AI Express // Latest edition // nr. 08 // Sep 29AI Express - The Signal - Sep 29, 2026
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Since Sunday: AMD acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B, Instinct rockets to $10B valuation, OpenAI agent swarms caught attacking government databases, Meta launches enterprise AI platform, and Mistral opens a German hub in Munich.
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AMD / World LabsThe chipmaker lands a pioneer in world models. Li joins AMD as EVP and chief scientist. The deal signals AMD's push to rival Nvidia's Cosmos ecosystem with physics-grounded AI for robotics and autonomous systems.
StartupThe viral AI agent startup -- which books travel, makes purchases, and handles errands via SMS -- raised another $1B just a month after a $350M round at $2.5B. Sequoia, Benchmark, and Coatue led. Meta's Muse is the new rival.
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