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NVIDIA INKS $12.9B DEAL FOR HUGGING FACE

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NVIDIA INKS $12.9B DEAL FOR HUGGING FACE

The chip giant has agreed to acquire the open-source AI hub in a massive deal. One host notes Nvidia doesn't just want to sell the 'picks and shovels' but aims to 'own more of the AI economy built on top of them.'

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Nvidia has agreed to buy hugging face for $12.9 billion dollars.
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OPENAI UNVEILS 'MOST ADVANCED MODEL' YET, SAYS IT SMASHES MATH BENCHMARKS

OpenAI's new GPT-6 Astra scored 97.6% on a difficult math test, a huge leap from prior results. One host speculates the new model 'is almost certainly what was involved in the hugging face hacks' discussed in recent weeks.

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THE CHIPS ARE UP: NVIDIA REVENUE SOARS 106% TO $96.2B

The chipmaker's quarterly sales are 'tantalizingly close to the $100 billion dollar a quarter milestone,' sending the stock up 4.8% in after-hours trading despite flagging a slight slowdown for Q3.

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