The AI Daily Brief · Thursday, October 29, 2026
The Department of Justice has made inquiries regarding NVIDIA's acquisition of HuggingFace and whether it impacts AI market competition. Sources indicate this is part of a broader, top-to-bottom antitrust investigation into NVIDIA's deals, venture investments, and sales practices.
“Reuters reports that the Department of Justice has made inquiries about how the acquisition would impact competition in the AI industry.”
“In other words, rather than just a narrow investigation about circumventing antitrust rules, it now seems the DOJ is embarking on a full top-to-bottom antitrust investigation of NVIDIA.”