[9/3 12:00] Nvidia officially agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, close expected first half of 2027 / All G20 members endorse US-led "Carolina Principles" light-touch AI framework at Chapel Hill

AI News Flash for September 03, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Nvidia officially agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, close expected first half of 2027 https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/ 2. All G20 members endorse US-led "Carolina Principles" light-touch AI framework at Chapel Hill https://qz.com/g20-us-light-touch-ai-framework-chapel-hill-090326 3. Ciena Q3 FY2026 beats on AI-driven demand, revenue up 37%, shares rise premarket https://www.barrons.com/articles/ciena-earnings-stock-price-artificial-intelligence-c431a41a 4. Two AI-and-democracy studies — chatbots flub 29% of midterm voting questions; AI-written text spreads in Swedish and UK parliaments https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/03/politicians-are-letting-ai-write-speeches-and-laws-without-telling-voters-study-says 5. Global venture funding hit $42B in August, up 122% YoY with seven billion-dollar rounds, Crunchbase says https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-funding-billion-dollar-deals-august-2026/