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Technology / AI Sept. 3
Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion
Nvidia says it has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the widely used platform for sharing models, datasets and AI applications, for $12.93 billion. The buyer says Hugging Face will remain open to multiple models, frameworks, clouds and compute providers, and that Nvidia hardware will not be mandatory.
That promise will be watched closely: the deal joins a dominant AI-chip supplier with infrastructure used by more than 18 million developers, according to Nvidia. An agreement is not a completed acquisition; regulatory review and closing conditions still stand between today’s announcement and ownership.
After attending Product.ai’s Golden Hour, Jayasri wrote that the conversation left her convinced that building in public is “the only right answer.” She highlighted the panel, the office, the atmosphere and—importantly—the food, and thanked organisers Tess Fenn and Michael Quoc.
The practical idea behind the post is simple: sharing the process, not only the polished result, can turn prototypes into conversations and make creative-technology work easier for other builders to discover.
Russell says Antonelli has offered a qualifying tow at Monza
Monza race action · 2019 archive, not today’s qualifying or the Mercedes drivers discussed. Interceptor73 · CC BY 2.0; cropped to fit.
George Russell said on Thursday that Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli has offered to help him with a slipstream during Italian Grand Prix qualifying. The new detail is the team’s proposed cooperation, rather than another report of Antonelli’s already-announced engine penalty.
Russell said Mercedes would try the tactic as qualifying develops. A tow can boost straight-line speed, although he cautioned that its benefit may be smaller with the cars using Straight Mode. It is a plan, not a qualifying result.
Mandhana’s 124 rewrites India’s international record book
Dharamshala cricket ground · illustrative, not the Asia Cup match venue. Binbin245 · CC0; cropped to fit.
Smriti Mandhana struck 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong, China at the Women’s Asia Cup. The ICC says the innings took her to 10,880 international runs, past Mithali Raj’s 10,868, and made her the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket.
It was Mandhana’s second T20I hundred and her 18th international century across formats. India reached 193 for five; a record-setting individual innings and the match result are separate facts, so the scorecard remains the place to follow the full contest.
Shawl, mid-19th century, attributed to Kashmir. The Met, 23.126.1; gift of H. de B. Parsons, 1923. Public domain.
The Met describes this wool-and-silk shawl as double-interlocking twill tapestry, embroidered and pieced. Those words reveal several kinds of labour in one textile: weaving the structure, adding stitched detail and joining sections. Its pattern is not simply a print applied to a plain surface.
The museum dates it to the mid-nineteenth century and attributes it to Kashmir. Look closely at how the ornament changes scale across the cloth. The record does not identify a royal wearer; craftsmanship can be appreciated without inventing one.
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ఈ కాశ్మీరీ శాలువాను ఉన్ని, పట్టుతో తయారు చేశారు. నేత, కుట్టుపని, విడి భాగాలను కలపడం—ఒకే వస్త్రంలో ఎన్నో నైపుణ్యాలు కనిపిస్తాయి. మ్యూజియం దీన్ని పందొమ్మిదో శతాబ్దం మధ్యకాలానికి చెందినదిగా పేర్కొంటుంది. అందమైన నమూనా కనిపిస్తే అది ముద్రణే అనుకోకుండా, ఎలా తయారైందో కూడా గమనించాలి.
Autry Museum · 4700 Western Heritage Way Free entry · food and drinks extra
An all-ages evening with Wooden Wisdom and KCRW DJs SiLVA and Alejandro Cohen, plus after-hours museum exploration. The organiser provides an RSVP link; check its entry and capacity conditions.
RSVP link open · follow the organiser’s admission conditions
Smidt Welcome Plaza · LACMA, Miracle Mile Free concert
Friday’s jazz programme features the Clayton Cameron Collective. It is an outdoor music outing, separate from any ticket needed to visit museum galleries.
The Beehive · 950 E 60th Street Free programme · meals included
A day of invention, workshops, demos and résumé support. Hacker tickets are for ages 14–30 from LA City Council Districts 8, 9 or 10; educator tickets have separate requirements. Check the district and age rules before applying.
Griffith Observatory lawn · Griffith Park Free public star party · transport and parking extra
Volunteer astronomers share views of the Sun, Moon and visible planets, with targets dependent on the hour and conditions. Telescope queues close early enough to finish viewing by 9:45 p.m.; arrive ahead of the final session.
· October 12–18 · individual times to be announced
Events across Los Angeles Admission and requirements set by each host
The LA programme runs October 12–18. Its calendar launches September 8; you can sign up now to receive it. This is a calendar notification, not admission to an event—check individual host pages for RSVPs once listings open.
Calendar-alert signup open · individual event registration not yet open
