Washington (AFP) March 11, 2019
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US computer graphics giant Nvidia said Monday it is acquiring Israeli data center firm Mellanox for $6.9 billion, to expand its presence in the high performance computing segment.
The combined firm will have the capacity to "optimize data center" performance for applications in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, according to a statement by the firms.
"The emergence of AI and da