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AMD Buys AI Pioneer Li Fei-Fei's World Labs for $8.2 Billion

AMD agreed to acquire World Labs, the AI startup founded by renowned computer scientist Li Fei-Fei, in an all-stock deal worth $8.2 billion announced Monday. The move steps up AMD’s challenge to Nvidia in the race to power the next wave of AI. Full story in slides above — Sources: South China Morning Post, Reuters, September 28-29, 2026.

September 29, 2026 · 1 min · 58 words · LexxWire Desk