
Kevin Okemwa
Kevin Okemwa is a seasoned tech journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with lots of experience covering the latest trends and developments in the industry at Windows Central. With a passion for innovation and a keen eye for detail, he has written for leading publications such as OnMSFT, MakeUseOf, and Windows Report, providing insightful analysis and breaking news on everything revolving around the Microsoft ecosystem. While AFK and not busy following the ever-emerging trends in tech, you can find him exploring the world or listening to music.
Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa

Sam Altman says ChatGPT won't replace Google search
By Kevin Okemwa published
Search OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently indicated that ChatGPT won't replace Google as the primary search engine, citing the company's vast resources and talented AI team as the main reasons.

Satya Nadella claims Agentic AI might kill SaaS apps
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicts the Agentic AI era might lead to the collapse of traditional Software as a Service business applications.

Bill Gates' philanthropy efforts could leave him bankrupt
By Kevin Okemwa published
Industry Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will give away $200 billion and spend the next 20 years eradicating deadly diseases and premature deaths of mothers and babies.

OpenAI wants to slash Microsoft's revenue share in half by 2030
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI reportedly plans to slash Microsoft's revenue share after the ChatGPT maker's CEO announced that the AI firm jumped ship on its plan to evolve into a for-profit entity.

End of 10 urges Windows 10 users to consider Linux in an age-old debate
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 10 A small team named "End of 10" recommends switching to Linux as Windows 10's death looms instead of buying a new PC, promoting an absence of ads and telemetry.

Salesforce's Marc Benioff claims Microsoft did "horrible things" to Slack
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft CEO Marc Benioff claims Microsoft did horrible things to Slack before his company, Salesforce, acquired the platform in 2020 for approximately $27 billion.

Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro with improved coding features
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Google recently shipped a major update to its Gemini 2.5 AI model with improved coding and web development capabilities.

Fiverr CEO says "AI is coming for all our jobs, including mine"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman claims AI is coming for all jobs, including his own, recommending upskilling to remain relevant in an AI-driven job market.

OpenAI forfeits for-profit plan — but Musk isn't buying it
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared an open letter announcing that the firm's non-profit business will retain control over the for-profit side.

Windows 7 often booted slowly thanks to a simple programming error
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows A veteran Microsoft engineer recently described how Windows 7 took longer to load when users selected certain desktop wallpapers due to a simple programming error.

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis says AGI is coming and "society isn't ready"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis recently highlighted alarming concerns about the rapid progression and advances in AI, including the prospects of AGI that keep him up at night.

Anthropic CEO: We don't precisely know how AI actually works
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
AI CEO Dario Amodei admits that the company doesn't know precisely how its AI creations work.

Microsoft just killed Skype to focus on Teams instead
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Skype and recommends that its users transition to Teams.

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is developing AI friends for humans
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the company's broader AI vision, which may include AI friends, which would allow humans to interact with chatbots at a social level.

Satya Nadella says Microsoft's AI performance is doubling every six months
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that the company's AI model performance is "doubling every six months" due to pre-training, inference, and system design.

Microsoft reportedly planning to host Elon Musk's Grok AI
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft is reportedly planning to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model. However, it won't host xAI's servers to train any of its future AI models.

Microsoft expands Phi-4 with new small language model AI variants
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft just launched expanded small language models (SLMs) based on its own Phi-4 AI.

A new report says AI is just a fad with barely any influence
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new working paper suggests AI-powered chatbots like Google's Gemini AI, ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot have minimal impact on wages and employment.

OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT's annoying sycophancy update
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
AI Following backlash from users over OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update that made the chatbot overly flattering, CEO Sam Altman indicated that the company rolled back the update.

Satya Nadella says AI is writing 30% of Microsoft's code
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI During a recent fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s LlamaCon conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that 20-30% of the company's code is written by AI.

ChatGPT search adds "a better shopping experience" for users
By Kevin Okemwa published
Browsing OpenAI recently shipped a major update to ChatGPT search, including a rich shopping experience, but it still faces a tough battle against Google and Microsoft.

Microsoft says Copilot+ PCs are "up to 5x faster" than Windows 10 devices
By Kevin Okemwa published
Laptops Microsoft is combining Copilot+ PC marketing with Windows 10 upgrade messaging. The company claims the AI-powered PCs are "up to 5x faster" than a 5-year-old Windows 10 device.

Apple scraps "Available Now" from Apple Intelligence's page
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Apple reportedly scrapped the "Available Now" from Apple Intelligence's page late last month, suggesting the company anticipated backlash for its delayed AI.
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