30 October 2026
US Justice Department reportedly examining Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition for competition concerns
First reported
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- The US Justice Department is reportedly looking into whether Nvidia's $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models, could hurt competition.
- Nvidia makes the chips most AI systems run on, which is why its deals draw government attention.
Our read
Only Transformer picked up this story, which Tom's Hardware first reported on 2026-10-29. It follows the Hugging Face acquisition we covered on 2026-08-27, which was announced at $12.9 billion.
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DOJ antitrust review of Nvidia's Hugging Face deal
Reported by Tom's Hardware