This news podcast covers three main stories: the proposed US Iron Dome defense system facing technical and financial hurdles (estimated cost exceeding $2 trillion); a new Calexit initiative aiming for California's secession from the US, requiring over half a million signatures by July 22, 2025, to reach the 2028 ballot; and the discovery of key DNA and RNA components, along with ancient water, in samples from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, suggesting asteroids may have played a role in delivering life's building blocks to Earth. The podcast concludes with updates on Perplexity AI's new mobile and desktop apps and the launch of its Sonar and SonarPro APIs. The Bennu findings highlight the potential for widespread building blocks of life in the universe.
