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Nvidia is reportedly in talks to buy Hugging Face for $12.9bn — 2026-08-27
## Short Segments AI-assisted surgery marks a new era in medical technology, as London surgeons successfully remove a brain tumor with AI guidance. Google enhances Android security with Encrypted Client Hello, while Salesforce and Anthropic deepen their partnership with Claudeforce. Huawei expands AI pharma partnerships, and Hugging Face opens pre-orders for the Microduck robot. Finally, we explore the implications of US semiconductor tariffs. Coming up, Nvidia's potential acquisition of Hugging Face could reshape the AI landscape. London surgeons achieve a world-first with AI-assisted brain…
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