Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
SarcasticBaka · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit post points to Nvidia's official blog announcing a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, the open-source AI community and model hub.
If confirmed, the deal would put the de facto infrastructure of open-source AI under the world's dominant AI chipmaker, reshaping how models are distributed to virtually every developer and enterprise relying on the platform.
Related event: NVIDIA Officially Acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion(93 posts)→
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