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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FBI says hackers are making millions from stolen cargo - losses 'surged' to nearly $725 million in 2025

By Craig Hale published

Cybercriminals are infiltrating digital shipping supply chains to reroute cargo and use it to fund other crimes.

Meta

Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs, says “compute and infrastructure” and “people oriented things” are biggest financial drain right now

By Craig Hale published

Meta's capex rises as the company spends big on AI data centers, and it's having to reduce headcount to become more agile.

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'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints

By Craig Hale published

In 2025 Microsoft set out five goals for itself in Europe – now its EMEA heads say the company is on track for good progress.

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'Organizations need to stop workarounds and regain control': Report finds many firms don't know what their workers are sharing with AI tools

By Craig Hale published

Workers are using unapproved AI, while AI agents amplify visibility issues by accessing and sharing the wrong data.

AWS re:Invent 2025

'It’s very unusual for business to grow this fast': Even Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is surprised at AWS cloud success — and AI domination is next

By Craig Hale published

AWS reports its best growth rate in 15 quarters, and at 28%, it's propping up total Amazon revenue by quite a margin.

Microsoft

Microsoft forced to up AI spending by $25 billion to cover hardware price rises — says it 'remains confident in the return on these investments'

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft expects a $190 billion capex in fiscal 2026, but around $25 billion of that is believed to come from rising costs.

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Gemini can now generate files in Google Docs, PDF, Word with just a prompt

By Craig Hale published

Google has updated Gemini to be able to create fully prepared, downloadable files directly within the chatbot interface.

Remote worker

Is your IT ticket being lost in the 'ghost shift'? New report finds nearly half of complaints now land after hours

By Craig Hale published

Already-stretched IT workers are now facing IT tickets after hours, support requests through improper channels and occasional surges.

Google Cloud Next 2026

'The era of the pilot is over, the era of the agent is here': Google Cloud wants you to unlock the power of your data

By Craig Hale published

Google Cloud knows most of your data is unstructured and lives in other environments – but it still wants to help you tap into the huge potential.

AWS OpenAI partnership

AWS and OpenAI confirm cloud partnership — a day after ChatGPT maker ended its Microsoft exclusivity

By Craig Hale published

AWS is already a big investor in OpenAI – Amazon Bedrock now gets access to more models after Microsoft loses exclusivity.

Adobe Claude connector

'Claude can't replace taste or imagination, but it can open up new ways of working': Anthropic signs up Adobe, Blender and more to push Claude into creative work

By Craig Hale published

The latest round of connectors Anthropic is adding to Claude are for the creative industry – including a major Adobe one.

Amazon Quick

AWS reveals its own desktop AI agent to help get all your work done

By Craig Hale published

AWS has launched its own on-device AI assistant, Quick, designed to link with all your local and third-party data sources.

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O2 Daisy rebrands as O2 Business — pledges to help solve 'complexity trap' of tech

By Craig Hale published

VMO2 launches O2 Business branding as a key point of contact for SMBs to simplify their communications and connectivity stacks.

Google Workspace Gemini updates

Here are the most interesting smaller upgrades Google Workspace got at Google Cloud Next 2026

By Craig Hale published

Gemini has become more contextual with these new Workspace upgrades, including making migrating from M365 even quicker.

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'The connective tissue between your data, your people, and your goals': Google Cloud positions Gemini Enterprise as the one-stop shop for all your agentic affairs

By Craig Hale published

Gemini Enterprise platform gets a fresh look at Google Cloud Next 2026, with new app experiences and agent builder.

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'The data should be a wake-up call': Report finds cybersecurity workers feel underpaid, undervalued and overstressed — and that's putting everyone at risk

By Craig Hale published

Shifting demands for AI skills plus its impact on security is putting cybersecurity workers in stressful positions.

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'AI adoption is entering a new phase': AMD report finds AI PCs are becoming an increasingly common sight in the workplace - so what can they do for you?

By Craig Hale published

As we move to a hybrid of local and cloud processing, early adopters say AI PCs are delivering tangible results already.

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OpenAI and Microsoft make a huge change to their exclusive partnership - does this open the door for AWS to swoop in?

By Craig Hale published

OpenAI says it wants to serve all customers regardless of cloud provider, but Microsoft remains a "primary" provider.

AI coding agent

'AI adoption is no longer the challenge. Execution is': New report finds more and more businesses are struggling to deal with 'uncontrolled' AI

By Craig Hale published

Workers are the ones driving AI adoption, companies are struggling to keep up on the governance front.

Workspace Intelligence

Google Workspace gets a new intelligence layer to make Gemini more of an agentic assistant

By Craig Hale published

Google has added a new Workspace Intelligence layer to Gemini to connect it to business files and data, your voice, and more.

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Google Cloud unveils eighth-generation TPUs built to support an agentic era

By Craig Hale published

TPU 8t and 8i promise mind-blowing performance and million-strong clusters to power agentic AI at scale.

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Best People Search Finder Service of 2026: Top Services Reviewed & Ranked

By Pawan Singh last updated

Updated The best people search finder service can help you scour public databases to find friends and family.

Google Cloud Next 2026

Google Cloud Next 2026: everything we saw at its biggest annual event

By Craig Hale last updated

Relive everything we saw at Google Cloud Next 2026.

Adobe Brand Intelligence

Adobe will continue to learn your brand even after you've established brand guidelines – AI "brand brain" will help cut out 'inefficient processes and broken workflows'

By Craig Hale published

Adobe Brand Intelligence will continue to learn about your precise branding preferences even after you set those initial guardrails.

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'You have to separate the task from the purpose of the job': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reflects on early AI fears around job displacement, and why we shouldn't be worried

By Craig Hale published

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recalls early worries over radiologist job displacement, but AI has caused high demand for the role.

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