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

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Microsoft Says it is Not Training Copilot AI on Your Microsoft 365 Data (Updated)

This week, Microsoft refuted reports claiming that it is training its Copilot AI on data…

Elementary OS 8.0

Elementary OS 8 is Now Available

Elementary today announced the release of Elementary OS 8.0, the latest version of its user-friendly…

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Google to Test Search DMA Compliance Change in the EU

Google announced this morning that it would test a change in Search to see whether…

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Intel Finalizes CHIPS Funding as Qualcomm Backs Away from Acquisition

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Intel $7.86 billion in funding under the U.S.…

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DOJ, Google Make Closing Arguments in Advertising Antitrust Trial

The U.S. Department of Justice and Google both delivered closing arguments in the U.S. antitrust…

Lenovo Tab Plus

Lenovo Tab Plus First Impressions

The Lenovo Tab Plus is an affordable entertainment focused Android tablet with surprisingly strong Dolby…

Proton Mail and Calendar

Proton Posts New Roadmaps for Calendar, Drive, and Mail

Proton today released product roadmaps for Proton Calendar, Drive, and Mail that highlight new features…

CHIPS Act

Intel’s CHIPS Funding Reportedly Reduced

A new report claims that Intel will receive less funding from the CHIPS Act than…

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Androids, Chromebooks, and Tablets, Oh My (Premium)

It shouldn't be this difficult. But then Android has always been a fast follower, a…

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) First Impressions

This past summer, I reviewed the Snapdragon X version of the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6,…

Amazon + Anthropic

Amazon Expands Partnership with Anthropic

Amazon revealed Friday that it is investing another $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, which…

New Plex experience on mobile

Plex is Getting a UI Overhaul

Plex is completely overhauling its media stream app, and you can preview the new look…

Microsoft Edge Game Assist

Microsoft is Adding a Mini Edge Browser to Game Bar

Because so many gamers use a web browser to get help while playing games, Microsoft…

Recall Goes to the Theater
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Recall Goes to the Theater (Premium)

I've been using Recall on my Surface Laptop 7 since Friday afternoon and the world…

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Microsoft Issues Flight Simulator 2024 Fix

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is off to a rough start, with the firm acknowledging technical…

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Ask Paul: November 22 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're back in the US and exhausted, but here's a particularly lengthy installment…

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