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Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion in a Bid for the Open-Model Layer

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to reports, putting the open-model hub at the center of its software strategy.

By TPW Editorial9 min read

The Stripe headquarters building in South San Francisco, a modern mid-rise office with the Stripe name near the entrance

Aug 20, 2026

Stripe Buys OpenRouter: Tokens Become the Currency, and Stripe Wants the Meter

Stripe agreed to acquire AI model router OpenRouter, reportedly for about $7.5 billion, betting that routing and billing tokens is the next payment rail.

By TPW Editorial8 min read