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's for-profit evolution hits a major roadblock
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI reportedly plans to value its charitable arm at $30 billion as investor pressure mounts, coercing the AI firm to evolve into a for-profit entity.

Anthropic: AI could surpass almost all humans at everything
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims that generative AI could surpass human cognitive capabilities "in almost everything," even robotics, within 2-3 years.

Microsoft's CEO weighs in on $500 billion Stargate project
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft Satya Nadella says the company will continue investing $80 billion in capital annually to build out Azure.

Is OpenAI's $500 Stargate project the final nail in the best tech bromance's coffin?
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Salesforce CEO believes Microsoft won't rely on OpenAI in the future following the $500 billion Stargate project announcement.

Samsung Agentic AI leaks ahead of Galaxy Unpacked 2025
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Veteran tipster Evan Blass recently revealed some information about the upcoming lineup of Samsung phones, including a new Night mode for videos, Audio Eraser, and revamped Google Gemini.

Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Microsoft loses exclusive OpenAI cloud partnership post-$500 billion Stargate investment.

OpenAI unveils $500 billion Stargate project to emancipate its overreliance on Microsoft's infrastructure
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and President Trump unveil a $500 billion dubbed Stargate project to build massive data centers for AI advances in the United States.

OpenAI's o3 reportedly excelled using benchmark problems and solutions
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new report suggests OpenAI secretly funded and accessed the FrontierMath benchmarking data, raising concerns about whether the company used the data to train o3.

Microsoft flags macOS bug allowing remote rootkit installs
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability allowing attackers to circumvent macOS's System Integrity Protection (SIP), granting them access to the kernel by loading third-party code.

OpenAI's o3 mini model to launch in "a couple of weeks"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch o3 mini in a couple of weeks, featuring advanced reasoning in science, code, and math.

Sam Altman dismisses AGI deployment rumors as "Twitter hype"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO says the company won't deploy AGI next month, as it hasn't built it.

Cisco unveils AI defense against misuse, leaks, and threats
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Cisco's announcement comes while security and privacy are significant challenges for the progression of AI.

Microsoft rebuts CEO Benioff by touting impressive AI stats
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft's CVP Charles Lamanna counters Marc Benioff with Agentic AI stats to rebuke claims Copilot is just "the new Clippy."

Microsoft closes Secure Boot loophole, securing Windows from firmware attacks
By Kevin Okemwa published
WINDOWS 11 Microsoft finally patched the security threat (CVE-2024-7344), allowing bad actors to gain unauthorized access to Windows 11 by bypassing Secure Boot for over 7 months.

MatterGen: Microsoft's AI developing new materials with desired properties
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft Researchers recently unveiled MatterGen — a sophisticated AI system capable of developing high-quality materials.

Meta reportedly resorted to "crude tactics" to narrow OpenAI’s 2-year AI lead
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Meta reportedly resorted to "crude tactics" to narrow OpenAI’s 2-year lead in building AI uncontested.

Copilot for business relaunches with pay-as-you-go AI agents
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Chat — "a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers."

OpenAI launches beta ChatGPT feature to automate tasks and set reminders
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI recently announced the launch of a new ChatGPT feature dubbed tasks in beta. The AI chatbot will automate several tasks, making work easier.

Microsoft freezes hiring in consulting amid massive gaming and security layoffs
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Microsoft has announced a hiring freeze, which is expected to impact its consulting business in the U.S. as part of its broader plans to cut costs.

Bill Gates's $400 billion mistake.
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Android co-founder blames Bill Gates for Microsoft's $400 billion loss and missed opportunity in the mobile landscape.

Amazon suffers AI hallucinations, delaying revamped Alexa release
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Amazon is reportedly encountering "several technical hurdles," including hallucinations, seemingly preventing it from shipping the revamped Alexa to broad availability.

Sam Altman claims knowing what questions to ask trumps raw intelligence as AI advances
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently claimed that AI is reducing the importance of raw intelligence, as figuring out what questions to ask gains precedence.

Meta to trim 5% of its workforce, focusing on underperformers
By Kevin Okemwa published
LAYOFFS Meta CEO wants to raise the bar on performance management by laying off 5% of the company's low performers.
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