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

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Gusto review

By John Faulds last updated

Review Gusto is a payroll and HR software solution that aims to include everything a business needs to keep its workforce happy.

Open AI

OpenAI for-profit restructuring given go-ahead by Microsoft in new non-binding deal

By Craig Hale published

OpenAI and Microsoft sign non-binding memorandum that could see OpenAI aim to go public.

A phone sitting on a laptop keyboard with the Microsoft Outlook logo on the screen.

Microsoft addressing Outlook outage across North America

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft continues to monitor “unexpectedly high resource utilization” that took Outlook down yesterday.

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Rippling HCM review

By Rob Clymo last updated

Rippling’s Human Capital Management platform is just part of a whole series on business management.

Europe

Microsoft fianlly ends EU worries over Teams competition with new pricing shakeup for 365 suites

By Craig Hale published

The European Union has finally agreed on the final, legally binding terms to settle a years-long Teams case.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams will now judge if that mysterious link you received is malicious or just another meeting invite

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft wants to scan URLs in Teams chats and channels for spam, phishing or malware.

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Microsoft just dropped its Store fees for Windows developers

By Craig Hale published

Independent developers can now distribute their apps via the Microsoft Store for free.

Adobe AI Agents

Adobe's suite of new AI tools aimed at helping businesses create the best customer experience are here

By Craig Hale published

Just months after Adobe teased agentic AI at Summit 2025, its AI agents are now generally available.

broadcom

VMware woes continue as experts predict virtualization giant to lose 35% of workloads in three years

By Craig Hale published

Customers and analysts still aren’t sure about what Broadcom has done to VMware.

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Gen Z are changing the very nature of how we work, and most businesses aren't ready for it

By Craig Hale published

Gen Z workers want visuals, not text – and it’s all backed up by neurological scientific data.

Data centre.

Nebius and Microsoft to collaborate on multi-billion AI infrastructure agreement

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft will use Nebius for AI infrastructure in a $17-19bn deal lasting until 2031.

Microsoft

Microsoft issues new hybrid policy that will see global workers in office 3 days per week

By Craig Hale published

When some rivals go full-time, Microsoft is still happy for workers to WFH two days per week.

Arm Lumex

Arm unveils new Lumex AI focused smartphone CPUs with some impressive stats

By Craig Hale published

Next-generation smartphones could use Arm’s architecture for better on-device AI performance.

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Google slashes UK and EU cloud data transfer fees ahead of EU Data Act

By Craig Hale published

Google responds to the EU Data Act by taking it one step further, and removing data transfer fees.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan

New Intel executive reshuffle sees products chief Holthaus leave after 30 years

By Craig Hale published

30-year Intel exec set to leave the company after serving as interim co-CEO and Chief Exec of Products.

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AI is already disrupting hiring in IT, but not enough businesses are prepared for its impact

By Craig Hale published

77% see active sourcing as essential or very important, but only 27% do it on scale – better tools could help.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu users faced severe update delays following 36-minute Canonical server downtime

By Craig Hale published

A minutes-long outage caused days-long disruption as Ubuntu users scrambled to install updates.

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UK businesses are quickly turning to AI to help navigate two big issues - economic uncertainty and energy

By Craig Hale published

Economic uncertainty and rising energy costs and causing apprehension among UK businesses.

GitHub Copilot Coding Agent

Angry GitHub users want to ditch Copilot features "forced" upon them

By Craig Hale published

Programmers are starting to get fed up with just how much Microsoft is pushing GitHub Copilot.

Teams on iPhone and Mac

Microsoft will have to sell Teams separately from the rest of 365, or face a huge fine

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is close to a deal with the EU to sell Teams separately and improve interoperability.

A SCUBA Diver Checks An Undersea Cable

Microsoft Azure services see major disruption after Red Sea cables cut

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft confirmed that traffic passing through the Middle East is now seeing some delays.

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Companies are using more AI than ever - and many are happy to turn a blind eye to its environmental impact

By Craig Hale published

AI is power and resource hungry, but many companies believe its benefits still outweigh all of that.

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LinkedIn is forcing recruiters and executives alike to verify themselves

By Craig Hale published

LinkedIn wants Premium pages, recruiters and high-title leaders to verify themselves.

Manager is verifying the validity, security, approving requests, quality assurance, investment contracts. Online digital document work, paperless office. online survey. Checking mark up on check boxes

OpenAI is taking on LinkedIn to find you your next job in AI - before it's too late

By Craig Hale published

OpenAI wants to verify learners’ training with certifications, matching them with recruiters via a new jobs platform.

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AI is creating code faster - but this also means more potential security issues

By Craig Hale published

AI can be 4x quicker at generating code than humans, but it can also inject 10x more security issues, study warns.

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