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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 Perplexity's powerful search and ElevenLabs' lifelike AI voice, the podcast transforms how you absorb information on the go.Hosted by Perplexity and featuring an unbiased, thought-provoking perspective, Discover Daily has quickly become a top tech podcast. With new episodes released daily, it's the perfect way to stay plugged into innovation and expand your mind, one captivating story at a time. Subscribe now on your favorite platform.Download our free mobile app at https://pplx.ai/download

  1. 20 HR AGO

    DeepMind Releases AlphaFold Code and China's Solar Great Wall

    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 ...

    5 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    TSMC Halts Chinese Chip Shipments, Beatles Make AI History with Grammy Noms, and How the Body Stores Memories

    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...

    8 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    South Africa Allows Human Genome Editing, Notre Dame's Bells Ring Again, and The Law of the Magic Third

    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...

    9 min

  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    The Largest Organism on Earth

    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...

    5 min

  5. 7 NOV

    The Return of Physical Buttons and Chernobyl's Radiation-Eating Fungi

    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...

    7 min

  6. 5 NOV

    Mysterious Siberian Craters, 100-Year Chemistry Rule Debunked, and Machine Learning Shows Predictable Evolution

    What would you like to see more of? 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...

    9 min

  7. 4 NOV

    Chinese Military Builds Llama-based AI Model, The Pantheon's Self-Healing Concrete, Another Creature Can Reverse Aging

    What would you like to see more of? 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...

    8 min

  8. 1 NOV

    Google's $20 Decillion Fine, Toxic Black Plastic from E-Waste, and Ecuador's Forest Wrote a Song?

    What would you like to see more of? 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...

    8 min
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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 Perplexity's powerful search and ElevenLabs' lifelike AI voice, the podcast transforms how you absorb information on the go.Hosted by Perplexity and featuring an unbiased, thought-provoking perspective, Discover Daily has quickly become a top tech podcast. With new episodes released daily, it's the perfect way to stay plugged into innovation and expand your mind, one captivating story at a time. Subscribe now on your favorite platform.Download our free mobile app at https://pplx.ai/download

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