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Nvidia’s Next Massive AI Move Involves a $13 Billion Acquisition—and a Dancing Robot Duck

Headline from Inc., from the development of Aug 26, 2026

Newest development Aug 28, 2026 · 2 reportsThe Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal

Nvidia is reportedly planning to buy Hugging Face. Here’s why.

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    Nvidia’s Next Massive AI Move Involves a $13 Billion Acquisition—and a Dancing Robot Duck

    Headline from Inc. ·

  2. Newest

    The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal

    Headline from Time ·

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  1. Insider

    Nvidia has been in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Nvidia has held talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion as the chip giant expands its AI dealmaking.

  2. Tech Startups

    Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion in major AI deal, taking control of the ‘GitHub of AI’ (opens Tech Startups)

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    Tech Startups's feed description

    Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, a deal that would put the world’s dominant AI chipmaker in control of one of the most important distribution hubs for open AI models. The Information first reported the agreement […] The post Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.

  3. Gizmodo

    Nvidia Reportedly Stops Flirting With Hugging Face and Just Buys It (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The apparent deal values the company at about $13 billion.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn: report (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Nvidia is set to buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, news outlet The Information reported on Wednesday, as the US chipmaking giant seeks to diversify.

  5. Quartz

    Nvidia is reportedly agreeing to buy open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9 billion (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The deal would give the chipmaker a foothold in one of the most widely used platforms for sharing open-source AI models

  6. Forbes

    Nvidia Has Reportedly Agreed To Buy AI Model Hosting Platform Hugging Face For $13 Billion (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Nvidia had previously invested $235 million in Hugging Face during its Series D funding round in August 2023.

  7. Investor's Business Daily

    Nvidia M&A Target Hugging Face Releases New Robot, As Deal Rumors Swirl (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    As rumors swirl that Nvidia may be closing in on a deal to buy Hugging Face, it released a small robot.

  8. Independent Journal Review

    Nvidia Reportedly Makes $13,000,000,000 Purchase Of Open-Source AI’s Main Hub Hugging Face (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Nvidia is seemingly moving to buy the main public hub for open-source artificial intelligence.

  9. BizPac Review

    Nvidia reportedly making $13,000,000,000 purchase of open-source AI’s main hub hugging face (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Nvidia is seemingly moving to buy the main public hub for open-source artificial intelligence. The California-based chipmaker has agreed to purchase New York City-based AI startup Hugging […]

  10. Inc.

    Nvidia’s Next Massive AI Move Involves a $13 Billion Acquisition—and a Dancing Robot Duck (opens Inc.)

    Published

    Inc.'s feed description

    Nvidia is reportedly planning to buy Hugging Face. Here’s why.

  11. Insider

    Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Nvidia had talks to acquire Hugging Face for $13 billion, Business Insider reported. It could boost Nvidia's open-source strategy, challenging OpenAI.

  12. Fast Company

    How Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal would reshape the open AI ecosystem (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    Hugging Face has become one of the most important companies in artificial intelligence without ever becoming one of its most famous. Ask most AI users what it does and you may get a blank look, or perhaps a dim memory that it was at the center of the OpenAI runaway-agent controversy just a few weeks…

  13. Insider

    Nvidia's potential Hugging Face deal shows how far it's moved from its GPU roots (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The chip company has been on a dealmaking spree to become an juggernaut in the AI space, and the potential acquisition could take it even further.

  14. Time

    The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    The $12.9 billion deal could help Nvidia hedge against a future where its biggest customers build their own chips.

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