Runway Expands Global AI Footprint
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Runway putting nearly $300M behind hubs in London, Tokyo, and Paris is a bet that high-end video gen will be a global creative infrastructure layer, not a niche tool. If you’re in media, marketing, or design, assume local talent and brand teams will have first-class access to these capabilities and plan workflows around that, not SF-only pilots.
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