s having the rookie pass catchers meet with him for film study at 5 a.m. or pulling a veteran aside after a missed rep, Cameron has already started to have an impact.

If Cameron’s career for the Titans is as successful as his college career was, Tennessee’s quest to find its franchise quarterback will be fulfilled.

Armed with a newly signed contract worth $48.7 million, Cameron can give his dad whatever he wants for Father’s Day. But above all else, Cameron just wants to give him thanks.

“Thank you for all the time you put in for me and my siblings,” he said when asked about his Father’s Day message. “The money that you put in and all the behind-the-scenes stuff from the emailing coaches to put my face out there and get me a chance to be who I am today. Just know that I’m trying to do my part and create a legacy for our last name.”



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Non-profit Games for Change appoints 5 new board members to "scale impact in meaningful new ways"
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Non-profit Games for Change appoints 5 new board members to “scale impact in meaningful new ways”

by admin June 11, 2025


Games for Change, a non-profit organization “empowering game creators and social innovators to drive impact through digital games and immersive tech,” has expanded its board and appointed five more members: Samir El Agili, (Tilting Point and Brandible), Benjamin Golant (Tencent Americas), (Xbox, Microsoft), Evan Segal (Segal Ventures), and Mark Stanley (Yelnats Collective).

They join existing board members to guide the expansion and growth of G4C’s mission and its latest initiatives, including its XR for Change, G4C Learn, and Raising Good Gamers programs. Previous projects have included the Games for Change Diverse Voices, New Stories Challenge, which ran in 2023.

“As communities and organizations worldwide experience change at an unprecedented rate, Games for Change is needed more than ever,” said president Susanna Pollack. “We stand at the intersection of creativity and purpose, clear-eyed about the unique co-creation and storytelling power of games to foster empathy and inspire the next generation of changemakers.

“Individually, each of our Board members has worked to empower others through the power of play, not just as entertainment, but for education, entrepreneurship, and global progress. Collectively, the experience of our Board of Directors across marketing, policy, and philanthropy strengthens our ability to forge innovative partnerships and scale our impact in meaningful new ways.”



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House Democrats Sound Alarm on CLARITY Act: Impact ‘Will Not Be Quarantined to Crypto’, Says Expert

by admin June 7, 2025



In brief

  • House Democrats convened a “minority day” hearing Friday to express concerns about the CLARITY Act.
  • The crypto market structure bill would establish a framework for regulating most of the digital assets industry.
  • Experts said Friday the bill contains loopholes that could allow traditional finance firms to evade regulation.

Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee held their own hearing Friday to discuss a pending crypto market structure bill, during which witnesses laid out concerns about the legislation’s potentially wide-reaching implications for American securities markets.

Whereas most hearings about the bill have thus far been convened by the committee’s Republican majority, which introduced it, today’s “minority day” convening offered Democrats the rare opportunity to focus attention on perceived flaws in the legislation.

The CLARITY Act would, for the first time, create a legal framework in the United States for issuing and trading most crypto assets. It would do so in part by explicitly exempting most crypto assets from the SEC’s oversight. 

On Friday, Democrat-picked witnesses expressed concerns about the potential knock-on effects of such a strategy.



“This bill’s regulatory gaps will not be quarantined to crypto,” one witness, Amanda Fischer, Policy Director at Better Markets, said during testimony before the committee. 

Fischer said that by carving crypto out of U.S. securities laws that have existed since the 1930s, the CLARITY Act would incentivize traditional financial institutions to “shoehorn” routine functions like capital raising onto blockchain networks as a means of dodging regulation and lowering costs. 

The policy expert, who previously served as chief of staff to Biden-era SEC chair Gary Gensler, pointed to comments made by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev over the last year that running a crypto business is “an order of magnitude” less expensive than operating a traditional securities brokerage. Robinhood has signaled interest in moving much of its core business onto blockchain networks by tokenizing assets.

“He doesn’t have to pay for customer protection, SEC exams, or SIPC insurance,” Fischer said, referencing the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, a federally mandated program for insuring customer deposits at securities brokerages in the case of a firm’s failure. “Of course it’s cheaper.” 

Another concern raised by the panel Friday focused on the CLARITY Act’s two-tiered system for categorizing crypto assets. Most crypto tokens would be automatically considered “digital commodities” under the bill, and thus exempt from SEC regulation. But token issuers wishing to engage in activity more closely resembling a traditional securities offering, such as institutional token sales to the public, have the option to register as “mature blockchain systems” with the SEC, a yearslong process with more stringent requirements. 

Fischer argued that few if any token issuers will ever engage with that more rigorous process, given that the CLARITY Act, in her opinion, already offers so many loopholes a token issuer could take advantage of instead of conceding that their offering represents an investment contract.

“Crypto issuers will claim they’re DeFi; claim that they’re not offering investment contracts; claim that they’re collectibles or meme coins; claim that they’re airdrops, or claim that they’re subject to the [bill’s] grandfathering provision,” she said. 

That position appeared to garner sympathy not just from industry-skeptical Democrats, but also from key pro-crypto party members—including Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA), who expressed worry about the CLARITY Act’s hands-off approach to certain crypto markets, particularly decentralized finance (DeFi). The bill, by the insistence of the crypto industry and House Republicans, explicitly carves out DeFi activity from its novel regulatory framework. 

“[DeFi activity] is increasing rapidly, and I’m guessing it’s going to be the majority of transactions very soon,” Liccardo said. “I’m concerned about this bill and essentially launching a global naval strategy, and putting all your ships on Lake Superior when you know there’s an ocean out there that you’re not covering.”

Though numerous substantive issues related to the bill were discussed during Friday’s hearing, Democratic leaders like Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) focused their critiques mainly on the refusal of Republicans to include language in the legislation that would bar President Donald Trump from engaging in his numerous, lucrative crypto ventures while in office. 

Republican leadership on the committee, meanwhile, focused their rebuttals Friday more on these Trump-focused arguments than on issues raised about the existing text of the CLARITY Act.

“Is this really a substantive conversation about the legislation at hand, or has this just evolved into another partisan exercise?” Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, asked at one point during the proceedings.

Edited by Andrew Hayward

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Next and current banners in Genshin Impact

by admin June 6, 2025



The banners in Genshin Impact are constantly changing, so it’s a good idea to keep track of what the current banners and next banners are, to prepare for a sudden hit to your precious Primogem reserves.

Limited-time rotating banners are called ‘Event Wishes’ in Genshin, and they usually run for three weeks. An Event Wish Banner is never gone for long though, as another one—with a different set of characters—will soon take its place. Your Primogems are never safe!

You use the Intertwined Fate currency to pull (referred to as ‘Wishing’ in-game) on these Event Wish Banners. If you see you’re using something called Acquaint Fate, then you’re wishing on Genshin’s permanent banner or Beginner’s Banner instead. It’s a good idea to always convert your Primogems into Intertwined Fate to save up for Event Wish Banners, as it’s much harder to get characters only available for a limited-time than it is to get characters in the permanent banner. But you do you! As somebody who only pulled for Xilonen because I wanted to roller skate across Teyvat, I’m not one to judge.


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Skirk and Dahlia are on the next banners in Genshin Impact. This was confirmed through Skirk’s drip marketing and Dahlia’s drip marketing on Genshin’s official social media channels—an ever-reliable way to peek at who’s coming next. They’ll both make their debut in version 5.7.

As for reruns, according to the reliable leak source homdgcat.wiki, Emilie is running alongside Skirk in Phase 1 of version 5.7, and Mavuika and Shenhe are rerunning in Phase 2.

It’s been 18 months since Skirk popped up to throw Childe into a portal at the end of Fontaine’s story, and four years since Dahlia was first mentioned in-game, so it’s nice to see miHoYo didn’t forget about them after all. I wish the same could be said about Genshin’s Switch port and anime adaptation.

Current banners in Genshin Impact

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Raiden Shogun and Kinich are the current banners in Genshin Impact, both of which end on Tuesday, June 17. Kinich is a returning five-star dendro claymore-user on his Seeker of Flame-Wrought Secrets Banner, and Raiden Shogun, a returning five-star electro polearm-user on her Reign of Serenity Banner.

The boosted four-star characters on Kinich and Raiden’s current banners are:

  • Thoma (Pyro, polearm-user)
  • Kujou Sara (Electro, bow-user)
  • Lynette (Anemo, sword-user)

If your Primogems are side-eyeing you over a Raiden rerun, then prepare for a few more unwelcome glances, because an Inazuman-themed Chronicled Wish Banner is also running until Tuesday, June 17.

All of the five-star characters on the current Chronicled Wish Banner are:

  • Arataki Itto (Geo, claymore-user)
  • Kamisato Ayaka (Cryo, sword-user)
  • Kamisato Ayato (Hydro, sword-user)
  • Chiori (Geo, sword-user)
  • Kaedehara Kazuha (Anemo, sword-user)
  • Sangonomiya Kokomi (Hydro, catalyst-user)
  • Yae Miko (Electro, catalyst-user)
  • Yoimiya (Pyro, bow-user)

All of the five-star weapons on the current Chronicled Wish Banner are:

  • Freedom-Sworn (sword)
  • Haran Geppaku Futsu (sword)
  • Mistsplitter Reforged (sword)
  • Uraku Misugiri (sword)
  • Redhorn Stonethresher (claymore)
  • Everlasting Moonglow (catalyst)
  • Kagura’s Verity (catalyst)
  • Thundering Pulse (bow)

Remember that your pity doesn’t carry over between Chronicled Wish Banners! It will reset back to zero when this Inazuman one ends.

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Although there’s no official confirmation yet, as Skirk is debuting in version 5.7, it’s all but confirmed that she’ll be getting a new signature sword to run alongside her in the next weapon banner.

So if the character leaks mentioned above turn out to be accurate, here’s what the next weapon banner schedule will look like in version 5.7 of Genshin Impact:

  • New five-star sword in Phase 1 – Skirk’s signature sword
  • Lumidouce Elegy in Phase 1 – Emilie’s signature polearm
  • A Thousand Blazing Suns in Phase 2 – Ma­vui­ka’s signature claymore
  • Calamity Queller in Phase 2 – Shenhe’s signature polearm

Current weapon banner in Genshin Impact

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The current weapon banner (Epitome Invocation) runs until Tuesday, June 17, and the five-star weapons on the current weapon banner in Genshin Impact are Fang of the Mountain King (claymore), and Engulfing Lightning (polearm). These are Kinich and Raiden’s signature five-star weapons, respectively.

All of the four-star boosted weapons on the current weapon banner are:

  • Dragon’s Bane (polearm)
  • Eye of Perception (catalyst)
  • Favonius Greatsword (claymore)
  • Lion’s Roar (sword)
  • The Stringless (bow)



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The FTX Recovery Trust will begin distributing over $5 billion in cash and stablecoins to creditors starting on Friday, with funds expected to land in accounts within the next three business days via BitGo and Kraken.

And there’s a chance this wave of repayments will help lift the crypto market, analysts at Coinbase wrote in a report on Friday.

It’s the second major round of repayments following the exchange’s collapse. The first, which began on Feb. 18, returned roughly $7 billion to creditors with claims under $50,000. That did little to lift broader crypto markets at the time, which remained under pressure from macro headwinds.

This latest wave of distributions comes as investor sentiment has shifted, the analysts said. Payments will arrive in stablecoins, offering recipients immediate on-chain liquidity, instead of cash and crypto. That could influence whether the funds are reinvested.

There’s also a broader sense of optimism in crypto markets, thanks in part to a rally in major assets and increased political clarity around regulation. Institutional players, in particular, may feel more comfortable acting on incoming funds, especially as Congress moves closer to passing legislation that would define the roles of U.S. regulators overseeing digital assets.



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Microsoft’s Smart App Control blocks malware and has ‘lighter impact on your PC’s performance’

by admin May 25, 2025



With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new component to its security suite, aiming to prevent malicious applications, dubbed Smart App Control (SAC). This feature complements Microsoft Defender, blocking untrusted or unknown code from executing on a proactive basis. Now, in an updated blog post pushing the feature, Microsoft claims a performance boost compared to traditional AV solutions, though small print indicates you will require a fresh Windows installation to use this feature.

Traditional antivirus software, such as Microsoft Defender, adopts an “Innocent until proven guilty” approach. These solutions are largely reactive, trusting programs until their behavior triggers an alert. Microsoft Defender employs signature-based detection, behavioral checks (heuristics), and cloud protection to prevent malicious software on your system. When faced with novel (zero-day) malware or polymorphic threats, which can bypass signature checks, Defender falls back to heuristics, observing the malware’s actions until it detects suspicious behavior.

Here’s where Smart App Control enters the fray, employing a proactive methodology, operating on the principle of “Guilty until proven innocent.” It assesses the application’s security by vetting it against Microsoft’s Intelligence Security Graph (a cloud-based reputation service). If this test is inconclusive, it attempts to validate the application’s digital signature, to ensure its origin from a trusted developer. The application is blocked by Windows Security if it is predicted to be malicious in the first check or unsigned in the second check.


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Essentially, SAC bypasses traditional behavioral checks by ensuring only verified applications can run on your system. Although Microsoft claims Smart App Control offers a performance boost over traditional antivirus solutions, it is designed to operate in parallel with Windows Defender. Unlike Windows Defender, if SAC deems a program malicious, it cannot be flagged as a false positive or whitelisted. As such, SAC is likely to be a poor fit for enthusiasts or developers, better serving enterprise systems or individuals who aren’t as tech-savvy.

To prevent such conflicts, Microsoft runs Smart App Control through an evaluation phase to determine if this feature would hinder your day-to-day activities. This is a one-way street: if SAC is deemed unsuitable for your system, it will be disabled and can only be re-enabled by reinstalling Windows. Likewise, if you decide to turn it off yourself, you won’t be able to simply switch it back on.

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Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 down, retailers are split on tariff impact

by admin May 20, 2025



Tariffs continue to be in focus during today’s trading session, as Walmart and Home Depot shared differing views on their impact.

U.S. markets are still assessing the effect of tariffs on consumers. On Tuesday, May 20, the Dow Jones was trading at 42,679.23, down 112.84 points or 0.26%. The S&P 500 was at 5,942.07, down 0.36%, while the Nasdaq stood at 21,353, down 0.44%.

Just days after Walmart announced potential price hikes due to U.S. tariffs, Home Depot offered a different perspective. In its first-quarter 2025 earnings report, the home improvement giant stated that it plans to keep prices steady. Rather than raising prices, the company has opted to shift production away from China, which currently faces an effective tariff rate of 30%.

Still, Home Depot’s announcement may not be enough to lift sentiment. Wall Street analysts continue to warn about the broader economic impact of the recently resumed collection of student loans.

Student debt, consumer sentiment rattles Wall Street

The Department of Education under Donald Trump has resumed collections on student loans that had been paused for five years. This applies to borrowers in default, who may now face wage garnishment.

Notably, JPMorgan estimated that renewed collections could reduce disposable personal income somewhere between $3.1 billion and $8.5 billion. Bank of America’s analyst Mihir Bhatia noted that low-end consumers will particularly feel the weight of this new policy.

Against this backdrop, May’s preliminary consumer sentiment index has dropped to the second-lowest level on record. The index, which measures consumers’ willingness to spend, fell to 50.8 — the lowest reading aside from June 2022.

Still, despite bad news for Wall Street and Main Street, Bitcoin (BTC) is resilient, trading at $106,323 and up 0.98% in the last 24 hours. Gold showed even stronger performance, up 1.78% to $3,287 per ounce.



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