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  "id": 3635214,
  "title": "Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nvidia-agrees-to-acquire-hugging-face-for-13b",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-27T01:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
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    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-in-talks-to-buy-hugging-face-13-billion-dollars-2026-8"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia is in discussions to acquire Hugging Face, the widely-used AI platform for open-source models and datasets, potentially valuing it above $13 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. While an agreement has not been finalized, the talks are ongoing. Hugging Face, which turned down a $500 million investment offer from Nvidia last year, values its neutrality in the open-source AI ecosystem, supporting models and hardware from various industry players. Nvidia, known for its chip investments, has $18 billion committed to equity deals this fiscal year, alongside its existing $47.9 billion in private company stakes. Microsoft has also engaged with Hugging Face, but talks are reportedly not ongoing.",
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