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. You'll also catch him occasionally contributing at iMore about Apple and AI. 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
Google CEO says the “risk of under-investing in AI is dramatically greater than the risk of over-investing,” as investors mount pressure on Microsoft for its extravagant spending on AI projects
By Kevin Okemwa published
HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD Investors question Microsoft's heavy investment in AI projects, primarily due to the slow payoff.
Is GenAI a dying fad? A new study predicts 30% of investors will jump ship by 2025 after proof of concept
By Kevin Okemwa published
what next? A new Gartner report suggests that "at least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025."
This breakthrough tech could solve Microsoft's AI power consumption woes and is 1,000x more energy-efficient
By Kevin Okemwa published
energy efficient A new prototype chip could help address the rising concern over AI's excessive power consumption.
ChatGPT gets a voice, but only a 'small group of users' will get to hear it at launch for a $20 monthly subscription
By Kevin Okemwa published
VOICE MODE OpenAI will ship Voice Mode to ChatGPT later this week to ChatGPT Plus users, meaning you'll need to pay a $20 monthly subscription for access.
Despite bankruptcy scares, OpenAI enters the search engine fold to rival Google and Microsoft with Sam Altman indicating that "there is room to make search much better than it is today."
By Kevin Okemwa published
SEARCHGPT OpenAI debuts SearchGPT to take on Google with "fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources."
Elon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by default
By Kevin Okemwa published
DO BETTER X (formerly Twitter) quietly rolled out a new data-sharing experience that is enabled by default and uses your data to train Grok.
Microsoft's 'strategic mistake' killed the Windows 11 mobile dream, but a daring developer is running it on an iPhone 15 Pro
By Kevin Okemwa published
W11 IPHONE A developer recently experimented with running Windows 11 on the iPhone 15 Pro using Tiny11 Core and a PC emulator but reported lengthy boot time, degraded user experience, and bad resolution.
Meta's new open-source 'state of the art' AI model already outperforms OpenAI and Google on certain benchmarks
By Kevin Okemwa published
LLAMA 3.1 Meta unveils Llama 3.1 to compete with Google and OpenAI.
Elon Musk flaunts 'the most powerful training cluster in the world' that will transform Grok into the 'most powerful AI' by December to take on Microsoft and OpenAI
By Kevin Okemwa published
GROK 3 Elon Musk recently announced that his xAI company has officially begun training its LLM, Grok, using “the most powerful AI training cluster in the world,” dubbed Memphis Supercluster.
A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors
By Kevin Okemwa published
CROWDSTUCK? Dave Plummer (aka Dave's Garage), a former Microsoft software engineer, recently shared a YouTube video explaining the digital pandemic caused by CrowdStrike.
Firefox and Meta develop a mechanism that promises to keep the user's data private in an unyielding ad world
By Kevin Okemwa published
GUARANTEED PRIVACY Firefox might have found the perfect balance between aggressive advertising and maintaining the user's privacy.
Google reverses its stance on deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome, but users get an option to disable the 'crumbs'
By Kevin Okemwa published
MORE COOKIES Google has changed its mind about its privacy sandbox on Chrome, and will keep supporting cookies.
Hi Alexa, Amazon's Echo device team isn't convinced a new subscription service and refreshed personal assistant will save the company from the billion in losses
By Kevin Okemwa published
PROFIT MARGIN Amazon lost over $25 billion in its device business between 2017 and 2021. The losses cut across its Echo devices and other products, including Kindles, Fire TV Sticks, and video doorbells.
Elon Musk blames diversity efforts for the widespread CrowdStrike digital pandemic that stunted Microsoft services
By Kevin Okemwa published
DIVERSITY TURMOIL While Microsoft and CrowdStrike have issued statements indicating the issue has been fixed, Elon Musk used the opportunity to attack the latter's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'
By Kevin Okemwa published
THE GENESIS Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.
"Plenty of market hype around AI PCs and a less sexy commercial refresh cycle" grew the global PC market by 3% in Q2 of 2024, but China continues to dwindle these efforts
By Kevin Okemwa published
ON THE UP AND UP According to a new report by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the market grew by 3% in the second quarter of 2024 — translating to 64.9 million units.
"Shout out to an early Friday finish": CrowdStrike BSOD and chaotic outages are a blessing in disguise for some workers
By Kevin Okemwa published
3-DAY WEEKEND(?) Microsoft services are experiencing a global outage. And while Microsoft and CloudStrike work on a fix, corporate employees aren't too upset about getting an early weekend.
Apple throws critical privacy jabs at Google Chrome to keep millions of iPhone users hooked on Safari
By Kevin Okemwa published
NOT PRIVATE ENOUGH As part of Apple's plan to keep iPhone users 'glued' to Safari, it has highlighted two critical privacy issues riddling Google Chrome's user experience.
Huawei's Android-free PC alternative for Windows will reportedly ship later this year with a macOS-inspired design
By Kevin Okemwa published
HARMONYOS NEXT Huawei might get back to developing its own operating system — HarmonyOS Next for PC to compete with Windows later this year.
A new cutting-edge AI tool predicts the progression of Alzheimer’s disease with over 80% accuracy, minus the scalpel
By Kevin Okemwa published
ALZHEIMER'S 101 Researchers from Cambridge University have developed a new method for predicting the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which promises 80% accuracy.
Microsoft Designer is now generally available across a variety of Windows 11 apps, and is coming to Edge soon
By Kevin Okemwa published
DESIGNER HITS GA Microsoft shipped its Designer app to broad availability and integrated it across its products, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint through Copilot and Microsoft Photos.
Diversity and inclusion left the Teams chat? Former Diversity Chief slams Microsoft for dismissing its DEI team due to "changing business needs"
By Kevin Okemwa published
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Microsoft recently laid off its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team. The former team lead indicated the department was disbanded due to "changing business needs."
Researchers question Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT smarts as AI champs do well with "memorization rather than true reasoning abilities"
By Kevin Okemwa published
NOT SO SMART A new study by MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) indicates LLMs tend to perform better at tasks they're familiar with than new territory.
Microsoft issues a temporary workaround for a pesky Windows 11 bug that’s been playing hide-and-seek with your photos for over a month
By Kevin Okemwa published
OH SNAP! Microsoft recently issued a temporary workaround for a bug, preventing users from accessing the Photos app in Windows 11.
Generative AI might have infiltrated gaming, but developers won't clean up after its mess and erroneous outputs: "It's not why I got into making games."
By Kevin Okemwa published
DO IT YOURSELF Jess Hyland, a member of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain's game workers branch, admits that AI could render her jobless at any moment.
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