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AMD agrees to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B in an all-stock deal expected to close by year-end; Li will join AMD as EVP and chief scientist (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)

AMD has agreed to acquire AI research lab World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion, with the transaction expected to close by year-end. Founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, while the World Labs team will continue research under AMD’s umbrella. The company, launched in 2024, debuted its Marble world-generation model in 2025.

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Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI

Pramaana Labs announced a $27 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures to develop a deterministic verification layer for large language models. The company uses the LEAN programming language to apply formal, mathematical proofs to AI outputs, aiming at applications in law, tax and drug discovery. This funding will support building that verification infrastructure.

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World Labs lands $200M from Autodesk to bring world models into 3D workflows

World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, secured a $200 million investment from Autodesk to explore integrating its AI-driven world models into Autodesk’s 3D tools, initially targeting entertainment applications. In addition, the company raised a separate $1 billion from investors including a16z and Nvidia to advance its world-model technology for robotics and scientific discovery.

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