AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion
AMD previously invested in World Labs before the acquisition, which is the chipmaker's second biggest on record.
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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…
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