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Nvidia reportedly in talks to buy Reflection AI or deepen its $800M stake in the open-weights lab
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The Financial Times reported on Saturday, in a story Reuters relayed but could not verify, that Nvidia is negotiating either a larger investment in Reflection AI or an outright purchase. Options reportedly include hiring the staff and licensing the technology rather than buying the company.
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