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AMD to acquire World Labs AI for about $8.2 billion

In brief

AMD will acquire World Labs AI in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.2 billion. Founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. World Labs develops AI models designed to understand 3D environments, and AMD had previously invested in the company.

Generated automatically by AI from 9 sources, without editorial review · updated 29 Sept

What changed

  1. 28 Sept, 20:11AMD acquires World Labs AI from Fei-Fei Li for $8B · CryptoBriefing
  2. 28 Sept, 20:26AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion · CNBC
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Chronological coverage

  1. 29 September
  2. Ars Technica
    Latest29 Sept, 21:14

    AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia

    The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.

    Ars TechnicaArs Technica•Samuel Axon
  3. 28 September
  4. Fortune
    Follow-up28 Sept, 21:56

    AMD acquires startup founded by ‘godmother of AI’ Fei-Fei Li for $8.2 billion

    The deal brings together two of the leading women in the AI industry, and gives AMD a new plank in its competition with GPU rival Nvidia.

    FortuneFortune•Alexei Oreskovic
  5. Business Insider
    Follow-up28 Sept, 21:38

    One of AI's most influential researchers is joining AMD in an $8 billion deal

    AMD is betting big on "world models" that could power robots, factories, and other physical AI systems. It's acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs.

    Business InsiderBusiness Insider•Rya Jetha (rjetha@businessinsider.com)
  6. MarketWatch
    Follow-up28 Sept, 21:37

    AMD makes a big bet on the next era of AI with World Labs acquisition

    The chip maker is buying the startup and adding AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li as its chief scientist.

    MarketWatchMarketWatch•Britney Nguyen
  7. The Verge
    Follow-up28 Sept, 21:31

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

    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.

    The VergeThe Verge•Jay Peters
  8. Financial Times
    Follow-up28 Sept, 20:45

    AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn

    World Labs was founded by Stanford University researcher to work on AI models that understand 3D environments

    Financial TimesFinancial Times
  9. TechCrunch
    Follow-up28 Sept, 20:39

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

    The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.

    TechCrunchTechCrunch•Tim Fernholz
  10. CNBC
    Follow-up28 Sept, 20:26

    AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion

    The chipmaker had previously invested in World Labs.

    CNBCCNBC
  11. CryptoBriefing
    First seen28 Sept, 20:11

    AMD acquires World Labs AI from Fei-Fei Li for $8B

    AMD's acquisition of World Labs AI signifies a strategic shift towards developing a comprehensive AI platform, expanding beyond hardware.

    favorable toward AMD
    CryptoBriefingCryptoBriefing•Diego Almada Lopez