Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa
ChatGPT surpasses 200 million weekly active users, but Meta's AI is already giving it a run for its money
DOUBLE TROUBLE ChatGPT has surpassed 200 million weekly active users. This is twice as many users as it had one year ago.
Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA will reportedly bail out OpenAI from the shackles of bankruptcy, pushing the ChatGPT maker’s market valuation to over $100 billion
$100 BILLION OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise funding which could push its market valuation to over $100 billion, with Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple as the top investors.
"Our chatbots perform the tasks of 700 people" with better customer ratings: AI takes center stage as a Swedish fintech shrinks its workforce by half
JOB CUTS Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, plans to integrate AI into its workflow, allowing it to get things done faster and easier with fewer employees.
Vivaldi is officially optimized for Windows on Arm PCs and supports tab renaming
ARM-READY Vivaldi just got a major update, which ships with new features including tab renaming. The browser is also optimized for Windows on Arm for better performance and efficiency.
Work until 2 AM? NVIDIA employees "work like hell" but can't leave because the AI chipmaker uses "golden handcuffs" and lavish pay to keep them on the grind
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS NVIDIA employees go to work every day and leave the office at around 2 AM but receive generous pay packages as compensation.
A brisk look at Elon Musk's Cortex AI supercluster project demonstrates an overreliance on the world's most profitable chip brand for GPUs and high demand for cooling water and power
CORTEX AI Elon Musk recently shared the progress of Tesla's Cortex AI supercluster in Austin, Texas. It's packed with 70,000 AI servers and will require up to 130 megawatts (MW) of cooling and power to launch.
After Elon Musk and Trump's glitchy Spaces interview, X tests new video conferencing tool: "Already a strong alternative to Google Hangouts and certainly Microsoft Teams"
MORE SPACES X is testing a new video conferencing tool that could rival Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more.
A former OpenAI researcher claims the ChatGPT maker could be on the precipice of achieving AGI, but it's not prepared “to handle all that entails" as shiny products get precedents over safety
AGI OpenAI's super alignment team has been slashed by half, with majority of the staffers departing over safety concerns.
Xbox says AI augments game developer abilities but "isn’t a silver bullet" for replacing humans. Here's why.
AI IN GAMING Xbox's General Manager for AI Gaming says game developers' adoption of AI will be a significant leap forward, making games more enjoyable for players.
Leaked document: Microsoft pays, on average, $120K more per year for an AI software engineer compared to someone working in Azure
MORE MONEY A leaked spreadsheet reportedly belonging to Microsoft employees discloses that the company is paying employees in the AI division handsomely compared to counterparts in Azure and Cloud.
Ex-OpenAI researchers claim Sam Altman's public support for AI regulation is a facade: "When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it"
AI BILL OpenAI opposed a proposed AI bill (SB 1047) to install safety protocols to prevent the technology from veering off the guardrails, citing a need for federal legislation.
Google packs its 'Essential' apps onto the Start menu in new Windows PCs to give Microsoft a run for its money
Google + HP Google's Essentials desktop app will appear on the Start menu in some new Windows laptops, starting with HP.
Amazon cloud boss echoes NVIDIA CEO's of coding being dead in the water with the rapid prevalence of AI sentiments: "If you go forward 24 months from now, it's possible that most developers are not coding"
UPSKILL NOW! Software developers might need to upskill in coding with the rapid advancement of AI to remain relevant in the job market.
McAfee debuts 'the world's first automatic' Deepfake Detector exclusively to select Lenovo AI PCs: "No more wondering, is this Warren Buffet investment scheme legitimate"
DEEPFAKE DETECTOR McAfee recently unveiled its AI-powered Deepfake Detector, shipping exclusively to Lenovo's Copilot+ PCs with dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) to help users identify AI scams and deepfakes.
"Microsoft has a knack for overcomplicating tech into a convoluted mess": We had ChatGPT roast Microsoft as 300,000 Instagram users feel the same heat
BRUTAL! We hopped onto the ChatGPT roast train and asked the ChatGPT what it thinks about Microsoft. Here's what we learned.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's words haunt Claude AI: "Anthropic’s model seeks to profit from strip-mining the human expression and ingenuity behind each one of those works"
COPYRIGHT STRIKE A group of authors has filed a class-action suit against Anthropic's Claude AI for copyright infringement.
AI for Mayor? A Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to use a ChatGPT-powered bot to run the city, but OpenAI blocked his account
AI MAYOR Cheyenne, Wyoming's decisions could be made by a ChatGPT-powered bot soon, but voters aren't happy.
Even Microsoft doesn't think AI is 'designed or intended' to substitute professionals and should only be treated as a guide
AI Microsoft recently released an updated Service Agreement indicating that artificial intelligence should be considered more of a guide than a replacement for professional advice.
Microsoft seals a TPM 2.0 loophole, once again preventing users from installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices
TPM 2.0 Microsoft doesn't want users to run Windows 11 on unsupported devices for "security reasons."
Do you hate the new Outlook for Windows? An annoying bug causes the classic version to crash at launch, but Microsoft has issued a workaround
circumvent An annoying issue affecting Microsoft 365 users is causing the classic Outlook to crash at launch.
Former Google boss bets on NVIDIA in the AI race: "When Microsoft did the OpenAI deal, it was the stupidest idea I’d ever heard"
NVIDIA winning Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt says NVIDIA will win the AI race against Microsoft and OpenAI because the latter relies on NVIDIA's AI chips.
Google might be cutting support for 'the world's most popular ad-blocker,' but this Windows Registry trick will help Chrome and Edge users keep intrusive ads at bay for a year longer
REGISTRY WORKAROUND Google is cutting support for uBlock Origin in Chrome, but you can extend its support for one year using the ExtensionManifestV2Availability policy in the Windows Registry.
Elon Musk says 'Grok is the most fun AI in the world': "It's the most based and uncensored model of its class yet"
CENSORSHIP X users say Grok is "the most based and uncensored model of its class yet." They also praised Elon Musk for "ensuring freedom of speech for humans and machines alike with @x + @xai."
Microsoft 'temporarily' pumps the brakes on its intrusive Windows 11 ads after receiving constant backlash from Windows 10 users
goodbye to ads Microsoft has announced its plan to pump the brakes on featuring ads and popups in the Windows 10 operating system to get users to upgrade to Windows 11.
