Runway’s WILD Update & Luma Labs Expands!

Today I’m diving into the latest exciting updates from Runway ML and Luma Labs that are seriously changing the game in AI imagery and video. Runway ML has dropped some major improvements to their reference feature, and trust me, they absolutely nailed it! We’ll see it in action, plus check out some mind-blowing examples from the community. Luma Labs is also stepping up with frame expansion in Dream Machine.

Civil War Brought to Life: Haunting Photos Reawakened After 160 Years

A return to the American Civil War through AI-enhanced imagery. These photographs, taken over 160 years ago, have been brought to life to help modern viewers reconnect with one of the most pivotal chapters in American history. This short film includes both famous portraits—like those of General Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant—as well as rarer images such as California Joe, a legendary Union sharpshooter. From the well-known to the nearly forgotten, these faces now move and breathe with new clarity. A visual reminder of the real people behind the conflict that shaped a nation.

What caused Spain and Portugal’s power cut? | BBC News

Spanish power company Red Eléctrica has ruled out a cyber-attack as the cause of Monday’s mass blackouts, that left millions across Spain and Portugal without power.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro also said there was no indication that a cyber-attack was behind the outages.

Electric grids suffered two “disconnection events” – systems recovered from the first, but the second triggered the power cuts in both Spain and Portugal, with no indication of human error.

How Amazon Plans To Catch Google And Microsoft In The Quantum Computing Race

The quantum space is heating up – Amazon is the latest tech giant to make waves with the announcement of its own quantum chip in February. The company joins fierce competition from Google, Microsoft, IBM and others. While still in its early days, quantum shows great promise and Amazon sees the technology as the next major growth area for its Amazon Web Services business. CNBC’s Kate Rooney got exclusive access to Amazon’s quantum lab at the California Institute of Technology to see how the company plans to catch Big Tech in the quantum computing race.