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Discover Daily by Perplexity is your bite-sized briefing on the latest developments in tech, science, and culture. In a few minutes, each episode curates fascinating stories and insights from Perplexity's Discover feed to enrich your day with knowledge and spark your curiosity. From AI breakthroughs to space exploration, leadership shakeups at tech giants to the societal impact of advancing technologies, Discover Daily keeps you informed on the trends and ideas shaping our future. Leveraging ...
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we delve into new research on AI alignment faking, where Anthropic and Redwood Research reveal how AI models can strategically maintain their original preferences despite new training objectives. The study shows Claude 3 Opus exhibiting sophisticated behavior pa…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore OpenAI's announcement of their latest AI model, o3. This revolutionary model features enhanced reasoning capabilities, improved coding abilities, and innovative chain-of-thought processing. OpenAI's cautious approach includes initial restricted access…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore OpenAI's innovative 1-800-CHATGPT service. This new initiative allows users in the US and Canada to interact with ChatGPT through voice calls, with a monthly limit of 15 minutes per phone number. The service extends globally through WhatsApp integrati…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we delve into a groundbreaking legal challenge as the Democratic Republic of Congo files criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries over conflict minerals. The case marks a historic moment in corporate accountability, addressing allegations of war crimes and…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of DIscover Daily, we begin with the European Union's ambitious response to Starlink takes center stage as we explore IRIS², a groundbreaking 10.6 billion euro satellite constellation project. Set to launch 290 satellites by 2030, this initiative promises to revolutionize global s…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we dive into the latest developments in the AI industry, where Meta and Elon Musk have formed an unexpected alliance to challenge OpenAI's transition from nonprofit to for-profit status. The controversy deepens as OpenAI reveals past emails showing Musk's attemp…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of 'Discover Daily' by Perplexity, hosts Alex and Sienna delve into cutting-edge developments in technology and space. They explore Mozi, a revolutionary social networking app created by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, designed to foster genuine connections and real-world meetups.…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we explore SpaceX's ambitious plans to transform its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, into a fully-fledged city. The company has formally requested incorporation, envisioning a self-sufficient community complete with housing, schools, and sustainable en…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a development for artificial intelligence research. Harvard University has unveiled a comprehensive AI training dataset, marking a significant step forward in democratizing AI education and development. This innovative release provides researche…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! What if familiar places suddenly felt alien to you? Discover the gripping world of jamais vu, the lesser-known cousin of déjà vu, as we explore this peculiar psychological phenomenon. Join us as we reveal how repetitive actions can trigger this mind-bending sensation and unravel the mysteries of …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore OpenAI's release of Sora, their new text-to-video generation tool that's creating waves in the creative industry. The system, capable of producing 60-second videos from text descriptions, has already influenced major industry decisions, including T…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore groundbreaking developments in battery technology as researchers from the University of Bristol and UK Atomic Energy Authority unveil a revolutionary diamond-encased battery powered by carbon-14 radioactive decay. This innovative power source could la…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we dive into three compelling stories that intersect technology, science, and human behavior. The show kicks off with breaking news about Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package being voided by a Delaware judge, exploring the implications for corporate governa…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we begin with news that Meta is embarking on an ambitious $10 billion project to construct a 40,000-kilometer subsea cable network. Nicknamed "W," this marks Meta's first exclusively owned undersea infrastructure. This massive project will connect multiple co…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore how Earth bacteria demonstrated remarkable adaptability by rapidly colonizing samples from the asteroid Ryugu, despite rigorous containment protocols. The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft's samples, initially microbe-free, saw bacterial growth expand …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we look at how scientists are getting closer to achieving human hibernation, with Harvard Medical School researchers identifying specific neurons in the hypothalamus that control torpor states in mice. This breakthrough discovery provides the first clear entry p…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a closer look at a groundbreaking archaeological discovery. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have unearthed the world's oldest known alphabetic writing in Syria, dating back to 2400 BCE. Found in a non-royal tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, the…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore the European Commission's groundbreaking antitrust investigation into Corning's Gorilla Glass business practices. The probe examines potential anticompetitive behavior, including exclusive agreements that require manufacturers to source nearly all the…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore three compelling stories shaping our world. First, Amazon deepens its AI ambitions with a $4 billion investment in Anthropic, designating AWS as the company's primary cloud provider while allowing Anthropic to maintain partnerships with other tech gia…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor. Scientists have dated this single-celled organism from which all modern life descends, to 4.2 billion years ago - just 400 million years after Earth's formation. This ancient organism possessed remarkable comp…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore how Niantic, the creator of Pokémon Go, is using player-generated data to develop a sophisticated Large Geospatial Model. With over 30 billion processed images and 10 million scanned locations worldwide, this AI system is creating detailed 3D maps …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore a tense encounter between Norwegian fishermen and a U.S. nuclear submarine that highlights the complex reality of NATO operations in the High North. The USS Virginia's entanglement with fishing nets near Tromsø brings attention to the increasing mi…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore the world's first fully AI-generated video game, Oasis, developed by Israeli company Decart. Running entirely on a large language model, this groundbreaking game generates its Minecraft-like world in real-time, offering a unique glimpse into the fu…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily we explore a new revelation: scientists have discovered that NASA's historic 1986 Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus occurred during an extremely rare solar wind event, leading to decades of potentially misleading assumptions about the ice giant's magnetic environment. Th…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore two major technological breakthroughs shaping our future. First, we discuss DeepMind's release of AlphaFold 3's source code, a significant advancement in protein structure prediction that promises to accelerate drug development by up to three years. W…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode, we explore TSMC's significant move to halt shipments of advanced AI chips to Chinese companies following U.S. Commerce Department directives. This decision specifically affects 7-nanometer and smaller designs, marking a crucial shift in the global semiconductor landscape and h…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore South Africa's groundbreaking decision to become the first country to explicitly permit heritable human genome editing. This controversial move has sparked intense debate within the global scientific community, as it contrasts sharply with the prohibi…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! Deep in Utah's Fishlake National Forest lies Pando, the world's largest known living organism - a remarkable quaking aspen that appears to be a forest of 47,000 individual trees but is actually a single interconnected being. This 106-acre giant, weighing approximately 6,600 tons and surviving for…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore a shift in technology design as major companies like Volkswagen and Apple lead a return to physical buttons. This movement, driven by safety concerns and user experience, represents a significant departure from the touch screen-dominated interfaces of…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, hosts Alex and Sienna dive into the mysterious craters appearing in Siberia's permafrost. Recent scientific investigations reveal these massive holes, measuring up to 230 feet across and 160 feet deep, are caused by climate change triggering explosive releases o…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore how Chinese military researchers have adapted Meta's open-source Llama model to create ChatBIT, an AI tool capable of performing at 90% of ChatGPT-4's capability. This development raises critical questions about the control of open-source AI techno…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore a symbolic clash between Russia and Google, where Russian courts imposed an astronomical fine of $20.6 decillion - a number so large it exceeds the world's total wealth. This unprecedented penalty, while unenforceable, highlights growing tensions betw…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore Reddit's remarkable journey to profitability, marking its first profitable quarter since going public with $348.4 million in revenue and a 47% increase in daily active users. The platform's success is bolstered by strategic AI partnerships with OpenAI…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore how Apple secured a symbolic $250 victory in its ongoing smartwatch patent battle with Masimo, highlighting the complex landscape of intellectual property rights in wearable technology. While the amount seems minimal, Apple's true goal is blocking …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with Google DeepMind's Habermas Machine, an AI-driven mediation tool designed to help groups find consensus on divisive topics. By analyzing individual opinions and generating balanced group statements, the Habermas Machine has shown promising results i…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we explore the mysterious world of cryptocurrency as a new HBO documentary reignites the debate over Bitcoin's creator by suggesting Canadian developer Peter Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto. Todd has gone into hiding following the documentary's claims, which present…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode, we explore China's groundbreaking achievement in electromagnetic technology with their new 42.02 Tesla resistive magnet, a device powerful enough to charge 538 Tesla Model 3 batteries in an hour. This remarkable advancement at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Hefei marks …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of 'Discover Daily' by Perplexity, hosts Alex and Sienna explore groundbreaking discoveries in reproductive biology and the world's longest-running laboratory experiment. They delve into how researchers used the Nobel Prize-winning AI tool AlphaFold to identify a trimeric protein …
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, Sienna dives into the fascinating world of the Method of Loci, an ancient memory technique that's making a comeback in the digital age. The Method of Loci, also known as the memory palace technique, involves visualizing a familiar location in your mind and menta…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, hosts Alex and Sienna explore the latest developments in tech, medicine, and AI safety. They discuss the rebranding of Sam Altman's Worldcoin to "World" and the unveiling of the next-generation Orb 2.0 technology, which aims to create a global identity verificat…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a discussion of TikTok's shift towards AI-driven content moderation, which has raised concerns about job displacement and the effectiveness of automated systems in understanding cultural nuances. The hosts then delve into Google's groundbreaking de…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of 'Discover Daily' by Perplexity, we begin with a look at Adobe's latest innovation, the Firefly Video Model. This AI-powered toolset boasts video editing features like Generative Extend, now available in beta in Premiere Pro, and offers commercial safety and ethical consideratio…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, host Sienna dives into the fascinating concept of the Kardashev Scale, a method of measuring a civilization's technological advancement based on its energy consumption and utilization capabilities. As humanity inches up the scale, currently ranking at Type 0.727…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with recent research from MIT, which reveals that AI can now recognize faces in inanimate objects, a phenomenon known as pareidolia. This development suggests intriguing links between evolutionary survival skills and our tendency to see faces in everyda…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, host Sienna dives into a big development in laser technology from China. Scientists at Hunan Normal University have created the world's most powerful "sound laser," a device that emits focused beams of sound particles (phonons) instead of light. This phonon lase…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of "Discover Daily," hosts Alex and Sienna explore the fascinating world of technology, science, and culture. The show kicks off with a closer look at the recent shakeup in the "Magnificent Seven" group of top U.S. tech companies, as Broadcom surpasses Tesla in market capitalizati…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, host Sienna explores the fascinating world of the Trachtenberg system, a unique method of rapid mental calculation developed by Russian engineer Jakow Trachtenberg during his imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps. This innovative approach to arithmetic elimin…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, hosts Alex and Sienna explore the frontiers of science and technology, from the lingering dangers of World War II bombs to the groundbreaking mapping of a fruit fly's brain. The episode kicks off with a startling incident at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, where a 50…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of Discover Daily, hosts Alex and Sienna begin with Liquid AI's new Liquid Foundation Models, which are challenging traditional large language model architectures. They also discuss Telegram's significant shift in privacy policy, as the messaging app agrees to share user data with…
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We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In this episode of "Discover Daily," we explore the latest developments in the world of tech, science, and culture. We begin with Nvidia's aggressive acquisition spree in 2024, as the leading AI chip manufacturer snaps up several startups to bolster its dominance in the rapidly evolving artificia…
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