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AMD is buying Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion: why a chipmaker wants an AI lab

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A chipmaker just bought an AI lab for $8.2 billion On September 28, AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs — the AI research startup founded by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li — in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion. Li herself will join AMD as executive vice p…

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  1. 2026-10-18 10:52 · DEV Community — AI
    AMD is buying Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion: why a chipmaker wants an AI lab

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