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25-Year-Old AI Chip Titan | Leeds News
A 25-year-old prodigy, James Dacombe, is revolutionizing AI hardware with his startup Olix, which just raised £232 million to hit a £2.5 billion valuation—making him a billionaire in his own right. Backed by Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Arm, and the UK’s AI fund, Olix is building next-gen AI chips designed for efficiency and cost, aiming to launch its flagship DX-1 chip by year’s end and scale production by 2027. Meanwhile, Dacombe’s other venture, CoMind, is developing brain-monitoring tech inspired by his family’s battles with stroke and dementia, set to debut next year after trials. He started…
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