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Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for $13 billion in one of its biggest acquisitions ever

Published

3 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

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AI Infrastructure

Geography

United States

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Read at businessinsider.com

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Fusion42 · 3 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion to strengthen its position in the open-source AI model ecosystem and scale Hugging Face's platform with enhanced infrastructure support.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Nvidia is betting on open-source AI growth that could reshape competitive dynamics in AI infrastructure and model development. If you build tools or services supporting open AI models, Nvidia just became your biggest partner and rival.

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1 source · 3 Sep 2026

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