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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Automattic Acquires Beeper

Automattic, the company behind WordPress and Akismet, announced today that it has acquired Beeper, makers…

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U.S. Hands $11 Billion in Loans and Grants to TSMC

Chipmaking giant TSMC will receive $11.6 billion in loans and grants from the U.S. government…

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Google Rebrands Studio Bot to Gemini in Android Studio

Google announced today that it has rebranded Studio Bot to Gemini in Android Studio and…

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IDC: PC Market Grew 1.5 Percent in Q1

IDC reported today that PC sales grew 1.5 percent in the first quarter, which isn’t…

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Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)

This is a tale of two Microsofts, the Microsoft that complies with the DMA and…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Problems, Fixes, and Workarounds (Premium)

When it comes to enshittification, Windows is a like a bottle of dishwashing liquid: Maybe…

Wrapping Up the Windows 11 Enterprise Experiment

Windows 11 Enterprise offers a few niceties, but it’s not a mainstream solution and doesn’t…

Microsoft Store Spring Sale

Microsoft Store is Hosting its Annual Spring Sale

The 2024 Microsoft Store Spring Sale runs through April 18 and offers big savings on…

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A Windows 11 Enshittification Checklist (Premium)

Almost three years into the Windows 11 era, and the enshittification of our favorite computing…

An eavesdropper

Report: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta Stole Content at Scale to Train AI

A stunning new report details how OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta quietly stole content wherever they…

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Apple is Slowly Making App Store Concessions in the EU

Apple is slowly making concessions to its onerous App Store policies in the EU, but…

Hands-On with Windows 11 Enterprise: Are You Enshittified?

This morning, I woke up, made some coffee, read the news, and bought, downloaded, and…

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Ask Paul: April 5 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Well, it’s another monster edition of Ask Paul, so buckle up: It’s time…

The Snapdragon X Elite is Real

The Snapdragon X Elite is Real

I want to believe. But now I have the hands-on experience I need to cast…

Brave Leo for iOS

Brave Brings Leo AI to iPhone and iPad

With the release of Leo in its web browser for iOS, Brave has completed the…

Intel accounting reorg

Intel’s Chip-Making Business Lost $7 Billion in 2023

Intel delivered devastating news to investors who were hoping for a turnaround at the microprocessor…

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