Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa
Linux lead dev says we're only getting 10% reality of the oversold AI hype
10% reality? Is AI just a fad? Linux Kernel lead developer Linus Torvalds says it's complicated, and only 10% of the hype sold is reality.
Microsoft's hefty Copilot and AI investment reportedly built "a wall of sorry" around its earnings as investors mount profit return pressure
Microsoft is slated to report its first fiscal quarter earnings on Wednesday. Despite overall growth revenue, projections suggest the firm's AI department could report dismal Copilot Pro sales.
Opera will 'independently' continue supporting uBlock Origin by modifying Chromium's codebase
EXTENDED SUPPORT Opera will continue supporting uBlock Origin running the Manifest V2 framework by modifying Chromium's codebase.
Windows Agent Arena brings AI assistants keyboard-deep to Windows PCs but there are critical security and performance concerns
WINDOWS AGENT ARENA Microsoft's new benchmark provides an arena for testing AI agents in realistic Windows operating system environments.
Former Intel CEO almost acquired NVIDIA for $20 billion but it would have been the firm's "most expensive acquisition"
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES Intel reportedly almost bought NVIDIA for $20 billion in 2005 but its board of directors thwarted the plans because it would have been the firm's most expensive acquisition.
NVIDIA CEO unveils Denmark's first state-of-the-art supercomputer with 1,528 H100 AI GPUs
GEFION NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and King Frederik X of Denmark launched Gefion, a supercomputer with 1,528 H100 AI GPUs designed to promote research across quantum computing, medicine, and more.
Sam Altman says reports of OpenAI's next frontier model are "fake news out of control"
FAKE NEWS A new report suggests OpenAI is gearing up to ship a next-gen frontier AI model codenamed Orion in December, but Sam Altman says it's a hoax and "fake news."
A former OpenAI employee says the ChatGPT maker is breaking U.S. copyright law
COPYRIGHT LAW A former OpenAI employee says the ChatGPT maker is breaking U.S. copyright law.
ChatGPT can be duped into money laundering crimes by asking questions indirectly
AI CRIME ADVISER Users can reportedly leverage ChatGPT's AI smarts to solicit advice on committing crimes, including money laundering and exporting illegal firearms to sanctioned countries.
Third-party app skips Microsoft's stringent Secure Boot requirement to install Windows 11, version 24H2
BYPASS You can run Microsoft's latest version of Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, however, there might be critical risks abound.
Microsoft and OpenAI are offering $10 million to News outlets to use AI
AI IN NEWSROOMS Microsoft and OpenAI are offering media outlets up to $10 million to drive the use of AI tools in newsrooms.
Apple Intelligence is slated to ship on October 28, 2024, but it needs to catch up quickly. Here's why.
Behind already? A new report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggests the iPhone maker's Apple Intelligence offering could be two years behind OpenAI's ChatGPT even before it ships.
Anthropic's upgraded Claude AI model outperforms OpenAI-o1 in coding and can use a Windows 11 PC like humans — potentially backing NVIDIA CEO's claim about software development being dead in the water
AI COMPUTER USE Claude AI can use a computer like people, including looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text.
A third-party mod brings leaked Windows 12's macOS-inspired floating Taskbar to Windows 11 and Windows 10 — but it has a Microsoft Edge caveat
FLOATING TASKBAR Third-party mod adds a hint of Windows 12's flavor and Tiling Windows Manager for multitasking to Windows 11.
Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft is in panic mode: "Copilot is a flop because Microsoft lacks the data and enterprise security models to create real corporate intelligence — Clippy 2.0, anyone?"
CLIPPY 2.0? Salesforce CEO throws a lethal jab at Copilot agents, claiming Microsoft lacks the data to create real corporate intelligence.
A TechTuber nostalgically runs Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS with 256MB of RAM and a stylus pen — but painfully slow boot times hashed his mellow
NINTENDO 3DS You can run Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS but it's probably not worth the hustle.
“Microsoft could be left behind if it is only using OpenAI technologies. It is a real race — and OpenAI may not win it”: Has the 'best bromance in tech' worth billions of dollars in investment run its course?
OPENAI x MICROSOFT The New York Times reports that OpenAI's exorbitant computing power and funding demand has strained its partnership with Microsoft.
Microsoft and Be My Eyes collaborate in a first-of-it-kind program to make AI models more inclusive by closing the "accuracy gap" for over 340 million people in the blind and low-vision community
BE MY AI Be My Eyes announced it's working with Microsoft "to make AI models more inclusive for the over 340 million people around the world who are blind or have low vision."
"Elon Musk is superhuman. What would take everyone 4 years only took him 19 days.": NVIDIA CEO lauds xAI's efforts in setting up 100,000 H200 AI GPUs in under 3 weeks
COLOSSUS NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang lauded Elon Musk's efforts after setting up a supercluster featuring 100,000 H200 Blackwell GPUs in 19 days to power xAI's advances.
"Smarter than a Nobel Prize winner" — artificial intelligence could solve the world's problems and upload our minds to the cloud, but it'll cost "trillions" of dollars, just as OpenAI's Sam Altman predicted
ENVISIONED AGI Anthropic's CEO claims that AGI could help alleviate poverty and sickness, but it would demand incredible computing power.
Industrious developer fits Microsoft's big Windows 11 2024 update to 'DVD-size' with extra storage to spare
TINY11 24H2 The developer of Tiny 11 is back at it, with a version of Windows 11 24H2 small enough to run on a DVD.
Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft has done a 'tremendous disservice' to the AI industry: "Copilot is just the new Microsoft Clippy. It doesn't work or deliver value."
CLIPPY < COPILOT? Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft's Copilot AI won't be around for the long haul because it's disappointing and doesn't deliver value.
Google warns it will end support for uBlock Origin soon "because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions" — leaving over 30 million users susceptible to intrusive ads
END-OF-SUPPORT Google will pull the plug on uBlock Origin soon.
A tech enthusiast nostalgically brings Microsoft's retro GUI look and finish from the 90s to its "AI OS" — an early Windows 11 Halloween costume?
OLD-SCHOOL 💓 An avid tech enthusiast recently shared a nostalgic project of Windows 11 rocking a retro 90s look featuring Microsoft's classic graphical user interface (GUI) from the 90s.
Microsoft AI CEO says Bing has unshipped 27 features to remove complexities from the search engine: “Simplicity is one of the core principles I am focused on”
SIMPLIFIED BING Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently announced Bing's team has simplified the search engine's user experience by unshipping 27 features to drive more growth.
