Unconfirmed Report Claims Nvidia Is Acquiring Hugging Face for $12.9B

A single-source social post claims Nvidia is buying Hugging Face, the central hub of open-source AI, for $12.9 billion — a rumor that, if true, would reshape who controls the open model ecosystem.

Nvidia is reportedly acquiring Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to an unverified post from @henryebomah. Treat this as a rumor until confirmed — it surfaced as a single social-media claim with no corroborating detail, and acquisition chatter at this scale demands far more sourcing than one tweet before it earns belief.

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