Anthropic Reaches $61.5B Valuation, SEC Says Meme Coins Are Not Securities, and Early Universe May Have Had Water

This Discover Daily podcast episode delivers a concise overview of recent breakthroughs in technology, science, and finance. It covers Anthropic's massive funding round and its advanced AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet; the SEC's declaration on meme coins as not being securities; and a new study suggesting water existed in the early universe, potentially impacting our understanding of life's origins. The episode highlights Anthropic's $61.5 billion valuation and the implications of the early universe water discovery for the potential existence of life billions of years earlier than previously thought. Finally, it promotes Perplexity's new deep research feature. Listeners gain insights into significant developments across various fields.