Nvidia's $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal draws DOJ scrutiny

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Nvidia's $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal draws DOJ scrutiny

Jensen Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia, gestures during a press briefing in Paris on Oct. 13, 2026. Nvidia is facing questions from the U.S. Department of Justice concerning its acquisition of Hugging Face, an open-source platform for hosting and testing AI models, and how that…

Jensen Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia, gestures during a press briefing in Paris on Oct. 13, 2026.

Nvidia is facing questions from the U.S. Department of Justice concerning its acquisition of Hugging Face, an open-source platform for hosting and testing AI models, and how that deal may impact competitors in the field.

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