DOJ scrutinizes Nvidia's $13B Hugging Face acquisition
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The Justice Department is examining how Nvidia's ~$13 billion deal for Hugging Face could affect competition in the AI market, per Reuters. The inquiry runs alongside a yearslong DOJ probe into the chipmaker's conduct.
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