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

Netflix Q3 2024 earnings

Netflix Revenues Up 7.8 Percent to $8.5 Billion

With 282.72 million paid subscribers, Netflix earned a net income of $2.4 billion on revenues…

Configure Copilot key in Windows 11

Latest Windows Insider Canary Build Adds Copilot Key Configuration

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview build 27729 to the Canary Channel, adding a…

Third-party autofill in Google Chrome for Android

Chrome for Android to Support Third-Party Autofill Services

Google Chrome for Android will soon be updated to support third-party autofill services, including password…

Scott and Mark start a podcast

Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich Have a New Podcast

Microsoft veterans Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich have started a new podcast, and I can't…

ChatGPT for Windows

OpenAI Finally Graces Windows Users with an “Early Version” ChatGPT App

Microsoft may be OpenAI's biggest investor and benefactor by far, but that hasn't stopped it…

NotebookLM

Google’s NotebookLM Now Broadly Available with Audio Overview Customizations

Two weeks ago, I posted a video showing off the insanely capable Audio Overview tool…

2024 in smartphones
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A Wild Year for Smartphones (Premium)

It's not just Windows 11. 2024 has been a wild and chaotic year for smartphone…

Windows quality in a nutshell
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Redmond, You Have a Problem. A Quality Problem (Premium)

Windows 11 version 24H2 was (re)released just two weeks ago. And all hell has broken…

2024 Amazon Kindle family

Amazon Announces New Kindle Family, First Color Kindle

It's finally happening: The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is perhaps the most notable of the…

Amazon passkeys

Over 175 Million Amazon Customers are Using Passkeys

One year after it first rolled out the feature, Amazon says that over 175 million…

x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group

Intel and AMD Partner to Take on Arm

Intel and AMD today announced the formation of an x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group aimed at…

Android 15 ships to Pixels

Android 15, October Pixel Drop Come to Pixel Devices

Google announced that it has begun rolling out Android 15 and a new October Pixel…

Microsoft Settles “Gamers’ Lawsuit”

According to reports, Microsoft has settled the so-called "gamers' lawsuit" that tried to scuttle its…

Sonos Arc Ultra

Sonos Announces Arc Ultra Soundbar

Well, so much for that new product freeze: Sonos today announced a $1000 soundbar with…

Good: A butterfly on a building in Mexico City
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From the Editor’s Desk: Good (Premium)

All the recent travel has been disconcerting on some level, but also a great reminder…

New Google Shopping experience (desktop)

Google Shopping is Getting an AI Overhaul

Google has completely rebuilt its Shopping service using its Gemini AI models to provide a…

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