Articles by Craig Hale

With several years’ experience freelancing in tech and automotive circles, Craig’s specific interests lie in technology that is designed to better our lives, including AI and ML, productivity aids, and smart fitness. He is also passionate about cars and the decarbonisation of personal transportation. As an avid bargain-hunter, you can be sure that any deal Craig finds is top value!

Articles by: Craig Hale

Oracle AI World 2025 - everything we saw as it happened

By Craig Hale last updated 18 October 25

We were in Las Vegas for Oracle AI World 2025 - here's what we saw.

Nvidia might dominate the industry, but Oracle is still betting on AMD chips for its superclusters

By Craig Hale published 16 October 25

50,000 MI450 GPUs will power Oracle’s next supercluster, 131,072 MI355X GPUs go into its zettascale Supercluster.

Oracle has just unveiled the “largest AI supercomputer in the world” – and it really is huge

By Craig Hale published 15 October 25

OCI Zettascale10 will have up to 800,000 Nvidia GPUs, but this is only the foundation of OpenAI’s Project Stargate.

Oracle wants to bring AI to your data no matter where you work - and that could be exactly what we need for AI to succeed

By Craig Hale published 15 October 25

With Google Cloud, Azure and AWS all adding more regions to Oracle Database@, it’s clear that multicloud, multi-AI strategies are a go.

Microsoft unveils a new cloud backup tool to finally help businesses solve a key issue

By Craig Hale published 10 October 25

Microsoft makes Windows Backup for Organizations available to help users migrate to Windows 11.

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Best scheduling app of 2025

By Brian Turner last updated 10 October 25

Buying Guide We list the best scheduling apps, to make it simple and easy to better organize your time.

Good news forgetful typers - Microsoft Word will now save new documents to OneDrive by default

By Craig Hale published 10 October 25

Microsoft Word will automatically start sharing docs to OneDrive to ensure users can share more easily.

Amazon Quick Suite wants to help your business build its AI agents in no time at all

By Craig Hale published 10 October 25

Amazon launches whole new range of agentic AI capabilities.

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Many managers say they trust AI agents more than junior workers

By Craig Hale published 10 October 25

Many managers believe AI could replace junior workers; many workers believe AI could replace managers.

Good news email hoarders - Microsoft Outlook will start auto-archiving your oldest messages to protect your inbox

By Craig Hale published 9 October 25

Outlook will automatically archive your oldest emails once your mailbox hits 90% capacity.

There's gold in them thar...PCs? Old Windows 10 devices could be holding billions of dollars worth of gold

By Craig Hale published 9 October 25

Anybody upgrading their device to support Windows 11 should responsibly recycle their old PC.

Best employee scheduling software of 2025

By Daniel Blechynden last updated 9 October 25

Buying Guide We list the best employee scheduling software, to provide a simple way to manage employee rotas and general staff management.

Google is cutting back on remote work, adds new limits to "work from anywhere" policy

By Craig Hale published 9 October 25

Google’s work from anywhere policy was never meant to be a substitute for WFH -and this policy change confirms that.

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Businesses are holding back from great ideas due to lack of resources - but AI can help

By Craig Hale published 9 October 25

Only one in three UK workers use GenAI – Google wants to give SMEs the resources to reap the rewards.

Anthropic and IBM want to push more AI into enterprise software - with Claude coming to an IDE near you

By Craig Hale published 8 October 25

IBM and Anthropic have teamed up to create a Claude-powered IDE while working on agentic AI guidance.

Square is letting business owners get more AI insight into their neighborhoods - and even accept Bitcoin

By Craig Hale published 8 October 25

Square business users can get even more insights and data visualizations with its AI tools.

Millions of users say they'll keep using Windows 10 past end of life, despite losing security support

By Craig Hale published 8 October 25

Windows 10 End Of Life is just days away, but 5.4 million Brits say they will still use it instead of upgrading.

Workers are losing faith in their leaders - and not just because AI is taking over

By Craig Hale published 8 October 25

Study finds only 14% of UK employees trust their senior leaders – empathy and transparency are important.

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Fragmented data is causing businesses huge issues - especially when it comes to AI

By Craig Hale published 7 October 25

Yet another report is urging businesses to focus on their data to unlock all of AI’s benefits.

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Google launches AI bug bounties - earn up to $30,000 if you can hack Gemini

By Craig Hale published 7 October 25

Google is separating AI issues out into a distinct AI Vulnerability Reward Program - and is ready to pay out some big rewards.

OpenAI and AMD reveal billion-dollar partnership - Sam Altman says deal will "bring the benefits of advanced AI to everyone faster"

By Craig Hale published 7 October 25

OpenAI will take a major stake in AMD as part of major deal.

Deloitte forced to refund Aussie government after admitting it used AI to produce error-strewn report

By Craig Hale published 7 October 25

An outsourced government report came back filled with GenAI hallucinations, forcing Deloitte to apologize.

Microsoft Teams is finally adding this much-demanded feature - and it could massively boost your productivity

By Craig Hale published 6 October 25

Microsoft is making a key UI change to make it easier to handle multiple live conversations.

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Your workplace tech may be affecting your health - and not in a good way

By Craig Hale published 6 October 25

12% of workers globally have taken a sick day as a result of poor workplace tech solutions.

BT unveils promise of a major 5G upgrade across the UK

By Craig Hale published 6 October 25

BT Group promises that 99% of the UK population will have access to 5G SA by 2030.

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