AI News Flash | Microsoft Bing Releases Free Sora-Powered Video Generation Tool

Hello from the world of AI! 🚀In today's newsletter, we bring you the following top stories:　・Microsoft Bing releases a free Sora-powered video generation tool — a new step for AI adoption　・Samsung reportedly weighing investment in and AI integration with Perplexity　・Meta automates product risk assessment with AI

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Microsoft Bing Releases Free Sora-Powered Video Generation Tool — A New Step for AI Adoption

On June 3, Bing announced it built OpenAI's "Sora" into its app via a new feature, "Bing Video Creator," opening text-to-video generation to everyday users for free.Sora video generation was previously limited to OpenAI's paying customers, making this the first free rollout.

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Currently, Bing Video Creator isn't available on desktop, and even in "fast mode" a video can take several hours to generate, though fast mode is meant to finish in minutes.Signed-in Microsoft account users can generate up to 10 videos free via the Bing app; beyond that, each video costs 100 Microsoft Rewards points, earned via Bing searches or Microsoft Store shopping — e.g. 5 points per PC search, capped at 150 points a day.Up to 3 videos can generate at once, each a fixed 5 seconds, with no length options yet. Videos are also limited to 9:16 vertical, aimed at social use, with 16:9 horizontal planned later.

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Samsung Reportedly Weighing Investment in and AI Integration with Perplexity

Samsung is reportedly in talks over investing in and partnering with Perplexity, the fast-growing AI search startup. If it closes, Perplexity's AI could ship on Samsung phones.Specifically, Perplexity's app and assistant could come pre-installed, with AI search built into Samsung's mobile browser. Samsung is also said to be discussing using AI to strengthen Bixby.If talks go well, a formal deal could land within 2025.

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Per Bloomberg, Perplexity is seeking $500 million in new funding at a roughly $14 billion valuation.Reportedly, Apple once weighed Perplexity as a Safari search option, and in April 2025 Motorola added AI features via a Perplexity partnership.

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Meta Automates Product Risk Assessment with AI

Meta plans to have a new AI system automatically handle about 90% of risk reviews for updates to apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, per internal documents seen by NPR.Under a 2012 FTC agreement, Meta must run a privacy risk review before any release — work long done mostly by hand.With the new system, teams answer questions about their work, and AI instantly judges risk and pre-release requirements.

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This should boost efficiency, but a former Meta executive warned NPR that "AI alone may miss serious risks until they've already surfaced."A Meta spokesperson said: "We've invested more than $8 billion in privacy, balancing innovation with compliance."They added: "Our AI keeps improving in accuracy and speed, lifting the user experience too. We apply it to predictable, low-risk cases, while complex or novel risks still go to human experts."

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