The deal would give Nvidia control of a major open-source AI platform as developers increasingly explore alternatives to its chips. Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The deal would give Nvidia control of a major open-source AI platform as developers increasingly explore alternatives to its chips.S1

• Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.S2