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

Oracle

Oracle reportedly signs major huge cloud data center deals in the last quarter - nearly $250 billion in new commitments revealed

By Craig Hale published

SEC filing reveals $248 billion in data center commitments which weren't covered by Oracle's recent results.

Microsoft

Microsoft is back in court in the UK over unfair cloud licensing claims

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is being taken to court over cloud licensing terms in the UK -compensation could total over £2 billion.

Half man, half AI.

Salesforce says per-user pricing will be new AI norm

By Craig Hale published

Marc Benioff expects to increase AI monetization while delivering more value for customers on their preferred pricing model.

VMware

EU accused of ignoring warning signs in Broadcom's VMware acquisition

By Craig Hale published

CISPE alleges that the European Commission did not properly assess VMware deal's impacts on customers.

A TSMC Silicon Wafer

Investors still doubling down on AI in Taiwan despite 'bubble' fears

By Craig Hale published

.TWII is up 22% this year to date in line with Nasdaq, but it has a better P/E ratio, easing fears of an AI bubble.

The microsoft copilot logo at the May 20, 2024 Microsoft press event

AI chatbots are now integrated 'into the full texture of human life,' Microsoft study claims

By Craig Hale published

Work questions in the day, personal questions at night, desktop for productivity, mobile for personal: Copilot reveals all.

data

Nvidia develops new software to help track chips following smuggling discovery

By Craig Hale published

Nvidia has open-sourced new GPU monitoring software, but it's not for geolocation.

Oracle

Oracle shares drop after $15bn higher AI spending revealed

By Craig Hale published

Oracle investors aren't happy with higher-than-anticipated Capex, despite healthy revenue growth.

OpenAI logo on a smartphone screen

Open AI poaches Slack CEO as its chief revenue officer

By Craig Hale published

Slack's CEO has just moved over to a new role in OpenAI, but it's not as CEO.

Holographic silhouette of a human. Conceptual image of AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality), Deep Learning and Face recognition systems. Cyberpunk style vector illustration.

Google DeepMind partners with the UK government for 'science breakthroughs, cleaner energy'

By Craig Hale published

Google continues to invest in the UK, this time with a new DeepMind research facility.

European Union flag and map on damaged wall - stock photo

EU upholds Intel antitrust ruling but cuts fine by a third

By Craig Hale published

Intel's €1.06 billion fine has been cut to 'just' €237 million, but this relates to anticompetitive behavior two decades ago.

Evil Robot Concept and rogue AI risk as robots gone bad and Malicious code and computer malfunction or corrupt machine learning and dangerous artificial intelligence in a 3D illustration elements

Need AI training? CEOs think you should train yourself

By Craig Hale published

Employees say employers should provide AI training, CEOs say staff should be responsible for upskilling.

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Corporate leaders and investors enthusiastic about AI - but the public isn't so convinced

By Craig Hale published

Investors are largely optimistic about AI, but they share some of the same concerns as the general public.

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Amazon and to commit $35bn into AI in India

By Craig Hale published

Amazon's $35 billion commitment is more than what Google and Microsoft have pledged, combined.

Nvidia

Trump set to allow Nvidia H200 chips to be exported to China

By Craig Hale published

Nvidia can do some business with China via H200 exports, but Blackwell and Rubin are still banned.

IBM

IBM looks to secure data infrastructure with $11bn bid for Confluent

By Craig Hale published

IBM is set to buy Confluent for around 34% more than it was worth according to previous share prices.

LinkedIn app on an iPhone

LinkedIn wants every user to be verified

By Craig Hale published

LinkedIn hits 100 million verified accounts on its platform, but the goal is to verify everyone.

Europe

Meta promises to reduce data sharing for EU users by 2026 to avoid EU GDPR fines

By Craig Hale published

After being hit with a €200 million DMA fine in the EU, Meta has agreed to change its ads policy.

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Apple's UI executive poached by Meta, and three other executives leave in Apple AI exodus

By Craig Hale published

The number of Apple execs leaving the company continues to rise, but most are being replaced.

Logos for the App Store and Google Play Store side-by-side

US gov wants Google and Apple to take down websites tracking ICE and friends

By Craig Hale published

The US government wants to ensure that apps like ICEBlock don’t make it to online app stores.

Power cables stretching out in front of the horizon

Data centers are throttling home building as infrastructure struggles to keep up with AI demands

By Craig Hale published

Some housing projects in London have been delayed due to data center electricity demand.

Twitter social media application change logo to X. Elon Musk CEO of twitter rebranded Twitter to 'X'. Social media application technology concept.

X fined $140 million for breaching EU rules, Elon calls for bloc abolition

By Craig Hale published

The European Commission has fined X €120 million for three separate issues, including the blue checkmark.

WhatsApp

EU launches antitrust investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI access policy

By Craig Hale published

Europe (and Italy) is worried about WhatsApp’s AI policy and its effects on competition.

Holographic silhouette of a human. Conceptual image of AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality), Deep Learning and Face recognition systems. Cyberpunk style vector illustration.

New research reveals older users less likely to find AI useful

By Craig Hale published

Cisco says we need to focus on giving everyone AI skills and opportunities, not just rolling it out quickly.

A selection of icons for Microsoft 365 products.

Microsoft 365 is hiking prices for businesses - here's how much it will cost you

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is increasing M365/O365 prices for business/government customers, but not without merit.

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