Hugging Face CEO reports open-source AI boom, used by half of Fortune 500
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue stated that open-source AI is booming, with the platform now used by roughly half of the Fortune 500. The company has evolved into a GitHub-like hub for AI, where builders share and download open models and datasets.
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Hugging Face CEO says open source AI booming, used by half of Fortune 500
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue reports that open source AI is booming, with the platform now used by roughly half of the Fortune 500. The company has grown into a GitHub-like hub for AI, where builders share and download open models and datasets.
Microsoft Foundry adds Hugging Face models to managed compute platform
Microsoft Foundry, a platform for building agentic AI applications, now includes Hugging Face models alongside offerings from Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral, and DeepSeek. The platform provides a single endpoint and SDKs in Python, C#, JavaScript, and Java, with managed compute for deploying and scaling models. This expands model selection for developers using Foundry's multi-agent orchestration and memory features.
Hugging Face introduces Kernels repository type with redesigned CLIs and security
Hugging Face announced a new 'kernel' repository type on the Hub, along with a major redesign of the project including improved security, revamped CLIs, expanded framework/backend coverage, and a foundation for agentic kernel development. The updates aim to better serve users with compute-specific needs.
Developers report building with Claude Code is easy but monetizing remains difficult
A developer using Claude Code reports that AI-assisted coding has made building software 10x faster, enabling them to ship a full SaaS product and multiple side projects. However, they have yet to generate any revenue, highlighting that sales and customer acquisition remain challenging despite the ease of development.
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch discusses AI platform strategy amid 6M daily deployments
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch shared insights on the company's role in AI software, noting 6 million daily deployments (half from coding agents) and over 1 trillion tokens flowing through its AI gateway daily. The interview followed Vercel's ShipNYC conference.