Naspers is looking to invest in machine learning as Africa’s largest company seeks to expand following an Amsterdam listing of assets including a stake in Tencent Holdings.

The internet and technology group spent about $3bn on its various ventures around the world last year, including Indian food-delivery service Swiggy and Russian classifieds site Avito BB. Machine learning — a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) — is another area of interest, as is online education, executives said on Friday...

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