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What AI CEOs still don't get about Washington

AI CEOs' lofty pitches for AI governance may end up being pipe dreams in a town that routinely fumbles tech policy.

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How AI is transforming hospitality operations while preserving human experience

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, frames this evolution through lived experience, tracing a path from handwritten reservation books to digital booking systems and now toward AI-driven operations. In his view, each transition reflects a broader shift in how restaurants manage time, communication, and customer expectations.

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 global infrastructure for C4 and N4 instances, while the two companies are expanding their joint development of custom Infrastructure Processing Units designed to offload networking, storage, and security from host CPUs in hyperscale AI environments. The announcement arrives as Intel’s stock surged approximately 33% on the week and two days after the company signed on as the foundry partner for Tesla’s Terafab megaproject.

Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO to manage its $50 billion AI data centre push

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 executive Clay Magouyrk and takes on the role at a moment when Oracle is committing $50 billion in capital expenditure for its current fiscal year, has laid off up to 30,000 employees, and operates as a central partner in the Stargate AI data centre joint venture with OpenAI and SoftBank.

OpenAI pauses Stargate UK as energy costs and copyright rules block the path

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 2025 alongside Nvidia and Nscale, had planned to deploy 8,000 GPUs at sites in north-east England, scalable to 31,000 over time. OpenAI says it will move forward “when the right conditions” allow, though it has given no timeline. The pause is a significant setback for the UK government’s AI Growth Zones initiative and arrives as OpenAI prepares for a public listing.