Your next Samsung phone gets Perplexity AI

PLUS: Thomson Reuters debut its Agentic Intelligence platform

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Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Samsung is finalizing a major investment in Perplexity that will pre-install the AI search startup's technology directly into Galaxy phones, marking the Korean giant's boldest move yet to break free from Google's AI ecosystem.

Could this partnership signal the beginning of a new era where AI startups become the preferred partners for major hardware manufacturers?

In Today’s AI Daily:

  • Samsung ditches Google dependency with Perplexity integration

  • Thomson Reuters launches AI agents completing full professional tasks

  • Scientists create first AI that thinks like biology experts

  • Microsoft brings Sora video creation to mobile browsers

  • 5 new AI tools & prompts

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

SAMSUNG & PERPLEXITY

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The AI Daily: Samsung is closing in on a major investment in AI search startup Perplexity that would see the Korean tech giant integrating the company's AI technology directly into its smartphones and devices.

Key details:

  • Samsung planning to pre-install Perplexity's app and assistant on upcoming Galaxy devices.

  • Integration discussions include Samsung's web browser and Bixby virtual assistant.

  • Partnership could debut with Galaxy S26 phone line launching in first half of 2026.

  • Samsung expected to be major investor in Perplexity's $500M funding round at $14B valuation.

  • Deal represents Samsung's strategy to reduce dependence on Google's AI services.

Why it matters: This could be Samsung’s biggest step yet in building its own AI system. By teaming up with Perplexity, users might get faster, smarter search right on their phones. It also shows that big tech companies now see AI startups as key partners in the race to lead the future of smart tech.

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THOMSON REUTERS

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The AI Daily: Thomson Reuters launched its Agentic Intelligence platform—an AI system that can plan, think, and complete tasks while keeping clear records and professional checks.

Key details:

  • CoCounsel for Tax helps accountants by reviewing files, writing memos, and checking for compliance automatically.

  • Platform integrates with existing Thomson Reuters tools like Checkpoint, Westlaw, and Practical Law.

  • System reduced multi-state tax reviews from half a week to under an hour for early users.

  • Built with transparent reasoning and traceable sourcing for high-stakes professional environments.

  • Expansion planned for legal, compliance, and risk sectors throughout 2025.

Why it matters: This isn’t just another AI helper—it actually finishes full tasks on its own. Big firms using it are saving lots of time already. For jobs that need accuracy and clear records, this could be the start of a big shift in how professionals use AI every day.

AI BREAKTHROUGHS

AI RESEARCH

The AI Daily: Researchers from the University of Toronto and Vector Institute just released BioReason, the first AI tool that mixes DNA analysis with human-like thinking to better understand genetics and predict diseases.

Key details:

  • BioReason uses both DNA models and language models, so it can read genetic code and explain its thought process step-by-step.

  • It reaches 97% accuracy when predicting disease pathways and 80–88% on how gene changes affect health.

  • The model was trained on 87,000+ real genetic variants from the ClinVar database and KEGG disease maps.

  • Unlike older models that give answers without explanation, BioReason shows how certain genes cause diseases through known biology.

  • It performs over 15% better than models that use only DNA data or only language models.

Why it matters: BioReason is a big step forward in using AI for health. Because it explains how it gets its answers, doctors and scientists can trust it more. This could speed up new medicine discoveries, improve personalized treatments, and help researchers learn faster from genetic data.

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FAST TRACKS

🗞️ What Matters in AI Right Now?

Microsoft launched Bing Video Creator, powered by Sora. It lets users make short videos from text prompts for free on mobile.

Captions launched Mirage Studio, which creates expressive videos with realistic digital actors using special AI tech.

ElevenLabs expanded ElevenReader to web browsers, so users can now listen to AI-read content straight from their computers.

Topaz Labs introduced Bloom, an AI tool that makes images clearer and larger—up to 8 times the size—with different creative styles.

PlayAI open-sourced PlayDiffusion, a new model that edits speech with much more detail and is 50 times faster than older systems.

IBM acquired Seek AI (price not shared), adding its tool for asking questions about business data to Watsonx AI Labs.

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