'Hugging Face Acquired for $23B' Was Just an Alien Movie Prank

A viral claim that Hugging Face was acquired for $23 billion by Weyland-Yutani turned out to be a joke, as Weyland-Yutani is the fictional evil corporation from the Alien film franchise.

2026-09-18 ~ 2026-09-18 · 2 related posts

• Fake news alert: Hugging Face "acquired by Weyland-Yutani for $23B" is an Alien joke — kscottz · 2026-09-18

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