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

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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 purchas…

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Timeline · 14 reports

  1. 2026-09-29 04:30 · South China Morning Post Tech
    AMD acquires ‘godmother of AI’ Li Fei-Fei’s start-up as battle with Nvidia intensifies
  2. 2026-09-28 22:42 · AI Insider
    AMD to Acquire World Labs in $8.2B All-Stock Deal
  3. 2026-09-28 22:21 · CNBC Technology
    AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion
  4. 2026-09-28 21:56 · Fortune AI
    AMD acquires startup cofounded by ‘godmother of AI’ Fei-Fei Li for $8.2 billion
  5. 2026-09-28 21:53 · Financial Times AI
    AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn
  6. 2026-09-28 21:43 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    AMD Agrees to Buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B, Names Her EVP and Chief Scientist
  7. 2026-09-28 21:34 · Wall Street Journal Technology
    AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2 Billion
  8. 2026-09-28 21:31 · The Verge AI
    AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
  9. 2026-09-28 21:27 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    AMD is buying Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in a multibillion-dollar deal
  10. 2026-09-28 21:22 · r/singularity
    AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion
  11. 2026-09-28 21:21 · r/artificial
    AMD is buying Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in a multibillion-dollar deal
  12. 2026-09-28 20:39 · TechCrunch AI
    AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion
  13. 2026-09-28 20:27 · Bloomberg AI
    AMD to Buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs AI Startup for $8.2 Billion
  14. 2026-09-28 20:12 · Bloomberg AI
    AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 Billion

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