US antitrust regulators scrutinize Nvidia's Hugging Face deal
Original title: US antitrust regulators are scrutinizing Nvidia's Hugging Face deal and sales practices
Sources say Justice Department officials are asking whether the $12.93 billion purchase could give Nvidia control of a key AI hub.
The US Justice Department is examining Nvidia's planned $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, expected to close in the first half of 2027. Sources cited by Reuters say officials are asking whether the purchase could give Nvidia control of a key hub for distributing AI. The probe, started under Joe Biden and continued under Donald Trump, also covers SchedMD and Run:ai acquisitions, a Groq license, and bundled chip and networking sales. France is separately investigating CUDA dependence and Nvidia stakes in cloud providers such as CoreWeave.
Unconfirmed: Investigation details come from two unnamed sources cited by Reuters, not a public filing.
- Nvidia says Hugging Face will keep partnerships with other chip, cloud, and AI providers.
- Officials are checking offers of more AI chips tied to networking gear and Groq processors.
- French concerns include supply limits, unfair contracts, and discrimination against customers.
- Vendors
- Nvidia
- Products
- CUDA
- Organizations
- Hugging FaceUS Department of JusticeFrench Competition AuthorityGroqCoreWeaveSchedMDRun:ai
- Countries
- United StatesFrance
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