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  "title": "It's official: Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for $13 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/its-official-nvidia-is-buying-hugging-face-for-13-billion",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:21:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-confirms-hugging-face-acquisition-13-billion-deal-jensen-huang-2026-9"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia has officially announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion, a deal that will bolster the chipmaker's position in the open-source AI ecosystem. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the acquisition will scale Hugging Face's platform, enhance its infrastructure, and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide. Hugging Face, known for its platform that allows sharing and building of open-source AI models, will receive increased compute resources and support from Nvidia. The companies emphasized that Hugging Face will remain an open platform and remain compute-agnostic. Business Insider reported that Hugging Face had been attracting M&A interest for a possible deal worth $13 billion or more. The acquisition, described as one of Nvidia's largest ever, aims to bolster the open-source AI ecosystem and prevent Nvidia from being outdone by closed models from competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI. Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue called the acquisition a \"turning point\" for open source.",
  "summary": "Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, the companies said on Thursday, confirming Business Insider's previous reporting.",
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        "outlet": "Lowyat.NET",
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        "title": "Nvidia to spend $13 bil. on Hugging Face, leaving it as open source platform",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for US$12.9bil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nvidia-to-buy-ai-platform-hugging-face-for-us-12-9bil",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:24:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face in $12.93 Billion Deal",
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      {
        "outlet": "PYMNTS",
        "title": "Nvidia Pays $12.9 Billion to Buy and Expand Hugging Face",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nvidia-pays-12-9-billion-to-buy-and-expand-hugging-face",
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