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Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

Nvidia has agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, marking one of its largest deals to date. Hugging Face is a widely used online repository for open-source AI models and tools, serving over 18 million developers and more than 200,000 companies. Both firms stated the platform will remain open, and users will not be required to use Nvidia’s hardware or services. The deal follows significant recent security incidents involving AI models on Hugging Face.

Why it mattersThis purchase puts one of the largest AI model communities and resources under Nvidia’s control, signaling the chipmaker’s deeper move into AI software amid growing sector competition.

Acquisition valued at about $12.9 billion
Over 18 million developers use Hugging Face
Platform will stay open to non-Nvidia hardware
Deal combines leading AI hardware and software sectors
Recent security incident impacted Hugging Face

Sources covering this

NvidiaPrimaryHeadline onlyNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face11:56 AM →Economic Times TechHeadline onlyNvidia buying artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $13 billion12:32 PM →WiredHeadline onlyNvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI12:43 PM →The RegisterHeadline onlyNvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard1:03 PM →Windows CentralHeadline onlyNVIDIA reinforces itself as an AI-first company nowadays with an almost $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face3:52 PM →BBCNvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face4:32 PM →CNBCHugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC4:43 PM →The New Stack“Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’5:52 PM →New York TimesHeadline onlyNvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal6:38 PM →Tom's HardwareNvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion — company gains control of major AI model distribution platform7:05 PM →SiliconANGLEHeadline onlyNvidia confirms $12.9B acquisition of AI hosting platform Hugging Face8:25 PM →SiliconANGLEHeadline onlyNvidia’s Hugging Face deal is a bet on open models — and proof it’s no longer just a chip company1:29 AM →SecurityWeekHeadline onlyNvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion10:00 AM →diginomicaHeadline onlyThe long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes11:05 AM →CNBCWhy Nvidia's 'defensive move' to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips11:31 AM →SiliconANGLEHeadline onlyNvidia bags Hugging Face, AI models play leapfrog and CrowdStrike doubles down on AI2:01 PM →ComputerworldHeadline onlyNvidia-Hugging Face deal could require an enterprise AI rethink4:03 PM →

How it unfolded

11:56 AMNvidia NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
12:32 PMEconomic Times Tech Nvidia buying artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $13 billion
12:43 PMWired Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI
1:03 PMThe Register Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard
3:52 PMWindows Central NVIDIA reinforces itself as an AI-first company nowadays with an almost $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face
4:32 PMBBC Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
4:43 PMCNBC Hugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC
5:52 PMThe New Stack “Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’
6:38 PMNew York Times Nvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal
7:05 PMTom's Hardware Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion — company gains control of major AI model distribution platform
8:25 PMSiliconANGLE Nvidia confirms $12.9B acquisition of AI hosting platform Hugging Face
1:29 AMSiliconANGLE Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal is a bet on open models — and proof it’s no longer just a chip company
10:00 AMSecurityWeek Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion
11:05 AMdiginomica The long and the short of IT - the week in digibytes
11:31 AMCNBC Why Nvidia's 'defensive move' to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
2:01 PMSiliconANGLE Nvidia bags Hugging Face, AI models play leapfrog and CrowdStrike doubles down on AI
4:03 PMComputerworld Nvidia-Hugging Face deal could require an enterprise AI rethink

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