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Demis Hassabis - Douglas Bryson - 28-01-2014
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A two-year-old British technology company set up by a former child chess prodigy who became a groundbreaking neuroscientist has become Google's largest European acquisition.
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He played in the 1988 Edinburgh International aged 11 - finishing last of 30. Drew with Iain Swan and Jonathan Grant. Roddy McKay shared first with Keith Arkell.