Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa
US government sues Adobe for 'deceptive' business tactics and hiding steep subscription cancellation charges to 'trap' its customers
GONE ROGUE The US government sues Adobe for using deceptive tactics and exorbitant cancellation fees to prevent users from canceling subscription plans.
Sam Altman might reportedly turn OpenAI into a regular for-profit company
FOR-PROFIT OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly considering turning the company into a for-profit corporation.
This third-party script will let you use Microsoft Edge as intended — Bloat-free, but there's no way to revert the changes for now
BLOAT-FREE EDGE MSEdge Tweaker is a third-party open-source script designed to automate Microsoft Edge's policies for enabling and disabling certain features, including the first-run experience and splash screen.
Elon Musk drops case against OpenAI and Sam Altman but without prejudice
DISMISSED Elon Musk has dropped the case against OpenAI and Sam Altman. He requested the dismissal of the suit without prejudice.
Apple will reportedly pay OpenAI with 'exposure' to hundreds of millions of its devices for the ChatGPT plug
EXPOSURE Apple will reportedly pay OpenAI for ChatGPT by pushing its brand to hundreds of millions of its devices.
Apple becomes the world's most valuable company (again) ahead of Microsoft after recently unveiling its AI strategy
WE'RE BACK! Apple's stock price surged by 3% after its big AI event, making it the world's most valuable company, ahead of Microsoft with $3.34 trillion in market valuation.
OpenAI reportedly uses Microsoft Azure to power Apple's new AI features exclusively. Are the promised privacy and security still part of the package?
NOT SO PRIVATE Apple’s deal with OpenAI reportedly utilizes Microsoft Azure for AI features.
Will Apple's new AI capture the "most valuable company" title from Microsoft or inspire its own Recall privacy PR nightmare?
Opinion 🍏 Apple Intelligence has raised privacy and security concerns despite the system running on-device and relying on Private Cloud Compute. However, it still needs cloud muscle for more complex requests.
Elon Musk teases developing "Grok Phone" if Apple integrates OpenAI's 'woke nanny AI spyware' into its OS
GROK PHONE Elon Musk is seemingly open to the idea of developing a Grok/Tesla-themed phone, and it might potentially come to fruition when/if Apple integrates "woke nanny AI spyware" into its operating system.
Copilot Pro's GPT Builder bites the Microsoft Graveyard dust as the company 'prioritizes' refinement of core experiences
GPT BUILDER 💀💀 Microsoft recently announced its plan to remove the ability to create GPTs using Copilot Pro starting July 10, 2024.
Former OpenAI researcher says AGI could be achieved by 2027 but laments that shiny products get precedence over security
AGI What to expect from the prospect of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in the next decade, according to a former OpenAI researcher.
Microsoft Edge for Business gets new data leak control capabilities that Windows Recall desperately needs to prevent exfiltration of the user's private information
NEEDS THIS TOO Microsoft has unveiled new data leak control capabilities in Edge for Business as part of the browser's screenshot prevention policies.
Microsoft makes controversial Windows Recall AI feature an opt-in experience on Copilot+ PCs, as 'mere' 171 lines of code bypass its layers of security
FIX? Users have gone up in arms and raised concerns over Windows Recall's privacy. However, it doesn't seem like a big issue for Microsoft Research's Chief Scientist and technical fellow Jaime Teevan
Microsoft's Photos app in Windows 11 finally gets much-needed love but at the exorbitant cost of slower load times
LONGER LOAD TIMES The latest update for the Photos app transitions it from Microsoft's UWP (Universal Windows Platform) to Windows App SDK and adds WebView2 support and more.
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott says early previews of newer AI models surpass OpenAI GPT-4's reasoning capabilities and can even pass a PhD qualifying exam
SUPER BRIGHT AI FUTURE While speaking to Reid Hoffman during a Berggruen Salon in Los Angeles, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott discussed barriers slowing down AI innovation, the future of AI tools, and more.
NVIDIA has its "iPhone moment" with a $3 trillion market valuation to be the second-most valuable company ahead of Apple
💵 NVIDIA NVIDIA overtakes Apple with its AI efforts and is now the second-most valuable company in the world.
Copilot and ChatGPT might be 'old news' — NVIDIA CEO predicts robots are the next phase of AI with self-driving cars and humanoid robots running point
NEXT WAVE NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says we might be on the verge of hitting the next wave with AI with robots like self-driving cars and humanoid robots taking center stage.
13 former and current OpenAI employees with endorsements by 'The Godfathers of AI' outline 4 key measures to address AI risks
WE WANT CHANGE Current and former employees at top AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind, have penned a letter addressing some of the risks centered on generative AI.
Microsoft's big AI ambitions helped it become the world's most valuable company but at the expense of its Azure team, according to a leaked email memo
AI-THEMED LAYOFFS Microsoft reportedly laid off its Azure team to pave the way for its AI advances and efforts.
Microsoft says Russian influence actors are using AI for misinformation campaigns about the upcoming Paris Olympic Games
MISINFORMED Bad actors are using AI to spread misinformation about the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Microsoft compels Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 with annoying full-screen banners again
DO IT NOW! It's time for Microsoft's 'weekly' reminder, asking 'Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11.
After almost a decade, I might just transition back to Microsoft Word after learning about this cool trick that helps retrieve unsaved files manually
I can't believe I'm just learning about this!
Forget Copilot appearing like an AI genie, a new update temporarily made Windows 11's taskbar annoyingly glitchy
BROKEN A new optional update for Windows 11 temporarily made the taskbar glitch, causing it to disappear and reappear automatically.
NVIDIA is on the verge of reaching its iPhone moment with AI ahead of Apple like Microsoft, with projections of hitting $10 trillion in market capitalization by 2030
APPLE WHO? I/O Fund tech analyst Beth Kindig says NVIDIA's stock will surge 258% from current levels and predictably hit a $10 trillion market valuation by 2030
Google shifts blame for erroneous AI Overviews spectacle to a 'data void' of contextual topics coupled with faked screenshots, but still makes "a dozen technical improvements"
OVERVIEWS GONE WILD Google explains what contributed to its Overviews AI feature generating misleading information and highlights several improvements it has made to make it better.
