DOJ reviews Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition and chip bundling practices
10/29/2026 — 10/29, 22:19·3 sources (all)·3 reports (all)
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- The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing Nvidia's $12.93B acquisition of open source platform Hugging Face, reportedly over concerns that…
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According to a Juejin report published on October 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an antitrust inquiry into Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face. The report indicates that the DOJ's scrutiny is not focused on chip computing power itself, but on whether Nvidia would also bring AI model distribution channels under its control. The report further notes that this deal, combined with Nvidia's previous acquisitions of SchedMD and Run:ai, is drawing regulatory attention toward Nvidia's expansion beyond computing power. Based on the available reporting, the matter has progressed only to the point of the inquiry being opened; there is no further public information yet on how the transaction will proceed or how the inquiry will develop.
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Latest turnThe US Justice Department is reviewing Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of open-source platform Hugging Face, according to Reuters, asking whether the deal would give Nvidia control of a key hub for distributing AI and harm competitors. Regulators are also examining Nvidia's acquisitions, investments and sales practices, including whether it offered customers more AI chips in exchange for buying its networking gear and Groq processors. Nvidia expects the deal to close in the first half of 2027 and says Hugging Face will keep supporting partnerships across chip, cloud and AI providers.
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The US Justice Department is reviewing Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of open-source platform Hugging Face, according to Reuters, asking whether the deal would give Nvidia control of a key hub for distributing AI and harm competitors. Regulators are also examining Nvidia's acquisitions, investments and sales practices, including whether it offered customers more AI chips in exchange for buying its networking gear and Groq processors. Nvidia expects the deal to close in the first half of 2027 and says Hugging Face will keep supporting partnerships across chip, cloud and AI providers.
The DecoderAI score 70According to Tom's Hardware, the US Department of Justice is scrutinizing Nvidia's nearly $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face over concerns it could curb competition in AI and squeeze customers. The report did not specify the stage or timeline of the inquiry.
Tom's HardwareAI score 60According to a Juejin report, the US Department of Justice has opened antitrust inquiries into Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, focusing not on chip compute but on whether Nvidia would also control the main distribution channel for AI models. Together with its earlier deals for SchedMD and Run:ai, the move is drawing regulatory attention to Nvidia's expansion beyond hardware.
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