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
OpenAI launches next-gen reasoning models with "incredible" coding capabilities
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI o3 and 03-mini's availability is limited to safety researchers in preview for further testing and fine-tuning.
OpenAI's Sam Altman says AGI is becoming a "less useful term" with o1 — "astonishing cognitive capabilities" predicted before 2026
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Sam Altman claims the term is increasingly becoming less useful. He predicts AI systems that "can do truly astonishing cognitive tasks" by the end of 2025.
Google is testing an AI scam detection tool in Chrome
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE The latest Google Chrome Canary update ships with a new "Client Side Detection Brand and Intent for Scam Detection"
Microsoft launches a free tier for GitHub Copilot with limitations
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI The free plan offers access to OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 AI models but is limited by an account requirement.
You can call ChatGPT or text it on WhatsApp
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Users can now call ChatGPT on their phones or text via WhatsApp.
Microsoft was NVIDIA's biggest client in 2024, buying 485,000 chips for AI advances
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT A new report by Omdia details that Microsoft bought the most NVIDIA AI chips compared to its competitors, translating to 485,000 NVIDIA Hopper chips and almost twice as many as Meta.
Grok-2 AI sports performance issues and faulty responses
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Grok-2 is free for all, sparking mixed reactions. Users cite degraded user performance and instances where the tool roasted Elon Musk.
AI safety researcher says you can build AGI today if you have enough money
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI AI safety researcher, Roman Yampolskiy recently indicated it's no longer a question of how long but how much until AGI.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says "Google makes more money on Windows"
By Kevin Okemwa published
WINDOWS In a recent interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Google makes more money on Windows than Microsoft because of its dominance in the search landscape.
Microsoft CEO says OpenAI had a 2-year lead to work uncontested in the AI race
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently indicated OpenAI had a 2-year lead to work uncontested in the AI race, leading to its immense success with ChatGPT.
OpenAI reportedly trained Sora using gaming content
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A report suggests Sora may have been trained on game content as it can reproduce uncanny clips of Super Mario Bros, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and more.
OpenAI wants to raise advanced AI model subscription prices
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI could charge business users more to match the value AI system add to their companies.
Windows Recall still captures credit card information
By Kevin Okemwa published
WINDOWS 11 Despite implementing elaborate measures to address Windows Recall's security concerns, including a sensitive information filter, the AI tool reportedly still sometimes captures sensitive financial information.
A compilation of hilarious memes about ChatGPT's global outage
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Here's a compilation of hilarious memes shared on social media following OpenAI's recent ChatGPT massive outage.
Microsoft AI CEO poaches former colleagues for "AI health" unit
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI HEALTH UNIT Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently hired Dominic King, a former colleague from his Google DeepMind days to help lead the company's new AI health unit as Vice President.
Y-Combinator-backed firm lauds AI employees over humans in the workplace
By Kevin Okemwa published
STOP HIRING HUMANS A controversial ad campaign sparks outrage for lauding its AI software as a better alternative for human employees.
Google wants to break Microsoft's exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI
By Kevin Okemwa published
cloud compute Google wants the US government to break Microsoft's exclusive deal, hosting OpenAI's tech stack on its cloud servers.
Reddit's new AI-powered tool could take on Google's dominance
By Kevin Okemwa published
REDDIT ANSWERS Reddit recently launched Reddit Answers. The AI-powered tool is designed to make it easier for users to find information on the social networking platform.
Google CEO says AI development will get even harder in 2025
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Google CEO Sundar Pichai admits AI progression and development will slow down in 2025. He says top AI labs will need to make significant breakthroughs in reasoning to continue scaling.
OpenAI's Sora ships to general availability with critical limitations
By Kevin Okemwa published
SORA OpenAI shipped Sora to broad availability. It's limited to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users with caps on resolutions and durations.
Microsoft AI CEO disputes Altman's claim current hardware can achieve AGI
By Kevin Okemwa published
NEW HARDWARE Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman talks about AGI, security, OpenAI partnership, copyright infringement by AI, and more in a detailed interview with The Verge.
OpenAI employee claims o1 model constitutes AGI
By Kevin Okemwa published
IS AGI HERE? An OpenAI staffer claims the company might have already hit the coveted benchmark following the release of OpenAI o1 to broad availability.
OpenAI could scrap a clause to extend its partnership with Microsoft
By Kevin Okemwa published
AGI CLAUSE A new report suggests OpenAI is trying to find a way around the cap to restrict Microsoft from accessing its advanced AI models after hitting the AGI moment.
Is Microsoft ditching X for Bluesky amid toxic rhetoric reports?
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft @ Bluesky Microsoft recently joined Bluesky, touting a "connected digital ecosystem" that bolsters the user experience and innovation.
Sam Altman says AI will be smart enough to prevent existential doom
By Kevin Okemwa published
existential doom OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI will be smart enough to resolve the existential threats by superintelligent AI systems. If not, he hopes researchers will figure out a way around the issue.
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