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Discover Daily by Perplexity

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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8:17

Meta Plans World-Spanning Internet Cables, Elusive...

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2024/12/03

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 continents in a W-shaped pattern, linking the U.S. East Coast to India via South Africa, then to Australia and finally returning to the U.S. West Coast. T...

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8:30

Bacteria Colonizes Asteroid Sample, Life's...

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2024/12/02

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 from 11 to 147 organisms within a week of Earth exposure, raising important questions about containment methods for future space missions and our unders...

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6:30

Real-Life Human Hibernation

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2024/11/28

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 point for understanding how the brain initiates and maintains states of decreased physiological activity, bringing us one step closer to controlled human...

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8:16

Oldest Alphabetic Writing Discovered and the Indian...

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2024/11/27

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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, these perforated clay cylinders with etched writing predate previous alphabetic scripts by 500 years, challenging long-held beliefs about the origins and d...

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8:14

EU's Gorilla Glass Investigation, Algebra's...

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2024/11/26

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 their specialized glass from Corning. With Apple's significant investment in Corning's technology at stake, the investigation could reshape the smartphone ...

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7:50

Amazon Invests $4B in Anthropic, Midcontinent Rift's...

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2024/11/25

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 giants. This strategic move positions Amazon more competitively against Microsoft's OpenAI partnership and Google's DeepMind.Second, scientists have discov...

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4:51

LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor

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2024/11/22

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 complexity, including 2,600 protein-coding genes, a sophisticated immune system with 19 CRISPR genes, and the ability to perform complex metabolic processes...

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7:44

Pokémon Data Creates AI Model, Baltic Sea Cable...

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2024/11/21

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 of the real world, raising important questions about data privacy and user consent in the age of augmented reality gaming.We also examine the recent sab...

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7:16

Norwegian Fishermen Catch U.S. Submarine, Bryan...

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2024/11/19

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 military presence in Arctic waters and its impact on local fishing communities, as NATO maintains vigilance against Russian naval activities in the region...

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8:12

World's First AI-Generated Video Game, Ghost Jobs...

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2024/11/18

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 future of gaming despite current technical limitations.We also investigate the concerning trend of "ghost jobs" flooding the job market, with an estimated...

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4:41

We Might Be Wrong About Uranus

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2024/11/16

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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. The spacecraft encountered Uranus during a powerful solar wind compression that occurs less than 4% of the time, capturing the planet in an unusual state ...

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5:27

DeepMind Releases AlphaFold Code and China's Solar...

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2024/11/15

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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. With 76% accuracy in protein-ligand interactions and 65% accuracy in protein-DNA interactions, this open-source release marks a new era in computational ...

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7:38

TSMC Halts Chinese Chip Shipments, Beatles Make AI...

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2024/11/12

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 highlighting growing tensions in international tech relations. The restrictions target AI accelerators and GPUs while leaving consumer electronics and au...

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9:12

South Africa Allows Human Genome Editing, Notre...

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2024/11/11

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 prohibitive policies of over 70 nations. We examine the implications of these new guidelines, which focus on preventing genetic disorders and enhancing disease...

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5:03

The Largest Organism on Earth

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2024/11/09

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 an estimated 14,000 years, reproduces through a unique process called suckering, where new stems sprout directly from its vast underground network. How...

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7:16

The Return of Physical Buttons and Chernobyl's...

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2024/11/07

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!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 recent years. Studies show that physical buttons can reduce driver distraction by up to 40 seconds compared to touch screens, prompting regulatory bodi...

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8:45

Mysterious Siberian Craters, 100-Year Chemistry Rule...

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2024/11/05

What do you love about the show? Let us know! 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 of methane gas. As Arctic temperatures rise, surface ice melt travels into underground pockets of unfrozen, salty soil called cryopegs. This builds up im...

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7:54

Chinese Military Builds Llama-based AI Model, The...

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2024/11/04

What do you love about the show? Let us know! 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 technology and its potential military applications, with Meta's policy director explicitly stating that such military use violates their acceptable use policy...

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7:39

Google's $20 Decillion Fine, Toxic Black Plastic from...

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2024/11/01

What do you love about the show? Let us know! 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 between national governments and global tech platforms over content moderation and digital sovereignty.We then uncover alarming findings about toxic flame r...

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7:18

Reddit's First Profit, Meta's NotebookLM Competitor,...

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2024/10/31

Do you prefer multistory episodes, single story episodes, or a mix? Let us know! 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 and Google, transforming Reddit into a valuable data source for AI model training while creating new revenue streams t...

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