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Why it matters
US regulators investigate Nvidia's deal to buy Hugging Face
The Decoder US antitrust regulators are scrutinizing Nvidia's Hugging Face deal and sales practices
The US Justice Department launched an antitrust review into Nvidia's proposed acquisition of open-source platform Hugging Face.
Why it matters
Antitrust action could restrict leading chipmakers from acquiring key open-source platforms used by AI developers.
Latest brief · Oct 30, 2026