Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal (theguardian.com)

Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for nearly $13bn, betting that support for ⁠open AI models could offset a potential slowdown in demand for the semiconductor giant’s chips. Shares ⁠in Nvidia were ⁠slightly lower ​after the $12.93bn deal – which ranks among its biggest ever – was announced for the database of AI models on Thursday. Continue reading...