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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•28 Sept '26•Via CNBC Technology

AMD to Acquire World Labs in $8.2B Deal

AMD has announced a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco-based AI startup founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.2 billion. The deal, expected to close by the end of 2026 subject to regulatory approval, marks AMD's largest AI acquisition to date. World Labs, founded in 2024, specializes in spatial intelligence and world models, including its Atlas omni-model architecture that predicts new camera views from 2D images, solving the sparse reconstruction problem, with applications in robotics, design, engineering, and more. The company also acquired SceniX for robotics simulation. Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as EVP and Chief Scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su. The acquisition strengthens AMD's position against Nvidia by aligning AI hardware with next-generation models.

•AMD acquires World Labs for approximately $8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction.
•The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
•Fei-Fei Li will become EVP and Chief Scientist at AMD, reporting to CEO Lisa Su.

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