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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion; Physical AI chip developer SiMa AI hits $1.45B valuation
5 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2026 at 7:30 am.
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The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.
Also, SiMa.AI, the edge computing startup, raised a $150 million Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify.
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