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Marvell Technology shares rose 6% on Friday following Nvidia’s $12.9 billion acquisition of AI platform Hugging Face.
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The acquisition aims to enhance Nvidia’s presence in the open-source AI model sector, which features over 18 million users and 500,000 datasets.
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Nvidia confirmed the deal, highlighting its strategic partnership with Marvell established earlier this year.
Shares of Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) surged as much as 6.3% on Friday after Nvidia announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. As of 12:47 p.m. ET, Marvell was up 6%. This move is seen as a significant step for Nvidia in consolidating its leadership in open-source AI models, which currently include over 18 million users and more than 1 million applications across 200,000 companies.
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang noted the acquisition strengthens their existing relationship, as Marvell had previously partnered with Nvidia and received a $2 billion investment from the company. This acquisition is expected to promote further collaboration in making AI infrastructure more accessible and efficient for users.
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