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

Claude Tag
'Bringing Claude Tag into Slack is about making AI multiplayer': You can now tag Claude directly in Slack

By Craig Hale Published

Claude Tag is a shared instance launching in Slack to summarize chats and proactively set reminders – more platforms coming soon.

A person typing on a laptop and using a tablet. Only their upper torso, arms and hands are visible. Text superimposed on the image shows AI
'A scramble for visibility and control, as spend surges': Less than a third of organizations know what their AI software spend is

By Craig Hale Published

Companies don't have much visibility over their AI software, with three in five saying wasted AI spend has risen in the past 12 months.

Female Programmer Coding on Desktop Computer With Six Displays in Dark Office
'Token discipline will not emerge through developer choice alone': Experts predict that AI coding costs will overtake developer salaries by 2028

By Craig Hale Published

Companies don't even have visibility into how much AI coding is costing them as it reaches developer salaries by 2028.

A satellite in orbit around the earth
‘Networking becomes the make-or-break factor’: Orbital data centers reintroduce a challenge we’ve now fixed on land

By Desire Athow Published

Exclusive Space-bound data centers promise solar energy and scale as AI demands soar, but latency re-emerges as a major issue.

Meta AI on an iPhone
'We hope to sign the agreement soon': White House calls on Meta to submit AI models for review, citing abilities and vulnerabilities evaluation

By Craig Hale Published

OpenAI, Google and others all submit their latest models for White House review – Meta urged to do the same.

Fable 5, from Anthropic
'Way out of line': The US government is being sued for executive order restricting foreign access to Project Glasswing

By Craig Hale Published

US government order caused Anthropic to pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users amid security concerns.

Meta
Meta announces 'end-to-end' suite of AI advertising and marketing tools, and the ROI so far is staggering

By Craig Hale Published

Advertisers will only need to provide the context and guidance – Meta's end-to-end platform will now take care of the rest.

Young couple planning honeymoon vacation trip with map
‘Travelers are getting better at spotting obvious scams' — but experts warn Airbnb scams are on the rise as summer arrives

By Craig Hale Published

As summer travel peaks, experts warn of Airbnb scams exploiting verified host accounts to trick users into fake vacations.

Agentisk AI
Workday accused of AI bias in job screening, faces California lawsuit over employment tech

By Craig Hale Published

Plaintiff accuses Workday's AI job screening software of blocking him from 100+ jobs before prospective employers even got to consider him.

Oracle
Oracle admits it has cut 21,000 jobs, admits 'deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and may continue to result, in reductions to our workforce'

By Craig Hale Published

Oracle has laid off around 12,000 workers, and admits AI is partly to blame.

Quantum computing
'It's ​possible to meet these types of timelines': Trump signs executive orders for quantum computer to be built by 2028

By Craig Hale Published

Early quantum investments promise to tackle PQC, but quantum computing can also aid drug discovery and more.

GDPR
Almost half of UK retail workers unsure of how to handle data in line with GDPR

By Craig Hale Published

Large portions of retail workers haven't been trained on GDPR or wouldn't feel confident handling sensitive customer information.

Robots in a data center
‘Ask people if they want to be cared for by a robot, and most say no': People are warming up to robots at work - but they don't want them in hospitals or schools

By Craig Hale Published

Public support for workplace robots is growing, but confidence and trust remain low for roles requiring empathy and human caregiving.

Proton European tech graphic
'A surprising number of them said, “Yes.”': Study finds many customers would leave a business which stays loyal to US big tech services

By Craig Hale Published

New study reveals European consumers are increasingly prioritizing digital sovereignty – many will pay a premium to avoid American tech over privacy concerns.

4 Comments
Picture of data center servers overlaid with green numbers and lines representing data
Almost 80% of data centers constructed in natural disaster zones – data centers are fueling and succumbing to climate risks

By Craig Hale Published

Data centers are already under fire for water and electricity consumption – now, they're facing the effects of climate change.

Donald Trump sings executive order
'It would make 'em rich': Trump looks to secure government stake in US AI giants

By Craig Hale Published

The US government could own shares in the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic as it seeks to boost public perception of AI within the US.

Modified Ukrainian Drone
'Half a million hours of Ukraine conflict drone footage' to be used to train and deploy new AI models for autonomous targeting drone swarms

By Craig Hale Published

Enabled Intelligence set to use 500,000 hours of Ukraine war drone footage to train AI drones with real-world data.

London
Half of London's businesses say workforce are not equipped to meet organizational requirements in the age of AI

By Craig Hale Published

Workers lack the right AI and digital skills, but London companies are planning to increase training investments to change this.

A female office worker looking on as a male office worker types on a keyboard in front of a monitor
9 in 10 HR leaders believe AI will create new entry-level roles, and that middle managers are essential to this transformation

By Craig Hale Published

Most HR leaders see AI creating new entry-level jobs in the next five years, but they will center around managing and supervising AI.

AI writer
Study finds people are starting to fear sounding like AI — here's what to avoid so you don't suffer the same fate

By Craig Hale Published

Writers and creators now frequently simplify their work so that it doesn’t sound ‘too AI’ – many would stop supporting others if they used undisclosed AI.

A data center in a blue light
‘The defining divide in enterprise software over the next five years will be between companies that rent intelligence versus companies that own it’: Enterprise AI is becoming increasingly distributed

By Desire Athow Published

Exclusive InstaLILY CEO Amit Shah says future enterprise success relies on owning intelligence more than renting models from hyperscalers.

‘Use GenAI.mil, do the best you can': Pentagon officials boast of using AI to generate Congress reports

By Craig Hale Published

1.5 million Pentagon workers now use GenAI.mil as Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael encourages its use.

Saily homepage on a macbook
‘We have to make eSIMs as simple as possible’: Saily says removing friction is the next big battle for democratizing travel eSIMs

By Desire Athow Published

Exclusive Saily wants to democratize global connectivity by removing technical friction and simplifying user onboarding – travel apps could soon offer much more, too.

AI writer
'What makes a CV stand out is the personal touch you add to it': Even professional CV writers are warning not to use AI to write a resume

By Craig Hale Published

Perfect text, exaggerated skills and inaccurate information are telltale signs of AI-generated resumes, but there are benefits.

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.

Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions: