Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face (Sep 2026)
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Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face.
Who they are
Nvidia and Hugging Face[1].
What they do
Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000, announced by Jensen Huang on the Nvidia blog on 3 Sep.
How it works
The BBC put it at about $12.9bn (£9.5bn); Huang said Nvidia compute will not be required to build on or deploy through Hugging Face.
Why it matters
It is filed as a news event under Open vs Closed AI False Dialectic.
The engine's record — word for word
2026-09-03: Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000 (Nvidia blog, 3 Sep, Jensen Huang); BBC: about $12.9bn (£9.5bn). Huang: Nvidia compute will not be required to build on or deploy through Hugging Face. [Live pass Oct 6 2026]
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