Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face? 3-Year-Old $10B Prediction vs. Today's Valuation
kevinsxu · x · 2026-08-30
The author recalls a tweet from three years ago suggesting a $10 billion price tag for Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face was reasonable. That prediction appears mostly correct today, taking three years and $2 billion more. The original argument posited HF as the ultimate combo of AI "hard power" and "soft power" due to its developer love, neutrality, and ecosystem effects.
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