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Nvidia buys Hugging Face, OpenAI launches Astra — 2026-09-04 00:00
Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, OpenAI launches its Astra model, and more of the day's AI and tech news.
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- Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9 billion — The chip giant confirms the acquisition of the platform hosting 3M+ models and 18M+ developers, and says it stays an open platform. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- OpenAI launches Astra, its new flagship model — A computer-and-browser-use model OpenAI calls its most capable and most aligned yet, rolling out to cybersecurity customers first. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Accel in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B — Mira Murati's AI lab is reportedly raising at a valuation below its earlier $50B target, with a revenue run rate above $100M. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Google brings AI voice features to Gmail, Docs, and Keep — Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live let you ask about your inbox and draft documents by talking. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Meta's Muse Spark offers a ~95% discount for sharing usage data — Contributor pricing drops input tokens to 10 cents per million if you share prompts and outputs. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Abliteration.ai turns guardrail-removal into a business — The startup hosts open-weight models like GLM-5.3 with their safety refusals stripped out, pitched at red-teamers. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- London's first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets — Wayve robotaxis join the Uber app with just 15 licensed cars and a human safety driver up front. The Guardian · Sep 3
- Amazon's Zoox expands robotaxis to the Las Vegas airport — Rides to and from Harry Reid International start Thursday, giving Zoox an edge over Uber and Lyft at the curb. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Tesla solicits buyers to run their own Cybercab fleets — A new interest form suggests Tesla wants to scale robotaxis with third-party operators, not alone. TechCrunch · Sep 3
- Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman's $70M round to turn smart rings into computers — The ring maker plans devices that can act as game controllers, car keys, and ambient AI interfaces. TechCrunch · Sep 3
🧪 Try This Next
- 🔧 Watch Hugging Face after the Nvidia deal — open-weight AI just got a lot more firepower.
- 🎥 Try the new Gmail Live and Docs Live voice features when they reach your account.
- 📝 Save the Astra launch as a signal — computer-use agents just went mainstream.
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