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

Google tells employees they need to double their work every 6 months to keep up with AI

By Craig Hale published 24 November 25

Google wants to double AI capacity every six months, but it wants to keep a lid on cost and power consumption.

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OVH boss predicts major cloud price rises are coming - so get ready

By Craig Hale published 24 November 25

OVHcloud CEO Octave Klaba warns AI-induced RAM and NVMe demand is affecting the cost of your cloud.

Many companies want to do more on sustainability - but just don't have the support or budget to do so

By Craig Hale published 24 November 25

IT leaders are struggling to go green amid rising costs, but better reporting and more transparency could help.

NATO signs major Google deal to ensure secure sovereign cloud

By Craig Hale published 24 November 25

Google Cloud scores multi-million dollar deal with NATO.

Verizon is laying off over 13,000 workers

By Craig Hale published 21 November 25

US mobile network giant Verizon will end 13,000 worker contracts, along with many more outsourced workers.

Global cloud wars see AWS increasingly under threat from Microsoft and Google

By Craig Hale published 21 November 25

AWS has long been the number one cloud provider, but its position may be slowly slipping as Microsoft guns for top spot.

AI agents are fuelling an identity and security crisis for organizations

By Craig Hale published 21 November 25

AI agents are creating non-human identities, but identity management’s fundamentals are unchanged.

Upgrading tech could help UK businesses offset time lost on sick leave

By Craig Hale published 21 November 25

Businesses could offset nine days of sick leave per year just by offering the right tech and training, report claims.

The EU wants to make some major changes to GDPR - could big tech be getting its way at last?

By Craig Hale published 20 November 25

GDPR may allow certain data processing for AI training - if it’s anonymized or pseudonymized.

Creative workers love AI - but it is causing more issues than expected

By Craig Hale published 20 November 25

Creatives have too many tools, and AI isn’t as autonomous as they want it to be.

Microsoft and SAP sign deal to keep EU cloud running, even in "times of crisis"

By Craig Hale published 20 November 25

SAP’s Delos Cloud has signed deals with France’s Bleu and Microsoft to ensure cloud continuity in times of crisis.

Nokia is splitting off its AI business, weeks after $1bn Nvidia investment

By Craig Hale published 20 November 25

Nokia has divided itself into three sectors, including a new arm focused on developing future AI mobile networks.

Cloud and AI usage is still a concern for businesses - and the worries are only set to rise

By Craig Hale published 19 November 25

Public cloud might be favored more than on-prem, but both are just as at-risk of cyber incidents.

CIOs are being lumped with AI responsibilities - and many of them aren't happy with that

By Craig Hale published 19 November 25

While CIOs are OK with taking on AI responsibilities, they lack sufficient support, particularly when it comes to security.

VMware confirms its spec guidance on storage servers was rather inaccurate

By Craig Hale published 19 November 25

Synthetic data meant VMware’s guidance was totally off the mark – new telemetry changes all of that.

Cloudflare outlines what caused major outage - but says a hack wasn't to blame

By Craig Hale published 19 November 25

Cloudflare says its November 2025 outage was caused by a system error.

OpenAI wants ChatGPT to contribute to your group chats - and I can't decide if that's exciting or creepy

By Craig Hale published 17 November 25

OpenAI is trialling new group chat functions with ChatGPT for some users - but do we really want this?

LinkedIn is making it easier to search for people with AI

By Craig Hale published 17 November 25

AI people searching is coming to LinkedIn, but only to Premium US customers to start with.

Microsoft loses bid to ban license reselling as UK court gives it the thumbs up

By Craig Hale published 17 November 25

Tribunal rules ValueLicensing was legally allowed to resell Microsoft licenses.

An "AI Exposure Gap" could be the most worrying security issue your business isn't aware of

By Craig Hale published 17 November 25

Security postures are lacking as enterprises go all-in on AI, and it’s creating an “exposure gap”

Hacked company CTO refuses to pay ransom demand, donates money to funding research instead

By Craig Hale published 14 November 25

Following a breach of an improperly decommissioned cloud drive, Checkout.com refuses to pay ransom.

AWS is launching a "meeting simulator" to help train workers for stressful jobs

By Craig Hale published 14 November 25

Amazon’s Meeting Simulator tool is an AI-generated interview to help boost skills.

Verizon reportedly set to cut as many as 15,000 jobs

By Craig Hale published 14 November 25

Thousands could lose their jobs as Verizon stores turn into franchise stores and management departs.

Software makers say piracy is becoming a bigger problem than ever before - so what can be done?

By Craig Hale published 14 November 25

Software makers are losing revenue because of growing piracy and license misuse.

Google relaunches Cameyo - so more of your favorite Windows apps are coming to ChromeOS

By Craig Hale published 13 November 25

ChromeOS devices can now run even more apps, including legacy client-based apps, thanks to Cameyo.

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