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

Video playback on YouTube isn't broken in Windows; it's just Google's new strategy
By Kevin Okemwa published
APPS YouTube doubles down on its war against ad-blockers with an error prompt, preventing video playback unless you disable the ad blocker or subscribe to YouTube's 14/month Premium plan.

Teams users targeted by brand‑spoofing attack
By Kevin Okemwa published
TEAMS Microsoft Teams is getting a new security feature to help fight scams by flagging impersonation attempts during calls.

France to replace Teams with own sovereign platform by 2027
By Kevin Okemwa published
TEAMS France plans to ditch Microsoft Teams and Zoom for a domestically developed platform across its public institutions by 2027.

ChatGPT erased two years of work with one click
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT irrevocably deleted two years of a professor's work after he disabled the data consent option. Despite contacting OpenAI's support team, the professor wasn't able to restore his work.

Nostalgia meets risk: Windows 7 and Vista return, but your PC’s security could be in danger
By Kevin Okemwa published
WINDOWS Windows 7 and Vista are back! As Microsoft continues to fumble the bag with Windows 11.

A study shows that "mean" prompts to ChatGPT yield better responses
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new study from Pennsylvania State University found that yelling and being mean to ChatGPT might help you generate better, more accurate responses from the chatbot.

Microsoft delays Teams' controversial Wi-Fi location tracking again
By Kevin Okemwa published
Teams Microsoft is delaying its Teams' controversial Wi-FI location tracking feature again. It is expected to roll out to broad availability by mid-March this year.

OpenAI's super-secret AI hardware will ship later this year
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI is reportedly slated to announce its first device in the second half of 2026. Multiple reports suggest that it could be earbuds with advanced AI capabilities.

Google may have bigger fish to fry with OpenAI in the ad business
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Analysts predict that OpenAI could generate up to $25 billion in annual ad revenue by 2025 if it executes the strategy properly.

AI’s rapid rise could wipe out software engineering roles, CEO claims
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims "we might be 6-12 months away from models doing all of what software engineers do end-to-end."

Microsoft risks losing permission to burn electricity without real AI impacts
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft's CEO says it needs to find something useful to do with AI or risk losing the social permission to use so much electricity on it.

Nadella says the AI bubble could burst without broad adoption
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that AI could potentially lose public support unless it is used to deliver tangible, real-world impact.

AI boom could erase entry‑level jobs and overwhelm society, according to Anthropic’s CEO
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis say they've already started seeing the impact of AI on junior roles inside their own AI research labs.

Microsoft AI CEO predicts intimate AI bonds in 5 years
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman believes everyone will have an AI companion within the next five years, forming a personal and intimate connection with it.

OpenAI could be bankrupt by mid-2027
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI could make a $14 billion loss in 2026, primarily driven by infrastructure expansion, model training, research hiring, and compute costs.

Elon Musk is grossly misrepresenting OpenAI’s history to tip the scale in xAI’s favor
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of misrepresenting the truth in his court filings by only sharing snippets of previous conversations that portrayed him favourably.

Now you can remove Copilot from Microsoft Edge's toolbar
By Kevin Okemwa published
APPS Microsoft recently shipped a new update for Microsoft Edge in the Stable Channel, which allows users to hide the Copilot icon from the browser's toolbar.

“God AI” isn’t coming soon, but NVIDIA’s CEO says it could exist someday
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has claimed that a "God AI" may exist someday, but this feat won't arrive in this decade, as the executive likens the timeline to a gigantic scale.

Tired of AI clutter in Windows 11? Winslop is here to clean up
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Winslop is a lightweight app that helps you remove the AI features Microsoft has been heavily integrating into Windows 11.

Jeff Bezos says gaining work experience is the key to success
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Amazon chairman and founder Jeff Bezos says that going to college and having some work experience under your belt increases your odds of success.

Meta is ditching VR for AI and wearable technology
By Kevin Okemwa published
VR Meta is shutting down three of its video game studios and laying off 1,000 people from its virtual reality department to focus and channel those resources into AI and wearable technology.

This Chrome extension changes Microsoft to "Microslop" everywhere online
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new Google Chrome browser extension called "Microsoft to Microslop" comes after Microsoft's CEO discouraged people from calling his AI "slop."

Microsoft Copilot is at the center of a UK soccer fan ban controversy
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for a soccer fan error, raising concerns about the use of the unpredictable technology in law enforcement.
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