Latest news with #Graphcore

Times

Nigel Toon: Graphcore will link up with Softbank's AI infrastructure

Asking a middle-aged British engineer to open up about his emotions is not the easiest task and Nigel Toon, 61, is no exception. Mind you, lunch was not meant to be therapy. It was more of a 'how are you feeling?' opening question for the tech entrepreneur who sold Graphcore, his artificial intelligence chip business, to Softbank almost a year ago. Toon is precise and thoughtful, not prone to mindlessly gush. He wants to explain everything from the very beginning. We meet in Rovi in Fitz-Rovi-a (geddit?), a slice of London north of the frenetic Oxford Street, miraculously uninhabited by tourists. It is a light, bright Yotam Ottolenghi restaurant, the pale oak tables and flooring brightened by splashes of the Israeli-born British chef's signature red.