Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face For $13 Billion https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/27/1613222/nvidia-agrees-to-acquire-hugging-face-for-13-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

I can't wait for someone pivoting from a HF build container to Nvidia's ICS :)

#consolidation

RE: https://mastodon.cloud/@slashdot/117168550975017498

@buherator

I still can't believe anyone could name a company "Hugging Face". NOBODY in charge made a reference to the Alien-movies?

@airwhale It's not on TikTok

We can always find a way to make the AI industry even worse.
RE: mastodon.cloud/users/slashdot/…

Here's a good summary of why this is Bad. Spoiler: It's because Hugging Face is already a chokepoint, because of course it is. We collectively suck at building resiliency.

Devsplainers: "The Real Reason NVIDIA Is Buying Hugging Face"

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