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

AMD earnings

AMD Revenues Up 17 Percent to $6.8 Billion

Chipmaker AMD reported a net income of $771 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in…

Googleplex

Alphabet/Google Revenues Jump 15 Percent to $88.3 Billion

Google's parent company announced that it earned a net income of $26.3 billion on revenues…

Firefox 132

Firefox 132 Arrives with Microsoft PlayReady Support

Mozilla today announced the immediate availability of Firefox 132 on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone,…

Storm clouds on the horizon

Microsoft Accuses Google of Massive Astroturf Campaign (Updated)

Google has been quite vocal in its criticism of Microsoft's cloud licensing policies in Europe,…

AI Image Understanding in Opera for Android

Opera 85 for Android Adds AI Image Understanding, More

Following a similar update on iPhone and iPad, Opera 85 is here for Android with…

Refurbished Pixel at the Google Store

Google Store Now Sells Refurbished Pixel Devices

Google announced today that it is selling refurbished Pixel devices in the U.S. exclusively through…

More games, more players, more devices
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The Future of Xbox is More Games, More People, and More Devices (Premium)

In his annual letter to shareholders, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella provided few clues about the…

First wave of Apple Intelligence features

Apple Intelligence Arrives in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1

As expected, Apple has released the first wave of AI-based Apple Intelligence advances to its…

Apple Intelligence arrives this week

A Big Week for Apple Fans

Apple launched its latest iPhone and Apple Watch models back in September, but this coming…

The Browser Company is starting over

The Browser Company to “Radically Reinvent” Arc Browser

Admitting its Arc browser is too complicated for most users, The Browser Company has made…

Notion Mail preview

Notion Previews Its Mail App

Notion has opened a wait list for its coming Skiff-based Notion Mail offering, a key…

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Ask Paul: October 25 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And Happy Call of Duty day if you're celebrating. Let's kick of the…

Google Photos gets transparent about AI

Google Will Identify AI Edits in Google Photos

Google announced today that it will clearly identify images that have been edited using generative…

Breathtaking
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From the Editor’s Desk: Breathtaking (Premium)

It is breathtaking watching governments and antitrust regulators take on Big Tech and force change…

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+

Raspberry Pi Now Offers a More Powerful AI Kit

Back in June, Raspberry Pi introduced a $70 AI Kit for the Raspberry Pi 5.…

Vivaldi 7.0

Vivaldi 7 Arrives With Completely Revamped User Experience

The latest release of Vivaldi's flagship web browser is a big one, with a completely…

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