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

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Zoom will let you add an AI receptionist at work, as 'businesses shouldn’t have to replace their phone system to benefit from AI'

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

Zoom has made its AI receptionist tool available to all businesses, regardless of which business phone provider they use.

OpenAI shuts down its Atlas browser after not even a year

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

OpenAI sunsets its Atlas browser, but the latest version of ChatGPT for desktop could just be that hotly anticipated 'superapp'.

Microsoft admits its carbon emissions grew 25 percent in 2025, including a rise in fossil fuel use

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

Microsoft is the latest hyperscaler to blame AI for rising emissions, at 25%, following similar rises from Google (25%) and Amazon (16%).

More than half of UK SMBs admit they're not ready for new digital tax deadline

By Craig Hale Published 13 July 26

HMRC's new MTD rules affected £50k+ earners this year, but 55% of them still aren't ready for the August 7 2026 deadline.

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'Today, the token economy is emerging': AI use in China increases 1000-fold with usage exceeding 140 trillion tokens a day

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

With AI token consumption rising dramatically since 2024, AI companies are adapting their pricing to be based on consumption.

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'We need to see the pricing for AI come down': Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora says AI is too expensive — and needs to fall 90% to become affordable

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

Demand for AI is there, and performance is no longer an issue – Palo Alto CEO believes pricing needs to come down by as much as 90%.

SAP sides with customers by making it easier to switch to rival service providers and end contracts — changes may help dodge possible EU antitrust fine

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

German software giant SAP commits to removing reinstatement fees and more, all in a bid to avoid a European Commission fine.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Work, an AI tool capable of handling workloads across finance, data analytics, engineering, and more

By Craig Hale Published 10 July 26

Desktop, mobile and web users now have access to ChatGPT's autonomous, agentic cousin, ChatGPT Work.

An electric drone just set a new world air speed record - 434 mph device could be ideal for anti-aircraft interceptor action

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

Quantum Systems’ Apex Recordhunter drone unofficially broke the world speed record, hitting 434 mph.

OpenAI is looking for a 'Subject Matter Expert in Investment Banking' — could ChatGPT be set to replace bankers next?

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

OpenAI is hiring for n Investment Banking Subject Matter Expert to help identify high-value AI opportunities in the finance sector.

China warns users of alleged 'security backdoor vulnerabilities' in Anthropic's Claude Code, tells users to uninstall for sfaety reasons

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

China has accused Claude Code of spying on enterprises and tracking user locations – Anthropic asserts it's a security necessity.

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Don't buy a new work PC right now — memory crunch and price rises lead to global shipments falling for the first time in two years

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

Global PC shipments are down as memory price hikes affect manufacturers globally – Apple even uncharacteristically rose prices mid-term.

Microsoft is moving to annual price adjustments for its commercial cloud services — could more bill shock be on the way?

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

Microsoft wants to provide greater billing certainty by reviewing foreign exchange rates once per year, not twice.

I can't get Netflix to run smoothly in my house — but NASA just sent a 4K video stream from the Moon, thanks to AWS

By Craig Hale Published 9 July 26

First-ever 4K video stream from the Moon to Earth represents major milestone, uses 260Mbps laser optics.

Japanese firm will continue producing Blu-ray Disc drives as another iconic company announces end of an era for physical discs — Buffalo will sell ODDs at higher prices until stocks run out

By Craig Hale Published 8 July 26

Japanese company Buffalo will continue selling Blu-ray drives after securing components, but once stocks run out, they run out.

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Microsoft's new tool will let you rebuild a dead PC without a physical copy of Windows

By Craig Hale Published 8 July 26

Microsoft launched new Cloud Rebuild tool to let you download Windows and relevant drivers straight from its servers.

'The question is no longer whether organisations should adopt AI. It's whether they can explain, govern and trust the AI they've already deployed': Many companies deploying AI often end up with much bigger security issues

By Craig Hale Published 8 July 26

Companies have been deploying AI tools aggressively in the past six months, but they still face security issues and vulnerabilities.

Ofcom dishes out £28 million fine to Virgin Media for allegedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts — but it says that's all in the past

By Craig Hale Last updated 8 July 26

Ofcom hits Virgin Media with a fine for making it difficult for millions of customers to cancel between 2022 and 2024.

Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web as Anthropic reveals what people actually use it for

By Craig Hale Published 8 July 26

Anthropic makes Claude Cowork available on web and mobile, with cloud option now available, as usage patterns shift.