
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

Shock: ChatGPT-4o uses fewer watt-hours per query than previously assumed
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT doesn't consume as much power as previously assumed. The stats were based on the assumption that OpenAI still relies on dated and inefficient AI chips to power its models.

Sam Altman dismisses Elon Musk's $97.4 billion bid, saying OpenAI isn't for sale
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO rebuffs Elon Musk's ridiculous $97.4 billion bid, asserting that the ChatGPT maker's mission isn't up for grabs.

Microsoft researchers: Overreliance on Copilot AI may destroy critical thinking
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft researchers say an overdependency and reliance on AI tools like Copilot may negatively impact a person's critical thinking, leading to the deterioration of cognitive faculties.

Microsoft's Copilot fares poorly in summarizing news along with other 'AI chatbots'
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Copilot and ChatGPT AI news summaries have complex and consistent issues compared to Gemini and Perplexity AI according to a new BBC study.

Sam Altman sees a "vibe shift" with Trump's AI involvement
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently touted President Trump's approach to tech and AI as opposed to Biden's "hostile" takes.

OpenAI CEO: AI cost will drop 10x yearly, boosting usage
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently published a new blog post highlighting three key observations on the rapid progression of general artificial intelligence.

Steve Jobs: Bill Gates taking acid would make Microsoft products more appealing
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Apple co-founder, the late Steve Jobs urged Bill Gates to take acid because it would inspire more design prowess, making Microsoft products better and more appealing.

Sam Altman: I don’t think I’m going to be smarter than GPT-5
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed his doubts about being smarter GPT-5. The model is expected to enhance ChatGPT's user experience.

Bill Gates: I might hide from the press if Microsoft traded Windows 11 for Windows 10.
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows In a recent interview with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compared The Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to Microsoft trading Windows 11 for Windows 10.

Meta CTO claims he predicted DeepSeek AI six months ago
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Meta Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andrew "Boz" Bosworth claims he'd predicted DeepSeek before it unfolded.

Bill Gates says AI will replace humans "for most things."
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Gates recently shared some interesting insights about the rapid progression of generative AI, indicating the new era of innovation is getting scary.

Researchers develop a $50 OpenAI o1 competitor in 30 minutes
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI The AI takes on OpenAI's o1 reasoning variant. The model, dubbed s1, was trained using a dataset of 1,000 questions for under $50.

Microsoft doubles down on aggressive tactics against Google
By Kevin Okemwa published
BROWSING Microsoft is trying to compel users to stick to Microsoft Edge when searching for Google's Web Store using Bing instead of switching over to Chrome.

ChatGPT search is open for everyone — no sign up required
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI recently announced that ChatGPT search is now freely accessible to everyone, and will no longer require you to sign up or log in.

Bill Gates: "I thought I was one mistake away from death" in the early Microsoft days
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Shockingly, Bill Gates said he didn't view Microsoft as a success until the late 90s.

DeepSeek is sharing user data with banned Chinese telecom
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI DeepSeek's website reportedly features computer code that could share user login information with a Chinese telecom despite being barred from operating in the United States.

Salesforce cuts 1,000 jobs but ramps up AI hiring
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Salesforce is reportedly set to lay off up to 1,000 employees from its workforce. However, it is recruiting in its market division to bolster AI product sales.

OpenAI's Deep Research beats DeepSeek in the hardest AI exam
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Deep Research holds a significant lead ahead of ChatGPT o3-mini and DeepSeek's R1 V3-powered model in the world's hardest AI exam, with a 26.6% accuracy score.

Sam Altman: OpenAI's open-source strategy has been on "the wrong side of history"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Here's everything you need to know about OpenAI's recent AMA session on Reddit — from AGI, $500 billion Stargate vision, Sam Altman's view on DeepSeek's cost-effective AI, and more.

DeepSeek spent $1.6B and bought 50k NVIDIA GPUs for its AI
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI China's DeepSeek AI startup reportedly spent up to $944 million on operating costs.

OpenAI's deep research tool emulates a research analyst
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI unveiled a new tool dubbed Deep Research, which "conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks."

Sam Altman: OpenAI plans to develop AI hardware with Jony Ive
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Sam Altman confirms OpenAI's plans to develop AI-specific hardware in collaboration with Apple's former Chief Design Officer Jony Ive.

Meta: Firms spend billions on inference, not training models
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Meta's lead AI scientist, Yann Lecun, says there's a "major misunderstanding" about the billion dollars invested in AI.
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