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DOJ reportedly probes Nvidia’s nearly $13B Hugging Face acquisition

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The Department of Justice has asked questions about whether Nvidia’s purchase of Hugging Face—an open-source AI model hosting and testing platform bought in September for almost $13 billion—could harm competition by locking a distribution channel and favouring Nvidia’s hardware, Reuters and Tom’s Hardware report. Nvidia declined to comment; the buyout is expected to close with Hugging Face joining Nvidia in the first half of 2027.

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Reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has made inquiries into Nvidia’s September acquisition of Hugging Face—paid at almost $13 billion—over concerns the deal could change competition in AI by privileging Nvidia’s products through a key distribution channel; Reuters is cited on the inquiries and Tom’s Hardware notes Nvidia has declined to comment. Hugging Face is expected to become part of Nvidia in the first half of 2027.

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