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

Cloud, business software and AI push sees Microsoft results hit new high

By Craig Hale published 31 October 24

Microsoft has better-than-expected financial quarter, but success means next quarter is expected to be slightly slower.

Sage wants to help UK small businesses deal with changing tax rules

By Craig Hale published 31 October 24

Sage has committed to bringing free MTD-compliant accounting software to 2.8 million more taxpayers in the UK.

People coding in a business environment.

AI push makes Python the most popular language on GitHub

By Craig Hale published 30 October 24

Changing demands cause Python to become GitHub’s most popular coding language as it introduces new AI models to Copilot.

Google Gemini revealed at Google I/O 2023

Alphabet CEO says more than a quarter of new code at Google is AI-generated

By Craig Hale published 30 October 24

Google’s developers are now reviewing and accepting AI-generated code as the company commits to “building great products.”

LinkedIn launches AI-powered hiring assistant to take the pain out of recruiting

By Craig Hale published 30 October 24

Microsoft hopes new AI-powered LinkedIn recruiting assistant can help relieve burnout among HR workers.

Bosses have high hopes about workplace AI - and even want it to make decisions for them

By Craig Hale published 30 October 24

Business leaders are keen to use artificial intelligence in spite of the potential risks for considerable time and money savings.

Linus Torvalds slams AI as ‘90% marketing and 10% reality’

By Craig Hale published 29 October 24

Linux creator Linus Torvalds thinks AI is largely empty marketing today, but hopes this could change soon.

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Many bosses think their employees lack even basic security awareness

By Craig Hale published 29 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 29 October 24

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

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Google backs new Open Cloud Coalition to lobby across Europe

By Craig Hale published 29 October 24

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

Delta hits CrowdStrike with $500m lawsuit

By Craig Hale published 28 October 24

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 28 October 24

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

STEM workers are wasting productivity due to lack of good AI tools

By Craig Hale published 28 October 24

Of all the sectors out there, STEM workers are the last you’d expect to be complaining about a lack of AI.

Popular IDE JetBrains Rider is going free to use

By Craig Hale published 28 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 27 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 26 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 26 October 24

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

By Craig Hale published 25 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 25 October 24

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

Anthropic updates Claude AI to write and run Javascript code

By Craig Hale published 25 October 24

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

Companies are spending barely any IT budget on security

By Craig Hale published 25 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 24 October 24

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

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

By Craig Hale published 24 October 24

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 24 October 24

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

Person working with documents on desk, accountant checking company budget accounting documents, auditing financial statements, preparing company balance sheet financial statements. Audit concept.

UK accountants are craving more tech skills to take the next step in their careers

By Craig Hale published 24 October 24

Automation could help accountants to free up more time so that they can work on skills development.

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