
An optimization patch was merged to FFmpeg Git today for speeding up hevc_vulkan in following some of the same tuning as h264_vulkan. The commit message explains as well as providing some performance numbers:
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Thousands of people gathered in central London late on Monday to hold a vigil for black academic Jason Arday, blaming racism and relentless media pressure for his death last week.
The vigil in central Trafalgar Square came as the head of Cambridge University on Monday condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” prompted by plagiarism claims against Arday.
Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead on Friday aged 41, after mounting accusations he had plagiarised parts of his doctoral


Facepalm: Over the weekend, many Australian shoppers found their Mastercard payments declined mid-purchase. The US-based company confirmed the issue Saturday and says its network is now back to normal. While the disruption technically hit Mastercard's global network, it was felt most acutely by shoppers in Australia.
An undisclosed number of Australian customers were unable to pay with their cards during Saturday's shopping trips. As reported by

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Epic Games has filed its response to Apple’s request for the court to order settlement talks in the long-running App Store lawsuit. Here are the details.