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

Squarespace unveils Balance platform to make running an SMB 'easier, more efficient, and more cost-effective'

By Craig Hale published 17 March 26

Squarespace has launched a new bank-like tool to give SMBs access to interest-like payments and Visa spending cards.

Energy hungry Big Tech turn to carbon credits to fuel data centers while remaining committed to net-zero emissions

By Craig Hale published 16 March 26

AI is likely to blame for rising Big Tech emissions, and companies are mostly offsetting those with carbon credits.

'So much of the work is going to be done by agents': ServiceNow CEO says graduate unemployment could reach 30% because of AI agents

By Craig Hale published 16 March 26

90% of human customer service agent use cases can be replaced by AI, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott explains.

Adobe reaches $150m settlement on US lawsuit over alleged hidden subscription fees, cancellation charges

By Craig Hale published 16 March 26

Adobe instructed by the DOJ to pay $75 million in civil penalties, and a further $75 million in free services to customers.

Meta could be about to cut thousands more jobs

By Craig Hale published 16 March 26

Meta is believed to be preparing cost-cutting measures, including laying off a significant proportion of its workers, due to AI.

Google paid over $17 million to bug hunters in 2025

By Craig Hale published 13 March 26

Google paid out $17.1 million in bug bounties in 2025, the biggest year for payouts ever.

Best HR software of 2026

By Nicholas Fearn last updated 13 March 26

Updated We list the best HR software, to make it simple and easy to navigate employee wages, performance and recruitment efficiently.

How much time is AI really saving your workers? Apparently just 16 minutes a week — as 'time saved generating content is being absorbed by the time required to trust it'

By Craig Hale published 13 March 26

Although AI is savings workers hours per week on actual content generation time, they're spending most of that saved time fact-checking.

UK government wants to prioritize getting data centers access to the national grid

By Craig Hale published 13 March 26

AI data centers, EV charging hubs and more could face fewer delays when waiting for new grid connections.

'The risk for SMBs is not reckless use of AI, but invisible workflow change': Legal firms are falling behind when it comes to setting rules for AI use

By Craig Hale published 13 March 26

SMBs are being urged to get their AI policies in place before workers start to adopt shadow AI – policies don't need to be complex.

Claude can now share context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, letting you 'work with a higher degree of efficiency and quality'

By Craig Hale published 12 March 26

Anthropic partners with Microsoft to bring Claude directly to your Excel and PowerPoint workflows.

'Printers are the security blind spot many SMBs overlook': SMBs are ignoring print security — and that could be a major problem for them

By Craig Hale published 12 March 26

Printers aren't dumb peripherals, they're "connected, intelligent endpoints" that are putting your organization at risk of attacks, HP warns.

'It’s a WordPress that stays with you': WordPress can now run within your browser, letting you build private websites not on the public web

By Craig Hale published 12 March 26

You can now build your fully private, local website with WordPress that's stored directly within your browser.

'AI is the Computer': Perplexity reveals Personal Computer, a cloud-based AI agent running on your Mac

By Craig Hale published 12 March 26

Perplexity has announced its Mac mini-based Personal Computer AI assistant, and it can run your computer for you.

Amazon is making even senior engineers get code signed off following multiple recent outages

By Craig Hale last updated 11 March 26

Even senior developers have been asked to get manager sign-off to prevent AI-generated errors affecting Amazon services.

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Meta snaps up AI agent social network Moltbook - founders will join Meta Superintelligence Labs

By Craig Hale published 11 March 26

Meta has acquired Moltbook and its founders, bringing the Reddit-like AI social network under its Superintelligence Labs business.

Microsoft 365 confirms new premium tier focused on AI and productivity

By Craig Hale published 11 March 26

Microsoft's third wave of Copilot is all about agentic AI – Copilot Cowork is your autonomous assistant and Agent 365 manages agents like humans.

Holographic silhouette of a human. Conceptual image of AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality), Deep Learning and Face recognition systems. Cyberpunk style vector illustration.

Many workers and bosses agree there's 'no time' for AI upskilling - so what's the answer?

By Craig Hale published 11 March 26

Most employers say time is the biggest barrier to AI upskilling – cost and a lack of clear ownership are also problems.

Nvidia might be about to reimagine AI agents at work with new 'NemoClaw' release

By Craig Hale published 10 March 26

"NemoClaw" could be Nvidia's upcoming AI agent management and deployment platform.

Glowing server racks inside a data center.

HPE says it can change the terms (and price) of your contract depending on global hardware changes - is it just 'protecting its margins'?

By Craig Hale published 10 March 26

HPE is moving to agile pricing and shorter quote commitment cycles due to rising DRAM and NAND prices.

Anthropic launches a new code review tool to check AI-generated content - but it might cost you more than you'd hope

By Craig Hale published 10 March 26

Anthropic will charge you around $15-25 on average per pull request for a full and detailed review to spot any issues or vulnerabilities.

Adobe Express and Acrobat are coming for business users in Microsoft 365 Copilot, 'making creativity more accessible to everyone'

By Craig Hale published 10 March 26

Adobe is making its Express and Acrobat tools available through M365 Copilot following success integrating them with ChatGPT.

Microsoft delays enterprise Outlook switchover to 2027, says move will 'ensure organizations have the time they need to prepare'

By Craig Hale published 9 March 26

Opt-out phase for businesses to switch to new Outlook has been pushed back by a year, as Microsoft continues to improve the platform.

Anthropic's Claude Marketplace allows customers to buy third-party cloud services

By Craig Hale published 9 March 26

Anthropic wants its customers to use their existing AI spend commitments to spread across other third-party cloud services.

A very subtle image of money falling in front of Nvidia's HQ while GPUs pop out

Google gives CEO Sundar Pichai a mega pay rise, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also gets a tidy bonus

By Craig Hale published 9 March 26

Google and Nvidia are rewarding their CEOs after company success and strong financial performance.

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