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Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
The Decoder Nvidia snaps up Hugging Face for $12.9 billion as closed AI labs pull away
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, securing a major foothold in the open-source software ecosystem.
Why it matters
This massive acquisition unites the leading AI chipmaker with the central hub for open-source AI models, shaping how future models are built and shared.
Latest brief · Aug 31, 2026