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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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.

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