Articles by Craig Hale

Larry Ellison speaking on-stage at Oracle AI World 2026

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison thinks AI could make us all rich through a universal high income – but governments will need to change

By Craig Hale Published 30 October 26

The world's eighth-richest person says everyone could become "wealthier," earning a new universal high income from AI.

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Oracle thinks AI could fix your customer service problems before you even know they exist

By Craig Hale Published 29 October 26

Oracle wants to unlock the power of your data to analyze trends and identify complaints before customers even complain.

Mike Sicilia on-stage at Oracle AI World 2026

Oracle co-CEO Mike Sicilia questions whether all of today's work will be 'necessary' going forward, says AI will 'give people more time to be human'

By Craig Hale Published 28 October 26

Oracle's new tools are a preview into how the future of work could look – and we'll have "more time to be human."

'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time

By Craig Hale Published 28 October 26

Oracle is adding Google's TPU 8t and 8i to its cloud offerings in 2027 just months after launch.

1Password will now let AI agents log in to accounts for you without ever needing to see your password

By Craig Hale Published 25 October 26

Fed up of typing your login details in when AI is meant to be doing the work for you? 1Password now shares passwords securely.

Canva launches Craft — its first image generation model, trained on human-designed templates

By Craig Hale Published 23 October 26

Canva Craft has ranked fourth overall and 1st/2nd across many image generation categories – and this is just the first model.

US banks have detected unvetted AI agents accessing customer bank accounts

By Craig Hale Published 23 October 26

Banks are worried that customers are granting AI agents permission to access their entire accounts – and things could go wrong.

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A growing number of scientists, engineers and tech workers have seen colleagues leave after AI changed their work 'beyond recognition'

By Craig Hale Published 23 October 26

Too many STEM professionals say AI has changed their role too much or added too much workload – so they're just leaving.

AI is helping coders save time — but it's leading to more slop content than ever before

By Craig Hale Published 22 October 26

Vibe coding has drastically increased output, but reviewers are now being flooded with low-quality 'AI slop'.

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Companies are bringing in more AI than ever — but employees are increasingly just working around it

By Craig Hale Published 22 October 26

Four in five companies admit they're introducing new tools too quickly, as workers choose to adopt their own preferred tools.

AI isn't having much of an effect on company profits — which is putting more scrutiny on why bosses should pay for it

By Craig Hale Published 22 October 26

While AI budgets are set to rise, around half will barely keep up with inflation, and quantum could need further investment too.

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Could AI agents be causing surprise bills at your business? You're not alone

By Craig Hale Published 22 October 26

Unexpected AI bill spikes are worse for companies than a high but flat baseline, but observability is improving.

'Faster code is not the same as better software delivered sooner': New report claims AI isn't solving productivity across the entire software development lifecycle - yet

By Craig Hale Published 21 October 26

AI is undoubtedly speeding up code generation, but developers are still struggling across other areas of the lifecycle.

Three dormant US nuclear reactors are being restarted to power AI data centers

By Craig Hale Published 21 October 26

Two US nuclear plants are set to come back online as soon as 2027, with a third set to arrive by 2029.

Amazon is planning its biggest-ever hiring plan for Christmas 2026 workers

By Craig Hale Published 21 October 26

300,000 job adverts are set to be posted in weekly intervals between now and December as Amazon gears up for Christmas.

Many firms are still falling behind when it comes to getting their AI infrastructure up to speed

By Craig Hale Published 21 October 26

Many EMEA enterprises are being held back by their data infrastructure, but they're actually struggling with complex regulations.

Millions of California students have sensitive data stolen — names, SSIDs, home addresses and more taken in attack on nonprofit

By Craig Hale Published 20 October 26

Data breach likely saw attackers obtain millions of students' PII via a simple password compromise, it seems.

Zoom's new Unified Context Layer unlocks all of your company's complex conversations and video calls for AI agents to use

By Craig Hale Published 20 October 26

Unified Context Layer promises to give AI agents a far easier way to scan through all your Zoom chats, calls and more.

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Companies are spending nearly a third of IT budgets on software upgrades

By Craig Hale Published 20 October 26

Software isn't just about a one-time purchase or an ongoing subscription – frequent updates are costing money and time.

Zoom can now tell you for sure that the person you're speaking to isn't a deepfake — Sam Altman’s World debuts ID verification for AI Agents

By Craig Hale Published 19 October 26

With deepfake attacks on the rise, World will scan your iris so that you can verify you are indeed real on your next Zoom call.

Anthropic says its workforce has been getting older, but is also spending more time in meetings

By Craig Hale Published 19 October 26

Anthropic says its "deep adoption of AI... makes it a useful case," and a company to watch as an "early warning system" for AI's impacts.

Microsoft set for further crackdown from UK competition watchdog over alleged dominance of the business software scene

By Craig Hale Published 19 October 26

The CMA is considering giving Microsoft a Strategic Market Status designation in the UK – here's what it could mean.

Workplace tech issues are increasing making us more stressed outside of work

By Craig Hale Published 19 October 26

Logitech says that, despite AI and automation, having good hardware to interact with your machine is more important than ever.

'We should all be worried': Microsoft president says changes to green-cards could hurt US tech

By Craig Hale Published 16 October 26

Brad Smith criticizes JD Vance for being "completely off base" and slates the irony that five out of six Trump award holders were immigrants.

Thousands of specialized engineers deployed by AWS, Anthropic to prove AI is worth the investment

By Craig Hale Published 16 October 26

Multiple AI giants have launched their own FDE schemes, but consultancies are also proving to be a vital part of the chain.

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