
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

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.

Yes, OpenAI would like to buy Google's Chrome browser if given the chance
By Kevin Okemwa published
OpenAI’s ChatGPT chief Nick Turley indicated that integrating Chrome into ChatGPT would furnish users with a "really incredible experience.”

Microsoft Work Trend Index: Every employee can be an "AI agent boss"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft's Work Trend Index report reveals that 33% of leaders are considering workforce reductions, while 78% aim to hire for more AI roles.

Microsoft 365 Copilot app gets a major overhaul
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft just shipped a major overhaul to its Microsoft 365 Copilot app, bringing OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o image generator and an AI-powered search experience to the platform.

Barack Obama says AI writes better than "60 to 70%" of coders
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Former President Obama recently indicated that AI can already code better than 60-70% of programmers, making it difficult for humans to establish purpose and meaning in life.

Microsoft says its Quick Assist app is open to AI scams
By Kevin Okemwa published
Cybersecurity Microsoft warns Windows and macOS users to avoid using Quick Assist as it's susceptible to AI scams camouflaged as "unsolicited" tech support.

National Security at Risk: House Report Flags China's DeepSeek AI
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A House committee described DeepSeek as a significant threat to US national security, citing its strong government ties and alleged unauthorized data collection.

OpenAI may acquire AI coding tool Windsurf for $3 billion
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to acquire Windsurf (formerly Codeium) for approximately $3 billion.

Sam Altman: ChatGPT spends millions on users saying "please"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jokingly hints that ChatGPT needs "tens of millions of dollars" to process users saying "please and thank you."
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