Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa
A tech wizard brings ChatGPT's AI brilliance and internet access to the classic TI-84 graphing calculator — "I made the ultimate cheating device"
IN WITH THE OLD Was ChatGPT the missing ingredient in the TI-84 graphing calculator to make it the ultimate cheating device?
OpenAI casts its AI net wider across low-income countries with $1 million in API credits through its new OpenAI Academy initiative
OPENAI ACADEMY OpenAI just unveiled a new program, OpenAI Academy, to help "developers and organizations leverage AI to solve hard problems and catalyze economic growth in their communities."
Apple's former Chief Designer confirms mobile project with OpenAI — leveraging the ChatGPT maker's AI smarts to "create a computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone"
iPhone of intelligence Jony Ive admits he's working closely with OpenAI to develop a new device to compete with Apple and Samsung in the mobile landscape.
Investors claim OpenAI is 'uniquely' positioned to become the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars ahead of Microsoft and Apple: "There has never been a company that has both a dominant enterprise and consumer position early on"
TRILLION-DOLLAR OPENAI A-list Investors are betting on OpenAI to become the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars ahead of Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted GPT-4 "kind of sucks," and now we learn the AI model consumes up to 3 water bottles to generate a mere 100 words
COOLING WATER According to new research by the University of California, OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model consumes up to 3 water bottles to generate 100 words.
Microsoft and affiliates (not OpenAI) are secretly using your LinkedIn data to train AI models — Here's how to opt out of the experience
AI IMPROVEMENT LinkedIn subtly rolled out a new feature (Data for Generative AI improvement), allowing Microsoft and affiliates' AI models to access your data for training without consent.
A concept designer's 'Windows 12.1' illustration demonstrates the minimalistic Start menu we've been begging Microsoft for on Windows 11 with less AI chaff
WINDOWS 12? Concept designer, AR 4789 recently conceptualized what Windows 12 (actually Windows 12.1) would ideally look like, including Fluent Designs and minimalistic and interactive apps.
Microsoft and BlackRock want to raise $100 billion to 'emancipate themselves from the shackles' of insufficient power and increase data centers for their ambitious AI dreams
$100B FOR AI Microsoft and BlackRock have partnered to raise $30 billion to develop data centers for their AI ventures and the energy infrastructure to power them.
My 'dated' iPhone 13 won't get Apple Intelligence, but Windows 11 can, thanks to Microsoft's only authorized third-party solution for MacBooks
APPLE INTELLIGENCE ON WINDOWS Parallels Desktop 20 just shipped and is fully optimized for macOS Sequoia. When macOS Sequoia 15.1 is released, the platform will also add Apple Intelligence to Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge will borrow "a table of contents" from Google Chrome's playbook to declutter its settings and improve navigation in October 2024
DECLUTTERED EDGE Microsoft announced that it's revamping Microsoft Edge's Settings, seemingly making them more organized with a new quick-access panel on the landing page.
Microsoft says OpenAI's ChatGPT isn't "better" than Copilot; you just aren't using it right, but Copilot Academy is here to help
COPILOT ACADEMY "Copilot Academy" will equip users with skills to leverage Microsoft's AI capabilities optimally.
Intel's financial crisis delays the development of mega fab factories in Poland and Germany despite heavy subsidies
DELAYS Intel's tough economic times have forced the chip maker to postpone the development of two mega fab factories in Poland and Germany.
Bill Gates says he'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI and Google: "Today, somebody could raise billions of dollars for a new AI company [that’s just] a few sketch ideas"
AI-CENTRIC MICROSOFT In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates indicated that he'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm if he got another crack at the corporate world.
Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence"
EXTENDED SUPPORT Mozilla is extending Firefox support for legacy versions of Windows and macOS until March 2025.
Microsoft leverages robotics and AI to disassemble and recycle defective hard disks to reach a 90% reuse and recycle rate by 2025
NOSHRED Microsoft leverages robots by Dobot Robotics to disassemble defective hard disk drives and recycle valuable components to reach a 90% reuse and recycle rate by 2025.
Bill Gates' AI agent dream comes to pass at Microsoft's special Copilot event with Copilot agents
COPILOT AGENTS Microsoft shipped Copilot agents in general availability "to automate and execute business processes, working with or for humans."
OpenAI o1 might be the final nail in coding's coffin — "If OpenAI's o1 can pass OpenAI's research engineer hiring interview for coding at a 90-100% rate, why would they continue to hire actual human engineers?"
CODING DEAD? As earlier predicted, coding might be dead in the water with the prevalence of AI and the launch of OpenAI o1 with advanced coding capabilities.
OpenAI's Strawberry AI models ship with advanced reasoning capabilities synonymous with humans, though they'll need "an extra moment to think" — Sam Altman says it "doesn't constitute AGI"
AGI? OpenAI recently unveiled a new series of next-gen AI models dubbed OpenAI o1 and o1-mini with advanced reasoning capabilities across math, science, and coding.
Google may have a ChatGPT problem as users are subtly adopting AI-powered tools as their go-to search engines — but it could be eons before it becomes an actual threat
CHATGPT SEARCH A new survey by Evercore indicates that 8% (up 1% from the previous month) of the study's polled participants use ChatGPT as their default search engine, while Google's market share dropped by 6%.
Microsoft wants to beef up Windows security to prevent CrowdStrike-like fiascos, but there are critical concerns: "A world where only Microsoft can provide effective endpoint security is not a more secure world"
BETTER SECURITY Microsoft wants to develop a new platform for security vendors, but it's unclear if it will block their access to Windows in kernel mode.
Has Google monopolized digital advertising? New evidence traced back to former ad guru suggests it's a 'nightmare' for publishers to switch platforms: "It takes an act of God to do it"
CRUSHED Despite Google's firm stand on fair practices in digital advertising, new evidence submitted in the ongoing antitrust trial outlines its strategy to "crush" competitors.
NVIDIA CEO says a shortage of its advanced AI chips prompts 'emotional turmoil': "We have a lot of people on our shoulders, and everybody is counting on us"
MORE TO DO Despite NVIDIA's recent biggest single-day drop in valuation, the chipmaker is still committed to the cause.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise $6.5 billion from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple amid bankruptcy claims — pushing its market cap to $150 billion
NEW LIFELINE OpenAI might get an extended lifeline through another round of funding from its investors, including Microsoft and Apple.
Two former Samsung bigwigs nabbed for allegedly swiping $3.2 billion worth of the company's intellectual property to build a 'brand new second-hand' chip fab in China
TRADE SECRETS Two former Samsung executives were jailed for allegedly stealing Samsung technologies worth approximately $3.2 billion to build a chip-making plant in China.
