Nvidia Agrees to Acquire AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion

Nvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, which will remain an open source platform - AP News

Nvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, which will remain an open source platform  AP News

Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face

The deal gives Nvidia control of a leading open-source AI platform and developer community.

Nvidia 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 employees who join Nvidia, according to a statement Thursday. Bloomberg News AI reporter Rachel Metz discussed the acquisition and Bloomberg Tech Host Ed Ludlow discussed his interview with Hugging Face Co-Founder Thomas...

Nvidia Extends A.I. Spending Spree With $12.9 Billion Deal for Hugging Face

The acquisition of the start-up is an indication of Nvidia’s growing role as Silicon Valley’s central banker and its emphasis on open-source technology.

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Nvidia’s $13bn deal cements its $5.5tn advantage

It’s an investor, backer, supplier and guarantor for companies its Hugging Face acquisition potentially disrupts

Nvidia announces purchase of AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

The microchip giant announced Thursday it would acquire the platform, which was founded by three French entrepreneurs in New York in 2016, at a marked increase over the $7 billion reportedly at the basis of initial negotiaions. The announcement comes as companies turn to open AI models to keep costs down.

Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal

Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for nearly $13bn, betting that support for ⁠open AI models could offset a potential slowdown in demand for the semiconductor giant’s chips. Shares ⁠in Nvidia were ⁠slightly lower ​after the $12.93bn (£9.57bn) deal – which ranks among its biggest ever – was announced for the database of AI models on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Nvidia buys developer platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn - The Times

Nvidia buys developer platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn  The Times

Nvidia inks $13 billion deal to buy the AI startup that was hacked by OpenAI - CNN

Nvidia inks $13 billion deal to buy the AI startup that was hacked by OpenAI  CNN

What's behind Nvidia buying Hugging Face? A past Microsoft deal offers clues

This is nothing new to the world of Big Tech.

Why Hugging Face Is a $13 Billion Look Into AI’s Future - Barron's

Why Hugging Face Is a $13 Billion Look Into AI’s Future  Barron's

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12.93 billion deal

The acquisition of the AI software platform will keep it as an open platform, Nvidia said.

Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face for $13-billion

Chip maker backing open source AI to buffer a slowdown in chip demand from hyperscalers

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion in major AI expansion

Nvidia said Thursday it will buy AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, its latest major investment to expand its influence in open-source artificial intelligence. The deal would bring Nvidia closer to developers and broaden its customer base as tech giants develop chips to reduce reliance on the company.

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Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 3 PM ET: Nvidia Agrees to Buy AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion | OpenAI, ... - Morningstar

Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 3 PM ET: Nvidia Agrees to Buy AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion | OpenAI, ...  Morningstar

French trio minted as billionaires as the world’s most valuable company swoops

Their platform was hacked by rogue OpenAI agents in July. Now it has been snapped up by Nvidia.

By Tara Patel, Dylan Sloan

Nvidia To Acquire Hugging Face

A new plan by Nvidia may consolidate the company’s centrality to AI research and development.

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There's an Easter egg hiding inside the $12.9303 billion price tag of the Nvidia-Hugging Face deal

There's a hidden puzzle in the deal price between Nvidia and Hugging Face. Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Nvidia and Hugging Face hid an Easter egg in its $12.9303 billion acquisition price. Techies raced to solve the puzzle. They quickly found a connection to the hugging face emoji. The Nvidia tie proved trickier. Look closely at the Nvidia-Hugging Face deal number. Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf snuck a parenthetical into his announcement of the compa...

Hugging Face goes from a ‘scrappy’ startup named after an emoji to $13 billion Nvidia acquisition

The deal stands to encourage more mainstream adoption of open-weight models, but AI insiders worry Nvidia will subtly influence them to all run on its hardware.

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Nvidia Is Paying $14 Billion for a Company That Gives Its Best Work Away for Free

AI Giant Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion

Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang is making a big new bet on an open-source AI future. On Thursday, Huang announced that Nvidia, a major supplier of hardware to power AI applications, reached a deal to acquire Hugging Face — which operates a platform for building AI open-source models — for $12.93 billion. “Together, we […]

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Nvidia-Hugging Face deal: Chip giant to buy AI platform for $12.93 billion

Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13b. months after OpenAI's rogue agent incident

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said the acquisition aimed to provide more "open weights to the AI economy" and promised not to impose requirements to use Nvidia technology on the platform.

Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9B

Nvidia to acquire AI platform Hugging Face in landmark $12.9B deal

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Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion in major open AI push

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Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for US$12.9 billion

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13b in big bet on open AI models

Hugging Face would give it developer access, tools and data to help close the AI gap with US and Chinese labs

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Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face in $12.93 Billion Deal

The acquisition of the AI software platform will keep it as an open platform, Nvidia said.

Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn - Tech - Business - Ahram Online

Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn - Tech - Business  Ahram Online

NVIDIA To Buy Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

NVIDIA To Buy Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion Nvidia has agreed to buy AI startup Hugging Face for roughly $12.93 billion, putting the world's most important open-model hub under the same roof as the most dominant AI chip company on the planet, according to The Wall Street Journal.  Image via FT CEO Jensen Huang announced the deal on Thursday, a day after NVIDIA filed that it had signed a definitive agreement. The transaction includes about $11.9 billion for Hugging Face stockh...

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Nvidia Buys AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion

Nvidia Corp. has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face in a transaction valued at about $13 billion.

By Ryan Gould, Ian King, Rachel Metz

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13 billion in big bet on open AI models - The Star

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13 billion in big bet on open AI models  The Star

Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn - Kuwait Times

Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn  Kuwait Times

Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93bn to scale AI platform

Santa Clara: Nvidia has acquired AI platform Hugging Face for USD 12.93 billion, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a blog post on Thursday, as the chipmaker...

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