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Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

Nvidia has agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, marking one of its largest deals to date. Hugging Face is a widely used online repository for open-source AI models and tools, serving over 18 million developers and more than 200,000 companies. Both firms stated the platform will remain open, and users will not be required to use Nvidia’s hardware or services. The deal follows significant recent security incidents involving AI models on Hugging Face.

Why it mattersThis purchase puts one of the largest AI model communities and resources under Nvidia’s control, signaling the chipmaker’s deeper move into AI software amid growing sector competition.

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NvidiaPrimaryHeadline onlyNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face11:56 AM →Economic Times TechHeadline onlyNvidia buying artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $13 billion12:32 PM →WiredHeadline onlyNvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI12:43 PM →The RegisterHeadline onlyNvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard1:03 PM →Windows CentralHeadline onlyNVIDIA reinforces itself as an AI-first company nowadays with an almost $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face3:52 PM →BBCNvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face4:32 PM →CNBCHugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC4:43 PM →The GuardianHeadline onlyNvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal4:59 PM →The New Stack“Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’5:52 PM →New York TimesHeadline onlyNvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal6:38 PM →Tom's HardwareNvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion — company gains control of major AI model distribution platform7:05 PM →SiliconANGLEHeadline onlyNvidia confirms $12.9B acquisition of AI hosting platform Hugging Face8:25 PM →SecurityWeekHeadline onlyNvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion10:00 AM →diginomicaHeadline onlyThe long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes11:05 AM →ComputerworldHeadline onlyNvidia-Hugging Face deal could require an enterprise AI rethink4:03 PM →TechRadarHeadline only'The planets aligned': Nvidia confirms $12.9bn Hugging Face deal in potentially huge AI shake-up10:05 AM →

How it unfolded

  • Nvidia NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
  • Economic Times Tech Nvidia buying artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $13 billion
  • Wired Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI
  • The Register Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard
  • Windows Central NVIDIA reinforces itself as an AI-first company nowadays with an almost $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face
  • BBC Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
  • CNBC Hugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC
  • The Guardian Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal
  • The New Stack “Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’
  • New York Times Nvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal
  • Tom's Hardware Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion — company gains control of major AI model distribution platform
  • SiliconANGLE Nvidia confirms $12.9B acquisition of AI hosting platform Hugging Face
  • SecurityWeek Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion
  • diginomica The long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes
  • Computerworld Nvidia-Hugging Face deal could require an enterprise AI rethink
  • TechRadar 'The planets aligned': Nvidia confirms $12.9bn Hugging Face deal in potentially huge AI shake-up

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