Craig Hale

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

Google Sustainability
'We've proven that carbon removal technology can work': Google, Anthropic, Salesforce and others pledge nearly $1 billion on new environmental push

By Craig Hale Published

Google, Anthropic and others commit to buying future carbon removal credits to help today's startups get funding.

AI traffic to travel sites is booming as shoppers look for the best holiday deal without doing any research

By Craig Hale Published

Planning itineraries, finding more personalized recommendations and uncovering discounts – those are what consumers are using AI for in travel.

Proton Easy Switch for Business
Tired of Google Workspace? Proton thinks it might have the answer, and offers supposedly easy switching too

By Craig Hale Published

Proton is pitching Easy Switch for Business as a zero-downtime migration tool for Gmail, contacts, calendar.

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'Most organizations do not have an AI investment problem, they have a data problem': New study warns infrastructure demands could be what's really holding AI back

By Craig Hale Published

Existing infrastructure "was not designed for continuous intelligence" – all companies, big or small, need to reinvest in their data platforms.

Demystiying AI
'It’s a huge worry for business leaders': Report warns shadow AI could be causing major issues at businesses everywhere

By Craig Hale Published

Business travellers are desperate to use AI to help them prepare for trips, but they're being forced to use public chatbots.

LinkedIn Connected Apps
LinkedIn will now let you show off exactly what skills you have with all your favorite workplace apps

By Craig Hale Published

Gone are the days of self-declared skills – LinkedIn will now verify them and provide "data-backed" summaries via Connected Apps.

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Tesco dumps thousands of servers off VMware, blames 'abusive conduct' from Broadcom

By Craig Hale Published

Broadcom's "abusive conduct" has landed it in hot water as it faces legal action from Tesco and the loss of 40,000 licenses.

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‘AI traffic is fundamentally changing how the Internet operates': New report claims bot traffic is growing 6.5 times faster than human users — is this the end of the useful internet as we know it?

By Craig Hale Published

New data reveals AI traffic is growing 6.5x faster than human traffic, forcing businesses to rethink infrastructure, content discoverability and more.

Oracle Databse@Azure
Oracle slams report claiming a massive Microsoft cloud deal collapsed as 'inaccurate'

By Craig Hale Published

Previous reports that an Oracle-Microsoft deal had fallen apart were "inaccurate" but the deal's state remains unconfirmed.

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'No customer or user wakes up and says, "I hope I get to talk to a chat bot or an AI agent today"': Survey claims brands which sound more "human" will get ahead in the AI age

By Craig Hale Published

Shoppers and customers are crying out for real human connections – they only want to use AI as a discovery layer, much like Google.

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The end of the AI honeymoon? ChatGPT market share falls below 50% for first time

By Craig Hale Published

OpenAI still has over a billion monthly active ChatGPT users, but consumers are also increasingly choosing Gemini.

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'We’re helping make AI skills accessible to every marketer': Adobe & LinkedIn team up to spread AI knowledge

By Craig Hale Published

Adobe is making free AI training available to marketing professionals through LinkedIn as AI literacy skill demand rises 113%.

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SMBs are acting on financial advice from AI chatbots — before talking to their accountant, as experts warn 'that pressure is only going to grow'

By Craig Hale Published

70% of UK SMEs consult AI for financial advice before their accountants – professionals now need to offer higher-value, proactive business advice.

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‘Companies that can serve both human and agent audiences will be the ones that survive’: WordPress VIP CTO spells out the future of GEO, SEO, and much more

By Desire Athow Published

Exclusive ‘For decades, we’ve all built websites for Google’: WordPress VIP’s CTO argues that publishers must optimize websites for both human readers and AI agents, without forgetting about trust.

GitHub Copilot X
Microsoft forced to turn to AWS to boost GitHub cloud capacity following AI demand surge

By Craig Hale Published

GitHub's migration to Azure under strain as demand causes Microsoft to reach out to AWS for extra capacity.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
'I think there’s going to be a lot of experimentation': Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon anticipates big changes in the AI space as it works on a whole host of new designs

By Craig Hale Published

Qualcomm CEO believes agentic AI is a major opportunity for chipmakers as apps shift and consumer device require more powerful chips.

HPE
HPE will let VMware users get a free year's license via its own tools

By Craig Hale Published

HPE is offering Morpheus VM Essentials free for the first year, with a $1 migration add-on, to get customers away from VMware.

Salesforce acquisition of Fin
Salesforce snaps up customer service software giant Fin for $3.6bn

By Craig Hale Published

Salesforce is set to buy Fin, formerly known as Intercom, in a multibillion-dollar deal subject to regulatory approval.

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AI is rapidly reshaping the skills employers want most from workers — and shockingly enough, so-called 'human' skills might be more in demand

By Craig Hale Published

Jobs where AI automates parts of the workflow are actually seeing more growth and wage growth, PwC report reveals.

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Most businesses say they've been caught out by unexpected high AI bills

By Craig Hale Published

Businesses are paying more than they expected for AI, and IT teams are under increased pressure to prove ROI.

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Workers are spending hours every week 'botsitting' to make sure AI does its job properly

By Craig Hale Published

AI is helping workers deliver more quickly, but they're then having to go behind it picking up the pieces.

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'Shadow AI becomes a massive enterprise liability': New study claims most of us are now using unauthorized AI tools at work

By Craig Hale Published

Workers are not just using unapproved AI tools, but also sharing sensitive business and customer information with public AI.

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Half of workers worry AI will still take their job — as new report claims use of agents soars 90% in just a year

By Craig Hale Published

GMB Union data reveals 48% of workers fear AI job displacement, despite a 90% rise in agent usage as companies integrate AI tools.

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Microsoft rolls out Copilot AI tools to over half a million NHS England staff, promises 'to improve service delivery, reduce costs and create more time for care'

By Craig Hale Published

NHS England is deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 staff members after successful pilot with 30,000 workers.

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A major KPMG report on AI was found to be chock-full of...AI hallucinations

By Craig Hale Published

GPTZero has been prompted to issue its second report revealing how a major report is full of fake, AI-generated citations.

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