Nvidia, Cassava’s AI Factory in Africa Tie-Up to Cost $720 Million

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Cassava Technologies may invest as much as $720 million in Africa’s first artificial intelligence factory that will be built by Nvidia Corp.

The pan-African technology firm founded by Zimbabwean telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa plans to deploy accelerated computing and AI software from the US company into South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco.