Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
Reported by TechCrunch · techcrunch.com · August 27, 2026
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.
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What to watch: NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) is involved in M&A activity valued around $12.9 billion — deal terms and financing structure matter more than the headline here.
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