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Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
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.
TL;DR
- Nvidia is reportedly in talks to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion.
- The acquisition would help Nvidia maintain its dominance in AI chips by supporting the open-source AI ecosystem.
- It would also allow Nvidia to re-enter the cloud computing market and monetize excess capacity.
- Hugging Face's CEO has been publicly aligned with Nvidia's open-source initiatives.
- The reported price is a significant increase from Hugging Face's previous valuation of $4.5 billion in 2023.