Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion

<figure> <img alt="Digital photo collage of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25835739/STKP210_JENSEN_HUANG_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nvidia has <a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/">agreed to buy Hugging Face</a> for $12.93 billion, bringing one of the most popular hosting platforms for open-source AI models, datasets, and tools under the ownership of the world's biggest AI chipmaker.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hugging Face is an online platform founded in 2016 that gives AI developers a space to share their projects and data with other users and the general public. It's often described as the "GitHub" for AI due to its browsable library of open-source machine learning models and emphasis on community collaboration features.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Together, we will scale Hugging Face's platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for develo …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/985474/nvidia-buying-hugging-face-deal">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>