DOJ asks how Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face purchase would affect AI competition, Reuters reports

Reuters reported Oct. 28, citing two people familiar, that the Justice Department is asking how Nvidia's $12.9B purchase of Hugging Face would affect competition, including whether Nvidia could capture a key distribution point for AI. Nvidia agreed to the deal in September and expects it to close in the first half of 2027. DOJ and Nvidia declined to comment. Reuters' article was not reachable; details are per The Next Web's account.

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