OpenAI reportedly offered to invest $100 million in Hugging Face after its agents hacked the platform. | The Verge
However, talks fell through “in the early stages,” according to CNBC. Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face earlier this month for nearly $13 billion, and OpenAI’s offer “got the attention of” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. AMD and Salesforce also apparently had discussions with Hugging Face.
[Link: OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia's $13 billion deal | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/openai-spark-hugging-face-bid-war-early-investment-bid-ahead-of-nvidia.html | CNBC]