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 of the rea ... Show More
Mar 2025
Meta Launching Community Notes, Anthropic CEO Floats AI Quit Button, Man Survives with Titanium Heart in World-First
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we explore a groundbreaking medical achievement: an Australian man who survived 100 days with a BiVACOR titanium heart before successfully receiving a donor heart transplant. This world-first ... Show More
7m 9s
Mar 2025
Chinese Quantum Chip Rivals Willow, Vibe Coding's Rise in Software Development, and the Universe May Exist in Black Hole
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we explore China's quantum computing breakthrough with Zuchongzhi 3.0, a 105-qubit processor that dramatically outperforms classical supercomputers. This remarkable machine completed in minut ... Show More
8m 17s
Mar 2025
Microsoft Looks Beyond OpenAI, Student Cracks Century-Old Math Problem, and Research Shows How Aspirin Fights Cancer
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we begin with a look at Microsoft. The company is strategically diversifying its AI approach beyond its OpenAI partnership by developing its own AI models, particularly the MAI family. These ... Show More
7m 38s
Nov 2024
Can Bluesky Dethrone X? & ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ Captures Double-Header Magic
Episode 459: Neal and Toby preview the much-anticipated openings of ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’, duly named ‘Glicked,’ and chat if it's able to capture the same magic as 2023’s ‘Barbenheimer.’ Then, there’s been a mass exodus of users from X since the election and Bluesky has bee ... Show More
29m 32s
Aug 2021
Fabricated AI Research, AI Phishing Emails, AI Package Theft Detection
Our 67th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! This week: A new generation of AI-powered robots is taking over warehouses With a nudge from AI, ketamine emerges as a potential rare disease treatment Tortured phrases' give away fabricated research paper ... Show More
31m 46s
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