
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 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.

OpenAI leaves Microsoft Copilot in the dust with Ghibli memes
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Despite Microsoft's early multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, it doesn't seem to have led to access to the latest models on any meaningful cadence.

Bill Gates: "We weren't born to do jobs, AI will replace us"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Bill Gates recently indicated that humans weren't born to do jobs, claiming that AI will replace humans for most things and create more time for leisure.

Bill Gates posts Altair BASIC source code for Microsoft's 50th
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates commemorates its 50th birthday by sharing the BASIC interpreter code that led to its creation.

ChatGPT can fake receipts — but its math is wanting
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT's image generation capabilities are seemingly sophisticated beyond meme generation, it can now fake receipts.

OpenAI's latest funding round pushes its market cap to $300B
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI closed its latest round of funding where it managed to raise $40 billion from investors, pushing its market cap to $300 billion.

Twitter faces massive data breach — insider involvement suspected
By Kevin Okemwa published
Cybersecurity X was recently hit by a massive data leak featuring 2.8 billion Twitter IDs, potentially impacting over 200 million users.

Bill Gates' greatest mistake cost Microsoft $400 billion
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft @ 50 Bill Gates says his mismanagement and anti-trust issues made Microsoft lose its opportunity with Android, costing it $400 billion.

Microsoft reportedly contributed to the removal of OpenAI's CEO
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI An exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal details how Microsoft unveiled OpenAI's unreleased GPT-4 to the world without joint approval from the safety board.

Windows 98 supports modern AI models — A missed opportunity?
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Andreessen Horowitz's co-founder recently revealed that a small Llama AI model successfully ran on Windows 98.

ChatGPT adds one million new users in just one hour
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT had achieved a mega milestone, adding over one million users in a little under an hour due to its new image generation feature.

Bill Gates: I'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft @ 50 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he'd start the company again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI, Google, and more.

Bill Gates: AI may lead to a 2-day work week in 10 years
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates claimed that AI might present a two-day work opportunity for professionals.

AI might be a fad, with top firms risking billions on scaling
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI According to a new study, 76% of AI researchers suggest that current AI strategies are "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to succeed.

OpenAI delays ChatGPT-4o's image generator for free users
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI recently announced that it's delaying ChatGPT's image-generation tool for free users for a while.
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