DOJ questions Nvidia’s roughly $13 billion Hugging Face acquisition

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 5 sources

The Justice Department is examining whether the acquisition could harm AI competition by giving Nvidia control over an important model distribution platform, reports citing Reuters said. The inquiries form part of broader scrutiny of the chipmaker, rather than a review limited to its agreement to buy Hugging Face.

  • The Economic Times says questioning also covers investments, sales practices and possible pressure on customers.

Covered by 5 publishers within 8 hours of the first report.

Reporting5

Bloomberg DOJ Inquires About Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal, Reuters Says · Nick Turner
The Next Web DOJ looks into Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal, Reuters reports · Alina Maria Stan
RuntimeWire DOJ asks how Nvidia's $13B Hugging Face deal could affect AI competition · Ryan Merket
PYMNTS DOJ Probes Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Over AI Competition Concerns · PYMNTS
The Economic Times US DOJ is inquiring about Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face

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