NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.93B
NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the AI community platform, for $12.93 billion. Hugging Face hosts over 3 million models and serves 18 million developers. NVIDIA says the platform will remain open, scaling its infrastructure to expand AI access for developers and institutions worldwide.
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