YouTubers sue Amazon for allegedly scraping their videos to train Nova Reel

In short: Three YouTube content creators, specifically the company behind H3H3 Productions, a solo golf presenter, and a golf channel, have filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Seattle alleging t [...]

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 Goo [...]

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 will focus on [...]

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 co [...]

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 desig [...]

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 y [...]

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 In [...]

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 billio [...]

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. Maxs [...]