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AISep 3, 2026The Verge

Why Nvidia paid $12.93 billion for Hugging Face, the home of open AI models

Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal values a company with about $150 million in annual revenue at nearly three times its 2023 price. The bet is on owning where open models live, and it only works if developers keep trusting the platform.

AISep 2, 2026WIRED

These Russian Mathematicians Taught AI Models How to Talk to Each Other Without Using Words

WIRED's Mostik profile is a lab demo: weights talking to weights, a 753B–4B hybrid at one-twentieth the cost, and a Fields Medalist as chief scientist.