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Nvidia Bought Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion. This Software Acquisition Changes Everything.

By acquiring Hugging Face, Nvidia is working to capture the talent funnel.

Nvidia Bought Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion. This Software Acquisition Changes Everything.

Published September 15, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) spent about $12.9 billion recently to acquire Hugging Face. While the name tells you absolutely nothing about what Hugging Face does, I think it's a game-changing buy for Nvidia, as it marks the chipmaker's step into a different part of the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.

Nvidia investors should be thrilled with the direction this purchase will lead the company in.

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