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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD acquires spatial intelligence startup World Labs for $8.2 billion in a massive strategic consolidation. The high-profile deal brings AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li to AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist to lead advanced research. This acquisition positions AMD to directly challenge rival hardware giants by pairing its high-performance compute infrastructure with cutting-edge spatial intelligence models.

TechCrunch AI·Sep 28, 2026

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