AMD SIGNS $4.9 BILLION DEAL TO CHALLENGE NVIDIA'S AI INFRASTRUCTURE LEAD

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AMD has agreed to buy ZT Systems, an artificial intelligence infrastructure group, for $4.9 billion in cash and stocks. The acquisition will help AMD accelerate the adoption of its AI data center chips, which compete with Nvidia's popular GPUs. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. It is expected to close in the first half of 2025.