00:00The Justice Department is examining NVIDIA's proposed $12.93 billion acquisition of AI platform
00:07Hugging Face, focusing on whether the deal could limit competition. Regulators are assessing
00:13whether NVIDIA could gain control over an important channel for distributing AI tools
00:18or disadvantage rival chip makers and cloud providers. NVIDIA has said Hugging Face will
00:24continue supporting multiple chip and cloud platforms. The inquiry adds another layer
00:29of scrutiny to NVIDIA's expanding AI empire, although an investigation does not mean the
00:34deal has violated the law.
