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

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is finally adding this much-demanded feature - and it could massively boost your productivity

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is making a key UI change to make it easier to handle multiple live conversations.

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Your workplace tech may be affecting your health - and not in a good way

By Craig Hale published

12% of workers globally have taken a sick day as a result of poor workplace tech solutions.

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BT unveils promise of a major 5G upgrade across the UK

By Craig Hale published

BT Group promises that 99% of the UK population will have access to 5G SA by 2030.

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BYOD and edge devices may be causing more security headaches for your business

By Craig Hale published

BYOD and edge devices, combined with cloud and on-prem, are making it hard for IT teams to manage.

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Gmail users can now send encrypted emails, even outside of their organization

By Craig Hale published

Gmail users can send encrypted emails to all inboxes, but they may need to open a guest account.

HP AI 'Perfectly Formatted Prints'

HP wants to solve some of your biggest printing woes - and make scanning less painful too

By Craig Hale published

HP is using AI to unlock higher-quality scans and simplified prints while saving you paper and ink.

Google Jules

Google's AI coding agent Jules is getting new command line tools

By Craig Hale published

Google adds new CLI to its Jules AI coding assistant, as well as API support for further integrations.

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Many businesses paying a ransomware demand don't get their data back

By Craig Hale published

Ransomware attacks are evolving, and they’re costing businesses millions - so how should you react?

AI writer

AI might not actually be killing off jobs like we thought - but many businesses are still wary about agents

By Craig Hale published

AI agents are beneficial, but they’re hardly on track to replace human workers any time soon, research finds.

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Slack gets even more access to your work chats to try and build better agents

By Craig Hale published

Salesforce adds new agentic AI features to Slack to help you use unstructured conversation data.

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Many workers are using unapproved AI tools at work - and sharing a lot of private data they really shouldn't

By Craig Hale published

Workers are putting their companies at risk by using unapproved AI – execs are the worst for it.

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Hundreds of businesses beg Microsoft not to kill off free Windows 10 updates

By Craig Hale published

Hundreds of repair businesses, environmental organizations and more ask Microsoft for more free support.

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Germany's government wants to replace passwords with passkeys

By Craig Hale published

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security wants to make passkeys the default option.

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Cisco goes all-in on agents - and it could mean big changes in your workplace

By Craig Hale published

WebexOne 2025 sees Cisco announce a whole new family of AI agents to automate workflows.

eBay/OpenAI AI Activate initiative

eBay and OpenAI want to train small businesses in getting the most out of AI

By Craig Hale published

eBay will give 10,000 UK SMBs AI training and guidance, OpenAI throws in ChatGPT Enterprise for free.

Cloud, networking and internet

Most UK businesses don't actually know where their data is stored

By Craig Hale published

Many UK businesses are now worrying about storing their data in the US, but they lack full visibility.

Asahi stops pouring after cyberattack stops production

By Craig Hale published

Asahi’s Japanese operations have been hit by a cyberattack, but global operations continue.

Microsoft Agent Mode for Excel

Microsoft Word, Excel get a major ChatGPT boost with new Agent Mode - welcome to the world of "vibe working"

By Craig Hale published

Vibe coding is already changing the world, now Microsoft wants to expand to other types of work.

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You can now buy things through ChatGPT with a single click - if you're one of the lucky ones

By Craig Hale published

Users can now buy from Etsy directly through ChatGPT – other merchants and regions to be supported soon.

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Lufthansa under fire after airline says it is replacing thousands of human workers with AI

By Craig Hale published

Lufthansa Group wants to streamline operations across its airlines and cut headcount accordingly.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge gets a major security upgrade which should ease concerns for many users

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft Edge update will check for malicious sideloaded extensions.

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Companies are facing more cyberattacks than ever before - and many just can't cope

By Craig Hale published

A lack of talent, resources and budget are preventing companies from being able to handle cyberattacks.

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Hundreds of South Korean government services go offline following data center fire

By Craig Hale published

South Korean government services are still disrupted after a day-long battery fire in its data center.

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Now AI is everywhere in businesses, is anyone actually using it?

By Craig Hale published

Atlassian report shows how AI is affecting workers and companies – and it’s not all good news.

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Best todo list app of 2025

By Stefan Ionescu last updated

Updated We list the best todo list apps, to make it simple and easy to organize, edit and prioritize your errands, workflow and writing.

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