US probes Nvidia's $12.93B Hugging Face deal for AI market control
us justice department scrutinizes nvidia's hugging face acquisition and sales practices amid concerns of market dominance and anticompetitive behavior.
the us justice department is examining nvidia's planned acquisition of hugging face, a $12.93 billion deal expected to close in the first half of 2027. regulators are asking whether the purchase could give nvidia control over a key hub for distributing ai and harm its competitors. nvidia says hugging face will continue to support partnerships with various chip, cloud, and ai providers. the probe also includes investigations into nvidia's acquisitions, investments, sales practices, and possible pressure on customers. additionally, france's competition authority is investigating nvidia over alleged anticompetitive business practices, citing concerns about the industry's dependence on nvidia's cuda programming software and its stakes in cloud providers.