Summary by brave leo :

• Unity continues to lay off employees with abrupt communications and 5am emails.
• The company has laid off 25% of its workforce this fiscal year, costing $205 million.
• Many former Unity employees report that they were not notified beforehand about their layoffs and only received a 5am email notification.
• Unity has been criticized for its poor communication and treatment of employees during difficult times.

>In this video, we provide context LTT missed in their recent "Raytracing is Now Mandatory" video. We address three overly praised titles and discuss the real definition of optimization. > >We then bridge the connection between profits and optimization and end the poor excuse regarding how optimization is too expensive to provide in modern development. We then address the real issues with AI and ray tracing and define the problems with corporate graphic solutions.

>In this video, we provide context LTT missed in their recent "Raytracing is Now Mandatory" video. We address three overly praised titles and discuss the real definition of optimization. > >We then bridge the connection between profits and optimization and end the poor excuse regarding how optimization is too expensive to provide in modern development. We then address the real issues with AI and ray tracing and define the problems with corporate graphic solutions.

>Poor optimization is a broad topic which is why we’re making sure to define the common game scenario that drives our initiative. We cover the neglected areas of graphics optimization and visual quality since we often see modern techniques only discussed in graphics conversations such as Lumen or DDGI. But we have a whole generation of techniques that we can and should scale complexity on for our 9th gen use case. If you are a gamer or graphics enthusiast, this video is extremely important to watch.

>Poor optimization is a broad topic which is why we’re making sure to define the common game scenario that drives our initiative. We cover the neglected areas of graphics optimization and visual quality since we often see modern techniques only discussed in graphics conversations such as Lumen or DDGI. But we have a whole generation of techniques that we can and should scale complexity on for our 9th gen use case. If you are a gamer or graphics enthusiast, this video is extremely important to watch.

Summary by brave leo:

• The Ministry of Interior in Gaza has launched a large-scale security operation to target gangs looting humanitarian aid under the protection of Israeli forces.
• The operation has resulted in the neutralization of over 20 gang members and aims to dismantle criminal networks intercepting aid trucks destined for the besieged population in southern Gaza.
• The looting of aid has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, particularly in the south, where the scarcity of basic necessities due to the Israeli siege has led to growing fears of famine.
• Israeli forces are accused of providing cover for the gangs' operations, with intercepted communications suggesting that Israel's intelligence agency, Shin Bet, has been involved.
• The gangs are believed to be receiving weapons and ammunition from Israeli forces to destabilize the area, and some gang leaders have established "military-like compounds" in areas controlled by the Israeli army.
• The Gaza Interior Ministry has vowed to continue its crackdown on these criminal networks, promising a relentless campaign to eliminate those involved in aid theft.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21521751

> Summary > > Regardless of Putin’s decision regarding the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is facing a crisis due to factors such as sanctions, a shrinking sovereign wealth fund, and a labor shortage. The war has boosted growth, but Russia cannot sustain it without significant economic consequences.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32066145

> About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US secretary of state has said, warning that Moscow is preparing to deploy those troops into combat “in the coming days”. > > Antony Blinken said the US believed that North Korea had sent 10,000 troops to Russia in total, deploying them first to training bases in the far east before sending the vast majority to the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. > > Blinken told a press conference that the North Korean troops had received Russian training in “artillery, UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], basic infantry operations, including trench clearing, indicating that they fully intend to use these forces in frontline operations”. > > MBFC > Archive

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21108638

> > AMY GOODMAN: The Israeli military says it’s hit buildings housing nearly a dozen bank branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution with ties to Hezbollah. Many of the banks were located in residential buildings and held the savings for many Lebanese residents. > > > On Sunday, UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, accused Israel of deliberately demolishing another U.N. observation tower in what UNIFIL described as a “flagrant violation of international law.” > > > JAMIL MOUAWAD: Actually, the situation in Lebanon is incredibly difficult. We currently live in a limbo. Life has come to a halt, basically, with people concerned about when do they go about their normal life, when students will go back to schools, to universities, people will go back to their jobs, but also to their normal life. So, there is a lot of anxiety going on. > > > Yesterday, as you mentioned, Israel attacked directly and bombed financial institutions related directly to Hezbollah. Of course, we all know that Israel has identified any institution, civilian or not, directly affiliated with Hezbollah as a threat, and they are bombing it. Of course, this is only a way to demolish buildings in Lebanon and to further terrorize the Lebanese civilians.

Summary by Brave AI : >- Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the "voluntary transfer" of Palestinians out of Gaza. >- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has previously suggested that not only Gaza, but also parts of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq should become part of a Jewish state. >- Ten of the 32 lawmakers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party are participating in a conference discussing building Jewish settlements in Gaza. >- The Israeli government and Likud Party members have openly discussed their desire to ethnically cleanse Gaza and establish Jewish settlements on the ruins of Palestinian cities. >- Israeli forces have been implementing a plan to forcibly expel all Palestinians from northern Gaza and starve and kill anyone who refuses to leave. >- Over 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by Israel in the past year, the majority being women and children.

Summary by brave leo :

• An attack in Lebanon, targeting personal electronics of Hezbollah members, has resulted in significant casualties.

• The attack is widely believed to be carried out by Israel, but Western media such as The New York Times present it as a targeted operation with low risk to non-Hezbollah members.

• The attack is part of Israel's Dahiya Doctrine, which involves disproportionate force on any enemy village, causing significant damage and terror.

• This doctrine was applied in the 2008-9 Gaza onslaught and the 2006 war in Lebanon, leading to accusations of deliberate harm to civilians.

• The recent Gaza onslaught is seen as a full-blown implementation of this doctrine, leading to genocide.

• The international community has criticized Israel's use of booby-trapped objects, which is considered illegal and unacceptable under a global treaty.