OpenAI released Sora 2, a text-to-video app with face-swapping Cameos and realistic physics. AI recruiting startup Alex raised $17 million to automate first-round interviews, cutting recruiter workload by 60%. Microsoft added Agent Mode to Excel and Word, letting you type natural-language commands like "analyze sales trends" to auto-generate formulas and charts.
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Sam Altman just launched a TikTok competitor, a new startup is making recruitment 60% easier, and you can now vibework in Excel! Here's today's top AI news. Number 1: OpenAI launched Sora 2, its new text-to-video model, along with a new iOS app. In the app, you can create clips, remix other people's videos, and browse a personalized Sora feed. It even has Cameos, where you record yourself once and then drop your face and voice directly into any Sora scene with high accuracy. Sora 2 also adds speech, imagination engine ever built, sound effects, and more realistic physics, making the videos feel far more natural. Number 2: AI startup Alex raised $17 million to automate the first round of job interviews. Candidates interview with an AI agent that asks questions, scores answers, and builds a shortlist for managers. Alex says it can cut recruiter workload by up to 60%. Number 3: Microsoft added Agent Mode to Excel and Word and introduced a new Office agent inside Copilot. In Excel, Agent Mode can take a prompt like, analyze sales trends, and automatically build formulas, charts, and reports. This is Microsoft's version of vibe working. Because Office is still where most business happens, these updates help Microsoft keep millions of companies in its ecosystem instead of shifting to rivals like Google or OpenAI. And that's it! Follow us at 10x for more daily AI news.
