Nvidia to buy open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $13bn

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- DW News EN·8h agoNvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12.93 billion deal
The AI chip maker said it would keep Hugging Face an open platform that would not require developers to use Nvidia hardware.
Read at DW News EN → - Bloomberg Politics·11h agoNvidia to Buy Hugging Face for $13B | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 9/3/2026
Nvidia agreed to acquire artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face in a transaction valued at about $13 billion, adding a popular software platform to the chip giant’s AI empire. The price includes an equity-based retention program of as much as $1 billion for Hugging Face…
Read at Bloomberg Politics → - NZ Herald Technology·12h agoNvidia’s $22 billion Hugging Face deal is a bargain hedge
The deal risks alienating Hugging Face users who value its independence.
Read at NZ Herald Technology → - MobileSyrup CA·12h agoNvidia acquires Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face, a company that hosts platforms for open-source AI models, for US$12.93 billion (roughly C$17.81 billion). According to Nvidia, more than 18 million developers, researchers and creators use Hugging Face to share more than three million models,…
Read at MobileSyrup CA → - ARY News PK·15h agoNvidia bets $13 billion on open AI models with Hugging Face deal
Nvidia bets $13 billion on open AI models with Hugging Face deal
Read at ARY News PK → - India Today Top·19h agoNvidia is buying Hugging Face for $13 billion, Jensen Huang says it will remain open AI platform
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for billion Jensen Huang says it will remain open AI platform
Read at India Today Top → - Ars Technica·19h agoNvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
Read at Ars Technica → - The News Biz PK·19h agoNvidia to acquire Hugging Face in nearly $13 billion deal: Here's why
Nvidia is reportedly planning to acquire popular AI company platform Hugging Face for nearly $12.93 billion. This major investment for open AI models aims to spur future chip demand even as Nvidia’s largest customers develop their own chips to reduce dependence on the…
Read at The News Biz PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·20h agoNvidia To Buy Hugging Face For $13 Billion in Big Bet on Open AI Models
The deal will cement Nvidia as a central player in the market for open models that users can freely download, run and customize, unlike the closed systems built by OpenAI and Anthropic
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - TechCrunch·20h agoNvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Nvidia said Hugging Face hosts over 3 million models and is used by over 18 million developers.
Read at TechCrunch → - Stuff NZ·20h agoNvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, leaving it as an open source platformRead at Stuff NZ →
- ET Tech·20h agoNvidia buying artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $13 billion
Jensen Huang wrote in a blog post Thursday that more than 18 million developers, researchers and creators use Hugging Face to share more than 3 million models, 500,000 data sets and 1 million applications. There's also more than 200,000 companies that use the platform, he said.
Read at ET Tech → - Globe and Mail Biz·20h agoNvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13-billion in bet on open-source AI
Deal could help chip maker broaden its customer base as hyperscalers develop their own rival chips
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