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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RoboForm Review: pros & cons, features, ratings, pricing and more

By Mike Jennings last updated

Updated A strong and capable tool that possesses all the necessities a modern password manager should have, catering to both personal and business users.

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Intel splits off foundry business — new dawn for chip giant as it announces major transformation plans

By Craig Hale published

“The most significant transformation of Intel in over four decades” includes $10 billion in cost cutting and foundry business spinoff.

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AWS says customers are turning back to on-prem

By Craig Hale published

Businesses are looking for more flexibility and cost efficiency by combining cloud with on-prem infrastructure.

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Microsoft Excel is adding Python for extra power — boosted by Copilot

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft reveals public preview of new Python-powered Excel enhancements.

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Microsoft wants to help your small business grow faster with Copilot Agents

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft envisions a world where there are as many Copilot Agents as there are documents or SharePoint sites.

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Dashlane Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more

By Mike Jennings last updated

UPdated Dashlane's impressive range of features, its broad platform support and its slick software all impress, but in some situations this product is pricier than some of its competitors.

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Amazon is spending billions on improving its delivery services

By Craig Hale published

Amazon has pledged to spend $2.1bn improving its Delivery Service Partner experience, including $660m in pay rises.

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Many businesses aren't sure exactly how employees get their work done

By Craig Hale published

Businesses should invest in better employee tracking to monitor performance and non-tech-centric metrics.

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Salesforce unveils its vision of AI agents to help every business

By Craig Hale published

Salesforce says AI copilots and chatbots are outdated – Agentforce promises independence free of human input.

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Microsoft is making some major Windows security changes following CrowdStrike outage

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is working with endpoint security companies to prevent CrowdStrike-esque outages from happening again.

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More than half of VMware customers are reportedly looking to move following recent unrest

By Craig Hale published

Most of the VMware customers considering leaving are actively seeking alternatives, and open-source seems favored.

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NordVPN launches eSIM for businesses

By Craig Hale published

Business travellers wanting to cut roaming costs who also have an eye on privacy receive a new eSIM option.

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UK companies are spending more on tech development, but aren't always being more productive

By Craig Hale published

Companies are spending more on their tech without having a clear plan on how to improve worker productivity.

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AI is becoming increasingly vital in software development

By Craig Hale published

Generative AI has become integral to software development lifecycles, and workers will need to adapt accordingly, research claims.

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Dell says even more job cuts could come soon

By Craig Hale published

Dell is selling fewer PCs and plans to focus on AI servers, which means more job cuts could be coming soon.

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Wix will start blocking Russian users

By Craig Hale published

Wix is to block all Russian accounts from tomorrow according to new regulations, forcing many to migrate.

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Data backup and recovery tools are failing businesses far more than expected

By Craig Hale published

Companies are paying ransomware demands, but few are successful – disaster and cyber recovery needs to be addressed.

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Google One has a cheaper, larger storage option — but you probably won't get it just yet

By Craig Hale published

Some Indian customers are seeing a new 30GB Google One Lite option – could a wider rollout be around the corner?

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Progress snaps up file management platform ShareFile

By Craig Hale published

Progress buys ShareFile for around $875 million in a deal that’s set to benefit group revenue and ShareFile’s value.

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OpenAI claims to have topped a million business users

By Craig Hale published

ChatGPT’s business subscriptions – Enterprise, Team and Education – have now reached the one million milestone.

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Oracle and AWS announce cloud database tie-up

By Craig Hale published

Oracle Database@AWS is designed to support multicloud environments by combining strengths from both companies.

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One of the world's largest website builders is about to go private to compete better against Wix and GoDaddy

By Craig Hale published

Permira has increased its offer from $6.9 billion to $7.2 billion in order to take Squarespace private and grow revenue more.

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Watch out ChatGPT — Anthropic launches Claude for Enterprise to get more AI in your work documents

By Craig Hale published

Anthropic launches Claude Enterprise with 500K context window to take on OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise.

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Cisco's merch store targeted by dangerous malware

By Craig Hale published

Malicious Russian JavaScript designed to steal sensitive information found on Cisco’s merch store.

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Avis hit by major data breach, customer data affected

By Craig Hale published

An undisclosed number of Avis customers have had personally identifiable information breached in cyberattack.

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