
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

Microsoft bails on OpenAI, gives up on two mega data center
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft wiggles out of two mega data center deals that would have helped facilitate additional training support for OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Outlook Classic bug spikes CPU usage to 50% while typing — but there's a temporary fix
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE APPS Microsoft acknowledged a bug impacting Outlook Classic, causing CPU usage to spike up to 50% when typing. However, the company has already provided a temporary fix for the issue.

Apple fumbled its AI-powered Siri launch so bad
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Apple delayed Apple Intelligence's release to 2026 for no clear reason, but several employees have attributed the issue to poor leadership and lack of ambition.

OpenAI is developing a social media app to take on Meta and X
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new report suggests that OpenAI is developing a social media network to help users share better content with a dedicated feed for ChatGPT's image generation.

Bill Gates: AI will replace white-collar jobs in 20 years
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently indicated that AI will replace humans for most things within 20 years, including blue-collar and white-collar jobs.

OpenAI can develop GPT-4 with only 5 people now
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently indicated that the company is no longer compute-constrained, further claiming that the company can comfortably foster the development of advanced AI models.

OpenAI could develop a screenless ChatGPT phone to rival the iPhone
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new report suggests that a screenless AI-powered device from OpenAI could be on the horizon, potentially giving Apple and Samsung a run for their money in the mobile landscape.

Sam Altman: "We're gonna have AI systems clicking around the Internet"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims as the world embraces AI, we'll get systems clicking around the Internet, but trust and safety remain paramount.

OpenAI will replace GPT-4 in ChatGPT with GPT-4o
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI is retiring GPT-4 for GPT-4o on April 30, 2025. However, the AI model will remain available via the company's API.

OpenAI prioritizes shiny products at the cost of safety
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new report suggests OpenAI has slashed the time allocated to safety procedures and testing flagship AI models with the safety division being given a few days to conduct evaluations on the models.

Claude copied OpenAI's homework but fumbled the execution
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Anthropic unveiled a new $200/month subscription plan called Max for "those who collaborate with Claude extensively and need expanded access for their most important work."

ChatGPT's daily visits surpass Copilot's monthly traffic
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT saw over 52x more visits than Microsoft Copilot in February 2025, with the former's 173.3 million daily visits surpassing the latter's 98.9 million monthly visits.

OpenAI may start watermarking ChatGPT-4o images for free users
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Code in ChatGPT suggests OpenAI may start watermarking images generated by free users, forcing them to upgrade to paid plans for an unrestricted user experience.

Microsoft's failed "Bob" helped combat Windows XP piracy
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.

Microsoft is the world's most valuable company (again)
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Apple loses the most valuable company in the world to Microsoft, following the rollout of President Donald J. Trump's imposed tariff on imports from over 60 countries, including China.

Replit CEO: AGI will only replace you if you're a code monkey
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Amjad Masad says AI will not replace humans unless you’re a "code monkey" who doesn't understand the economy or deliver unique ideas.

Shopify CEO: Prove AI can't do your job before asking for help
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Bill Gates already said AI would replace humans for most things, and now Shopify staff need to prove that AI can't get their jobs done before requesting help.

OpenAI employee says depending on ChatGPT makes you dumber
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI's technical staff member Will Depue echoed similar sentiments, suggesting that AI 'atrophies' critical thinking, and might make some people dumber.

Google uses "aggressive" noncompete clauses to retain AI talent
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Google DeepMind leverages noncompete agreements to prevent its AI staff from defecting to rival AI firms for up to a year.

Microsoft's AI models will be "3 or 6 months" behind OpenAI
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says the company is building AI models that will be "three or six months behind" OpenAI, but they'll have advantages

OpenAI CEO aims to help coders rather than replace them
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says that he's less interested in replacing software engineers and is focused on making them 10x more productive.

Weekend discussion: Could ChatGPT-4o replace graphic designers?
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI With OpenAI's new ChatGPT-4o image generator, professionals in the creative industry have expressed concern about it potentially taking over their jobs.

Copilot asks Microsoft CEO if he's afraid AI will take his job
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a clip on social media featuring Copilot interviewing him, Bill Gates, and Steve Ballmer, ending with a humorous AI roast.
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