JAXA has set the launch of its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft for 04:41 Japan time on 20 October. The mission aims to land on Mars's moon Phobos, collect a sample and return it to Earth in 2031.
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In a post on X, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said about 70% of his work on the first Unreal Engine was routine coding that AI can now do. Epic has been adding AI tooling to Unreal Engine 5.8 and says its aim is more output, not fewer people.
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Katie Zacharia, named White House press secretary on 9 October, is leaving the post, reports said on 16 October. Outlets differ on whether she resigned or was dismissed.
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