AMD to Buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs AI Startup for $8.2 Billion

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2 billion, gaining an artificial intelligence startup founded by industry pioneer and researcher Fei-Fei Li.

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AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 Billion

rss:bloomberg-technologytech8h ago kagi ↗

AMD is acquiring World Labs, an AI startup founded by industry pioneer and researcher Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock transaction valuing World Labs at about $8.2 billion. AMD CEO Lisa Su and World Labs co-founder and CEO Fei-Fei Li sit down with Bloomberg Tech's Ed Ludlow to discuss why AMD is purchasing World Labs, the two companies' shared vision for AI's future encompassing all layers of the stack

The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/amd- will-acquire-fei-fei-lis-world-labs-for-8-2-bil

mastodon:mstdn-socialother7h ago kagi ↗

The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/amd- will-acquire-fei-fei-lis-world-labs-for-8-2-billion/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B L: https:// ir.amd.com/news-events/press-r eleases/detail/1299/amd-to-acquire-world-labs-to-advance-the-future-of-ai-compute C: https:// news.ycombinator

mastodon:mstdn-socialother7h ago kagi ↗

AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B L: https:// ir.amd.com/news-events/press-r eleases/detail/1299/amd-to-acquire-world-labs-to-advance-the-future-of-ai-compute C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9884052 posted on 2026.09.28 at 16:40:54 (c=0, p=3)

AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion

rss:thevergetech6h ago kagi ↗

AMD announced today that it's acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. World Labs launched in 2024 and was valued at $1 billion in a matter of months. The startup launched its first commercial product, a world generation model […]