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

A computer being guarded by cybersecurity.

Many bosses think their employees lack even basic security awareness

By Craig Hale published

Employees are lacking cybersecurity awareness, but bosses are seeing positive changes post-training.

Microsoft

Microsoft claims Google is running "shadow campaigns" to discredit its cloud work in Europe

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft hits back against Google's new Open Cloud Consortium.

Digital clouds against a blue background.

Google backs new Open Cloud Coalition to lobby across Europe

By Craig Hale published

Google is one of the 10 members that formed the Open Cloud Coalition, and Microsoft thinks that’s suspicious.

Airplane

Delta hits CrowdStrike with $500m lawsuit

By Craig Hale published

CrowdStrike’s dodgy update left millions of servers offline and grounded around 7,000 Delta flights – Delta now hits back.

Ralph Haupter, President, EMEA, Microsoft; Clare Barclay, incoming President, Enterprise & Industry, EMEA, Microsoft; Darren Hardman, incoming CEO, Microsoft UK

Microsoft reveals new EMEA leadership

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft UK CEO becomes EMEA leader, leaving room for an ex-AWS head to step in.

Android developer at work

Popular IDE JetBrains Rider is going free to use

By Craig Hale published

JetBrains wants to support hobbyist and learner developers by giving them free access to two of its IDEs.

Speakers' table at WCIT 2024

Navigating a talent shortage induced by sovereignty and geopolitical tensions with tech and education

By Craig Hale published

Skilled workers are highly sought after as countries renationalize some processes – AI and education could help.

Rev Lebaredian speaking at WCIT 2024

AI-powered humanoid robots are closer than we think, says Nvidia exec

By Craig Hale published

Why reinvent the world when we can build human-like robots, powered by AI, to plug the ongoing labor shortage?

Tak Lo speaking at WCIT 2024

Artificial intelligence will lead to a net increase in jobs, this expert claims

By Craig Hale published

By working with AI, rather than being afraid of it, companies can unlock new perks as the world of work undergoes a major shift.

Apple Intelligence on an iPad.

Apple opens up Private Cloud Compute to security researchers, offers bug bounties up to $1 million

By Craig Hale published

Researchers are being invited to test Apple Intelligence’s Private Cloud Compute to check for bugs.

Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella got a decent pay rise in 2024 - despite actually asking for less

By Craig Hale published

Satya Nadella asked Microsoft committee for a pay reduction after earning $79.1 million in 2024 – 63% more than last year.

Claude

Anthropic updates Claude AI to write and run Javascript code

By Craig Hale published

Claude.ai can now write and execute Javascript in its quest to generate “mathematically precise and reproducible” answers.

A computer being guarded by cybersecurity.

Companies are spending barely any IT budget on security

By Craig Hale published

UK businesses aren’t investing enough in cybersecurity – more cash would tackle threats and help in other ways.

A close up of the Chrome logo on a Chromebook

Google Chrome will soon let your business create its own extension store

By Craig Hale published

Chrome Enterprise now supports custom extension stores so businesses can guide workers to the right add-ons.

Who will win the AI race?

Google's new AI tool lets developers watermark and detect text generated by AI models

By Craig Hale published

You can now use a Google tool to watermark and identify AI-generated text to protect against misinformation.

A representative abstraction of artificial intelligence

Many UK workers still aren't using AI at work

By Craig Hale published

Workers are lacking the right tools and clear guidance for AI implementation despite promises of more investment.

LinkedIn app on an iPhone

Lost a load of LinkedIn followers recently? It could just be a bug

By Craig Hale published

LinkedIn users report losing a bunch of followers, but it may be just a bug.

Canva Dream Lab

Canva unveils new image generator powered by Leonardo.ai

By Craig Hale published

Following recent acquisition of Leonardo.ai, Canva is integrating a text-to-image generator into its app.

ChatGPT Chat with AI or Artificial Intelligence. woman chatting with a smart AI or artificial intelligence using an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI.

Shadow AI isn't going anywhere, so businesses should just give in

By Craig Hale published

Workers are using AI whether their employers like it or not – businesses need to acknowledge this and react.

Microsoft AI agents

Microsoft will let you create your own AI agents to tackle the toughest work tasks

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft envisions a world where custom and prebuilt AI-powered agents take the stress out of work tasks.

Remote worker attending virtual meeting on a laptop

Busywork and pointless meetings are stopping workers from getting the job done

By Craig Hale published

Pointless meetings and dated tech are costing workers valuable hours every week, detracting from overall performance.

A hand reaching out to touch a futuristic rendering of an AI processor.

IBM releases new AI models for businesses as Gen AI competition heats up

By Craig Hale published

IBM says its latest Granite 3.0 models are smaller than, but as powerful as, bigger models – but for a fraction of the price.

Laptop, phone and hologram of woman for data protection, safety software development or cybersecurity programming.

Cybersecurity workers are facing burnout, putting businesses at risk

By Craig Hale published

Two in three European cybersecurity professionals are burnt out, putting their health and their company at risk.

Google Meet on phone

Google Meet now lets users add their pronouns

By Craig Hale published

Google Meet is the latest app to get pronoun support in the company’s push to foster a more inclusive workplace.

Mark Zuckerberg at Meta Connect 2024

Mark Zuckerberg says having a "techy" CEO is the best move for your business

By Craig Hale published

Facebook’s co-founder just warned businesses to consider their leaders’ technical abilities as well as product development.

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