This isn't the first time that Nvidia has found itself in the DOJ's crosshairs. As Nvidia becomes more vital to the tech industry as a whole and AI technologies specifically, the company has come under increasing scrutiny within the U.S. government, stretching back to the Biden administration. Things didn't improve when the Trump administration took over, with the U.S. president reportedly tempted to break the company up — despite being unfamiliar with what it was . More recently, Nvidia and other AI hardware makers found themselves under export controls . Nvidia's powerful AI-focused hardware can only be sold to approved entities, while it cannot ship to countries including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
As for Hugging Face, Nvidia has similarly confirmed that it will continue to support a range of chip and AI providers once the buyout completes. It's expected that Hugging Face will officially become part of Nvidia in the first half of 2027.
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Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion
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