Sandisk shares surged today after Nvidia confirmed it would acquire open-source AI and machine learning development platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. The acquisition is seen as a defensive move by Nvidia, which noted Hugging Face's extensive reach in the AI developer community. Demand for Nvidia's GPUs has fueled demand for Sandisk's NAND flash memory chips, making Nvidia's positive developments generally beneficial for Sandisk. Additionally, Dell Technologies COO Jeffrey Clarke highlighted memory (DRAM and NAND) as a key constraint in AI server supply earlier this week.