#world-model

Google DeepMind's Genie world model now connects to Street View, letting users simulate real-world locations as interactive 360-degree environments. The integration also helps Waymo train on rare driving scenarios.

NVIDIA Labs released SANA-WM, a 2.6B parameter open-source world model capable of generating up to one minute of 720p video. The relatively small model size and open-source availability make it a significant contribution to accessible video generation research.

AI video startup Runway closed a $315M round led by General Atlantic, raising its valuation to $5.3B. The company is expanding beyond video generation with its GWM-1 world model for 3D simulation.