AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

TechCrunch - Sep 28, 2026

The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.

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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

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Bitget Says Attacker Exploited Third-Party Security Product Flaw to Steal $388M

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The attacker who stole about $388 million from the cryptocurrency exchange Bitget gained access through a vulnerability in a third-party security product the exchange used, Bitget said on Monday. The attacker exploited the flaw to obtain high-level internal credentials and then, on September 24, used them to send fraudulent withdrawal commands to Bitget's wallet system. Exchanges keep most

RatHat Android Malware Console Uses Gemini to Identify Higher-Value Victims

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SpaceX sends giant Starship into orbit for the first time but ends the flight early

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SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but decided to cut short the flight.

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

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Say goodbye to brown bananas! Gene-edited fruits could soon be sold in UK supermarkets

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Lobby, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform that automates complex booking operations across suppliers of travel, hospitality and experiences, has carried out several analysis of reservation workflows that reveal a consistent pattern and challenge some common assumptions within hospitality. For years, hotels have focused on reducing reservation response times and on increasing conversion rates, as well as operational efficiency. According to Lobby’s analysis, the actual weaknesses in this part of the process are related to information, guest intent and the commercial opportunities lost between request and booking.

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