Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion, Keeping Platform Open

Nvidia plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, expanding its reach in AI software and infrastructure while keeping the platform open. OpenAI introduces GPT-6 Astra, offering AGI-era capabilities for enterprise and defense applications. Meanwhile, major AI services experience outages, with Azure cloud infrastructure suspected as a common factor. Additional stories include Google's WeatherNext 3 AI model, a UK lawsuit against Apple's App Tracking Transparency rules, and the G20's support for the Carolina Principles on AI regulation. Nvidia's PAIR beta and Lenovo's new Yoga Pro devices also feature in today's brief.