# AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion; Physical AI chip developer SiMa AI hits $1.45B valuation

An episode of [TechCrunch Startup News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974783), 29 Sep 2026, 5:17.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV3648404441.mp3

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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