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Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B...; Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash cuts video costs... — 2026-08-28 00:00

10 stories — Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face acquisition, a 100+ company AI-cyberattack warning, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, Claude Cowork's browser, and more.

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Here's what moved in AI over the last 24 hours.

1. Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.9B — The chipmaker buys the open-source AI platform's home base for roughly 80x its revenue, as closed labs move off its hardware. The Decoder · Aug 27
2. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google + 100 companies warn of imminent AI cyberattacks — A joint open letter pushing a new defensive standard before attacks on critical infrastructure scale. TechCrunch · Aug 27
3. Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash makes AI video cheaper — Reads up to 10s of footage for consistent scene extensions; 360p draft mode runs 60% faster at a third of the cost. The Decoder · Aug 27
4. Jensen Huang says Nvidia "achieved AGI" — and calls it senseless — The benchmark debate rolls on. The Verge · Aug 27
5. Claude Cowork now runs its own browser — Anthropic builds a browser directly into the desktop agent. The Decoder · Aug 27
6. YouTube lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions — Product recommendations become a direct revenue stream. TechCrunch · Aug 27
7. Hugging Face is selling a $399 open-source duck robot — Microduck, teachable with reinforcement learning. TechCrunch · Aug 27
8. Barret Zoph lands at Google — The Thinking Machines co-founder's latest stop after OpenAI. TechCrunch · Aug 27
9. Google's AI Mode becomes a travel agent — Tracking flight prices and helping book hotels. TechCrunch · Aug 27
10. Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks — Attacks that targeted Mercor, OpenAI, and others. TechCrunch · Aug 27

Try This Next

• 🔧 Watch how the Nvidia–Hugging Face deal reshapes open-source AI.
• 🎥 Test Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash — cheaper, more flexible AI video extensions.
• 📝 Note the Microduck — a $399 open-source robot you can teach with RL.

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