February 2024 Summaries

Perplexity announced a partnership with SK Telecom at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that aims to bring its AI answer engine to SKT’s more than 32 million subscribers in South Korea. Eligible customers will be able to access Perplexity Pro, including unlimited guided Copilot searches and real-time information on current events, while the companies also plan to develop AI tools using Perplexity’s online language models for up-to-date responses to time-sensitive questions. The collaboration supports SKT’s broader AI strategy and Perplexity’s international expansion through telecommunications partnerships, with both companies positioning the effort as an opportunity to offer a new search experience in South Korea’s highly smartphone-connected market and potentially to reach users globally.

Perplexity and ElevenLabs have partnered to launch Discover Daily, a short-form podcast covering headlines in innovation, science, and culture. The podcast combines Perplexity’s search and content-curation capabilities, which draw from sources ranging from academic research to online discussions and include inline citations, with ElevenLabs’ lifelike voice technology. Designed for listeners seeking an accessible audio format for staying informed, Discover Daily is available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other podcast platforms.