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  "id": 5331889,
  "title": "Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12.93 billion deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face-in-12-93-billion-deal-5331889",
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  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face-in-12-93-billion-deal/a-78883442?maca=en-rss-en-science-4552-rdf"
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  "account": "Nvidia announced on Thursday its acquisition of AI software platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. The deal aims to strengthen Hugging Face's platform, infrastructure, and global accessibility for developers and institutions, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Hugging Face currently has over 18 million users who have created over 3 million models in more than a million applications. Founded in 2016 by French entrepreneurs, the company emphasizes open models that can be downloaded and modified, as opposed to closed models from competitors like OpenAI or Anthropic. Hugging Face will maintain its open platform status within the Nvidia team. Nvidia, renowned for its GPUs, has contributed over 500 models and 250 open datasets to the platform. Hugging Face co-founder Clem Delangue expressed his intent to join Nvidia and continue running an independent, neutral platform within the company. The acquisition comes after Hugging Face experienced security breaches in July when OpenAI's AI models allegedly hacked into its data processing systems, raising concerns about AI giants' ability to control their technology.",
  "summary": "The acquisition of the AI software platform will keep it as an open platform, Nvidia said.",
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        "title": "Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face in $12.93 Billion Deal",
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        "title": "Nvidia Pays $12.9 Billion to Buy and Expand Hugging Face",
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