In short: OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre project, citing the high cost of industrial electricity in Britain and an unfavourable regulatory environment around AI copyright. The project, announced in September…
Month: April 2026
Google Cloud deepens AI infrastructure partnership with Intel across Xeon and custom chips
In short: Google Cloud and Intel have announced a deepened multi-year AI infrastructure partnership covering both CPU deployment and custom chip co-development. Google Cloud will continue adopting Intel’s Xeon 6 processors across its…
Amazon’s chip business could be worth $50 billion, Jassy says, and he hints it may sell them externally
In short: Andy Jassy’s annual letter to shareholders, published on 9 April 2026, reveals that Amazon’s custom chip business, covering Graviton, Trainium, and Nitro, generates more than $20 billion in annualised revenue growing…
Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO to manage its $50 billion AI data centre push
In short: Oracle has appointed Hilary Maxson, former executive vice president and group chief financial officer at Schneider Electric, as its new chief financial officer, effective 6 April 2026. Maxson reports to chief…
Rethinking Hospitality Operations Through AI Integration While Preserving the Human Experience at Scale
Hospitality has long been defined by human interaction, but the systems that support those interactions have undergone continuous change. Arran Campolucci-Bordi, owner of Casa Italia, established 50 years ago in Liverpool, UK,…
European Coinspaid partners with The Residency to empower early-stage startups with blockchain payment infrastructure
Coinspaid, Europe’s one of the largest blockchain payment infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with The Residency, a global community for early-stage founders and innovators. The collaboration will provide Residency startups with…
Marceu Martins on designing 99.9% uptime systems where 1% failure isn’t an option
Marceu Martins has spent 25 years working in parts of technology where failure is not abstract. In the systems he designs, a 1% error is not a minor defect or an acceptable…
Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger
In short: Demis Hassabis, speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings in early April 2026, described how Google DeepMind has accelerated its pace over the past two to three years by merging…
Workday’s CTO traded his C-suite title for a technical staff role at Anthropic
In short: Peter Bailis, who joined Workday as chief technology officer in May 2025, left the company last month and has taken a role as member of technical staff at Anthropic, where he…
Kia cuts EV target, confirms electric pickup, and plans to put Atlas robots in its Georgia factories
In short: On the day that 25% US tariffs on South Korean imports took effect, Kia held its 2026 CEO Investor Day in Seoul and presented a plan built for a changed world:…