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IT Home reported on October 29 that, according to Reuters, 2 people familiar with the matter said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun asking how Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of the open-source platform Hugging Face (IT Home note: approximately 86.386 billion yuan at current exchange rates) would affect competition in artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, antitrust enforcers are continuing a years-long investigation into the chip designer's conduct.
The people familiar with the matter said the Justice Department's recent inquiries concern Nvidia's acquisitions, outside investments and sales practices, as well as whether the company has pressured its customers. Regarding the Hugging Face deal, department officials are focusing on whether the acquisition would give Nvidia control of a key distribution hub in AI.
Nvidia previously said the acquisition was expected to close in the first half of 2027 and emphasized that Hugging Face would remain open, compatible with and supportive of ecosystems involving various chips, cloud services and AI providers.
The report noted that any action by the U.S. Justice Department could affect the entire chip industry and challenge Nvidia's investment and acquisition strategy for expanding its influence in artificial intelligence. However, the launch of a government investigation does not itself mean that any law has been broken, nor does it necessarily lead to a formal lawsuit.
A U.S. Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment on any matter currently before the department, citing longstanding policy. Nvidia declined to comment, and a Hugging Face representative did not respond to a request for comment.
One of the people familiar with the matter said that, as part of the investigation, the Justice Department also examined Nvidia's acquisition of SchedMD. The December 2025 acquisition raised concerns among AI experts that access to SchedMD's open-source software, which is used to run supercomputers related to national security, could be affected. Nvidia has pledged to maintain open access and support.
Related reading:
“Nvidia announces it will formally acquire Hugging Face, the ‘GitHub of AI,’ for nearly $13 billion”
“Investing further in open-source technology, Nvidia acquires AI software company SchedMD”