Oct 28 2026

The Justice Department asks how Nvidia's Hugging Face purchase would affect competition

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Part of a wider review of Nvidia's sales tactics and acquisitions, Reuters reports. [B](https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exclusiveus-doj-is-inquiring-about-nvidias-purchase-of-hugging-face-sources-say-4980450)

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Nvidia beats the $91B consensus on August 26th · 75%, resolves August 31st 2026
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Z.ai releases GLM-5.3's open weights by August 31st · 65%, resolves August 31st 2026
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Hugging Face agrees to a sale within six months · 55%, resolves February 28th 2027

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