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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Google reminds regulators it complained about Microsoft's cloud practices a year ago - but says nothing has been done

By Craig Hale published

One year ago Google Cloud complained about Microsoft - and now it’s reminding us of that.

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Intel reportedly approached Apple, TSMC for investment before Nvidia deal

By Craig Hale published

Intel also reportedly approached TSMC and Apple for investment.

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Workers admit going back to the office makes sense - they just don't want to do it

By Craig Hale published

Hybrid working isn’t enough – many workers want to “microshift” or cut a day off entirely.

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Microsoft 365 users can now choose between ChatGPT and Claude for their AI needs

By Craig Hale published

Some Microsoft Copilot functionalities can now use Claude models alongside those from OpenAI.

Open AI

Germany is getting its own sovereign version of OpenAI

By Craig Hale published

SAP and Microsoft will host a dedicated Germany-only version of OpenAI for the public sector.

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Upgrading UK critical services could spur billions in new investment, BT claims

By Craig Hale published

The UK needs to upgrade from analog, PSTN and 2G networks to something quicker and more reliable, survey warns.

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Watch out - even small businesses are now facing threats from deepfake attacks

By Craig Hale published

Criminals are using deepfakes to trick victims before moving back to traditional scamming channels.

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Rippling Spend review

By Craig Hale last updated

Easy-to-use, high-performance spend tracking is just one of Rippling’s offerings.

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No AI overload just yet? Google's new survey reveals how developers are really using AI at work

By Craig Hale published

Developers spend a median two hours every day using AI to boost productivity and output.

Figma MCP upgrades

Figma is making its AI agents smarter and more connected to help boost your designs

By Craig Hale published

Figma is expanding its MCP server to help your projects share even more context.

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Salesforce, Snowflake and other tech giants team up to solve one of the biggest business data problems today

By Craig Hale published

Tech giants team up together to improve agentic AI’s access to data.

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Perplexity launches an AI assistant for your inbox - but you won't believe how much it costs

By Craig Hale published

Perplexity’s Email Assistant is only available for Perplexity Max customers, who pay $200/month.

Oracle

Oracle appoints not one, but two, co-CEOs as Safra Catz leaves top job

By Craig Hale published

Safra Catz steps down as Oracle CEO after 10 years, Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia elected to take over as co-CEOs.

Sustainability

Businesses are planning a major sustainability push in the next few years - but will it pay off?

By Craig Hale published

More consumers are sceptical about greenwashing than ever, but companies are struggling.

OpenAI Nvidia partnership

"The next leap forward" - Nvidia is investing $100bn in OpenAI, and will start by deploying as much power for 10 nuclear reactors

By Craig Hale published

Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion into OpenAI as it bids for next-generation superintelligence.

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Best calendar app of 2025

By Matt Hanson last updated

Updated We list the best calendar apps, to make it simple and easy to keep a tighter schedule.

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Trump says Michael Dell and Larry Ellison will be involved in US-TikTok deal

By Craig Hale published

The White House has confirmed a TikTok deal “is done” to retain US access to the platform.

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LinkedIn set to start to train its AI on member profiles

By Craig Hale published

LinkedIn warns users their data will be used to train its AI models beginning November 3, 2025.

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Sam Altman predicts AI will cause major job losses in these fields - will you be safe?

By Craig Hale published

Artificial intelligence could speed up job change, with customer service agents first to be affected, OpenAI CEO says.

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VodafoneThree signs up Nokia, Ericsson in multibillion-pound deal to build the UK's next-generation networks

By Craig Hale published

VodafoneThree wants 99.95% of the UK population to have fast 5G by 2034.

Ask Gemini in Meet

Gemini is coming to solve all your Google Meet meeting issues - whether you want it or not

By Craig Hale published

Google is using Gemini to catch you up on anything and everything you missed on that video call.

Microsoft's Wisconsin data center

Microsoft announces "world's most powerful data center" in latest billion-dollar AI spending splurge

By Craig Hale published

The “world’s most powerful AI data center” will open its first facility in early 2026.

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Over half of SMB employees say they're considering quitting - so how can bosses keep their best talent?

By Craig Hale published

Employers need to give workers what they want – access to learning opportunities and flexible work.

Cloud, networking and internet

Data sovereignty is becoming a bigger challenge than ever - so what steps can businesses take?

By Craig Hale published

Geopolitical tensions, regulatory tensions and AI are having companies reconsider sovereignty.

Amazon

Amazon is spending $1billion to give its warehouse staff and drivers a well-earned pay rise

By Craig Hale published

Wages are about to climb for Amazon US workers, while benefits will become even better.

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