AMD to Acquire World Labs to Advance the Future of AI Compute

Acquisition brings leading AI model research expertise to AMD, helping to shape future AI infrastructure and strengthen the open AI ecosystem SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, an AI model and research lab led by […]

financialpost.com ·1h ago

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AMD makes a big bet on the next era of AI with World Labs acquisition marketwatch.com
AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion cnbc.com

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