Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

Brave is Still the Fastest Web Browser

Brave is Still the Fastest Web Browser

It's always nice to get up-to-date data, and it appears that Brave is even better…

Microsoft Announces Major Overhaul of its Financial Reporting

The change appears to be a response to people like me who have been sounding…

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U.S. Will Not Break Up Google’s Ad Business (Updated)

U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said today that she will not require Google…

IFA 2026: Acer Announces New Laptops, Gaming Handhelds, and More

IFA 2026: Acer Announces New Laptops, Gaming Handhelds, and More

Ahead of IFA 2026, Acer has announced several new laptops, gaming handhelds, and other PCs,…

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EU General Court Confirms That Microsoft Edge is Not a Gatekeeper

The General Court of the EU upheld the European Commission decision to not designate Microsoft…

Tech Nostalgia: The Great White Whale
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Tech Nostalgia: The Great White Whale ⭐

The Commodore Amiga was so sophisticated in its day that it seemed like technology handed…

Dell Reports Record Revenues

Dell reported that it earned a net income of $4.1 billion on revenues of $47…

Google is Rolling Out the September Android Drop

Google is Rolling Out the September Android Drop

The September Android Drop will bring five useful new features to supported versions of Android.]

Anthropic Releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1

Anthropic Releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1

Anthropic announced the release of Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, its most advanced…

Google Brings Image Creation and Editing to Workspace

Google Brings Image Creation and Editing to Workspace

Google Pics is a new AI-based image generation and editing tool that's rolling out now…

Sonos Announces Sonos 27 OS, Sonos Beam Ultra, and Sonos Ace Ultra

Sonos Announces Sonos 27 OS, Sonos Beam Ultra, and Sonos Ace Ultra

It's a big day for Sonos and its fans after two years of the company…

Windows 11 Version 26H1

Microsoft Releases Two New 26H1 Builds to the Windows Insider Program

If you have a PC enrolled in the Windows Insider Program's Beta (26H1) or Experimental…

Closing in on the Markdown Book

Closing in on the Markdown Book

Since wrapping up my major Windows 11 Field Guide revision, I've spent my side-project time…

ImageGlass 10 Adds Cross-Platform Support

ImageGlass is the image viewer I use and recommend and its maker recently issues a…

Atari Partners With Activision on 2600 Cartridge Reissues

Atari Partners With Activision on 2600 Cartridge Reissues

Atari is partnering with Activision to bring all 39 of the latter's Atari 2600 game…

Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic for Intellectual Property Theft

Sony and Warner Sue Anthropic for Intellectual Property Theft

Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic and its co-founders for stealing their…

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