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Hugging Face Pushes Deeper Into Robotics With MicroDuck

Hugging Face unveiled MicroDuck, the company’s new open-source robot that can walk, talk, and roller-skate. Hugging Face co-founder and Chief Science Officer Thomas Wolf discusses surging demand for robotics and open-source AI, and says the company is currently selling roughly one MicroDuck every four seconds. He also declined to comment on reports that Nvidia is…

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Hugging Face unveiled MicroDuck, the company’s new open-source robot that can walk, talk, and roller-skate. Hugging Face co-founder and Chief Science Officer Thomas Wolf discusses surging demand for robotics and open-source AI, and says the company is currently selling roughly one MicroDuck every four seconds. He also declined to comment on reports that Nvidia is nearing a roughly $13 billion deal to acquire the AI startup, while saying Hugging Face regularly receives acquisition and investment interest. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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  1. @user-tx9zg5mz5p

    August 27, 2026 at 3:14 pm

    😂

  2. @dm20422

    August 27, 2026 at 3:26 pm

    = )

  3. @plpk

    August 27, 2026 at 3:59 pm

    this is a joke, right? A pun in itself. Also, no one wants a robot with a camera from a company as unserious and unconcerned as hugging face. So they want to record children? Come on, these people are drinking their own Kool-Aid.

  4. @bebetos1234

    August 27, 2026 at 5:22 pm

    I love how ppl can see through this jokers. Also, the presenter is the most annoying cartoon ever.

  5. @matthew.stevick

    August 27, 2026 at 6:03 pm

    welcome to the family 🟩⬛️🤌🏼

  6. @Robocat9000

    August 27, 2026 at 7:25 pm

    robot: what is my purpose?
    owner: you quack

  7. @jeffg4686

    August 27, 2026 at 8:23 pm

    Alternate title: Hugging Face accepts money from the NSA

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Meta Settlement a ‘Pittance,’ Law Professor Says

Meta’s settlement is a “pittance” relative to the company’s profits, according to University of Virginia Law Professor Danielle Citron. She argues the bigger question is whether new protections for teenage Facebook and Instagram users will actually work, questioning a framework that relies heavily on parents to enforce limits and warning that teenagers may find ways…

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Meta’s settlement is a “pittance” relative to the company’s profits, according to University of Virginia Law Professor Danielle Citron. She argues the bigger question is whether new protections for teenage Facebook and Instagram users will actually work, questioning a framework that relies heavily on parents to enforce limits and warning that teenagers may find ways around the restrictions. She joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia’s prediction of a 70% revenue growth next fiscal year, far exceeding analyst estimates. Plus, Salesforce shares jump after giving an outlook for strong revenue expansion, and deepening its ties with Anthropic. And Hugging Face comes out with its newest robot: a duck that can walk, talk and roller-skate. 00:00:00…

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia’s prediction of a 70% revenue growth next fiscal year, far exceeding analyst estimates. Plus, Salesforce shares jump after giving an outlook for strong revenue expansion, and deepening its ties with Anthropic. And Hugging Face comes out with its newest robot: a duck that can walk, talk and roller-skate.

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Nvidia Sees 70% Growth as AI Boom Accelerates

Nvidia’s forecast for roughly 70% revenue growth next fiscal year is changing the debate around the durability of the AI boom, according to Wealth Enhancement Group Deputy CIO Doug Huber. He explains why the question is shifting from whether AI demand is slowing to whether the industry can physically build enough compute to satisfy it,…

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