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# Nvidia reported to agree USD 12.9 billion purchase of AI hub Hugging Face
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-27-nvidia-hugging-face-129bn-report/
- Published: 2026-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:44.000Z
- Description: The Information reported, and Bloomberg and TechCrunch corroborated, that Nvidia has agreed in principle to buy Hugging Face, the widely used open model hub with Paris roots, for USD 12.9 billion; no signed contract exists and talks could still collapse.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [TechCrunch, 26 August 2026 (citing The Information)](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/nvidia-closes-in-on-hugging-face-acquisition/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish a signed agreement, regulatory filing, or that the deal will close.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Unsigned reported USD12.9bn bid, could collapse; nothing agreed. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)