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

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Many businesses are deploying AI faster than they’re preparing employees — leading to an 'AI underclass' at some firms

By Craig Hale Published 16 July 26

Business leaders and decision-makers feel prepared for the AI revolution, but employees feel they're lacking in education and guidance.

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‘A candidate who was hostile from day one never produces that baseline’: Nation states spies applying for legit jobs are hard to spot

By Desire Athow Published 15 July 26

Exclusive Nation state spies are using AI to create fake identities and realistic job applications, infiltrating organizations to steal intelligence.

Could now finally be a good time to buy an AI PC? This report says so

By Craig Hale Published 15 July 26

Analysts say AI PCs could run small models and local AI workflows without needing to rely on expensive, unpredictable cloud compute.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul presents data center moratorium

New York becomes the first US state to ban hyperscaler data centers, says it will 'lead the way in creating the strongest standards in the nation for data center development'

By Craig Hale Published 15 July 26

50MW+ data centers in New York State affected by a new one-year moratorium as the state assesses the damages.

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'SMBs need to move from disconnected pilots to true alignment': Study finds European firms are getting more out of AI than other markets

By Craig Hale Published 15 July 26

European businesses are proving better at real-world AI deployments – North American SMBs are stuck in the planning phases.

White House launches 'Gold Eagle' cybersecurity clearinghouse to share and patch AI-discovered software flaws

By Craig Hale Published 15 July 26

'Gold Eagle' scheme looks to centralize vulnerability identification and remediation for maximum efficiency.

UN Secretary General says 'Killer Robots' must be stopped, calls autonomous weapons "morally repugnant"

By Craig Hale Published 15 July 26

UN Secretary General António Guterres calls for a global ban on autonomous "killer robots," arguing that life-and-death decisions must remain exclusively human.

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Zoom will let you add an AI receptionist at work, as 'businesses shouldn’t have to replace their phone system to benefit from AI'

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

Zoom has made its AI receptionist tool available to all businesses, regardless of which business phone provider they use.

OpenAI shuts down its Atlas browser after not even a year

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

OpenAI sunsets its Atlas browser, but the latest version of ChatGPT for desktop could just be that hotly anticipated 'superapp'.

Microsoft admits its carbon emissions grew 25 percent in 2025, including a rise in fossil fuel use

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

Microsoft is the latest hyperscaler to blame AI for rising emissions, at 25%, following similar rises from Google (25%) and Amazon (16%).

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'Today, the token economy is emerging': AI use in China increases 1000-fold with usage exceeding 140 trillion tokens a day

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

With AI token consumption rising dramatically since 2024, AI companies are adapting their pricing to be based on consumption.

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'We need to see the pricing for AI come down': Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora says AI is too expensive — and needs to fall 90% to become affordable

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

Demand for AI is there, and performance is no longer an issue – Palo Alto CEO believes pricing needs to come down by as much as 90%.

SAP sides with customers by making it easier to switch to rival service providers and end contracts — changes may help dodge possible EU antitrust fine

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

German software giant SAP commits to removing reinstatement fees and more, all in a bid to avoid a European Commission fine.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Work, an AI tool capable of handling workloads across finance, data analytics, engineering, and more

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

Desktop, mobile and web users now have access to ChatGPT's autonomous, agentic cousin, ChatGPT Work.