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Nvidia Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, The Information Reports
Nvidia has agreed to purchase AI platform Hugging Face for US$12.9 billion, according to The Information citing a knowledgeable source.
Hugging Face, based in New York, hosts open-source large language models and datasets and has been previously backed by Nvidia, Salesforce, and Google's parent company Alphabet.
In 2023, Hugging Face raised US$235 million in funding, valuing the company at US$4.5 billion, and rejected a US$500 million investment offer from Nvidia last year valuing it at US$7 billion.
Nvidia predicts a 70% increase in revenue in the next fiscal year, reflecting strong demand for AI computing and has US$18 billion committed to equity investments for fiscal 2027.