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.

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Chris Capossela is Leaving Microsoft

Microsoft chief marketing officer Chris Capossela announced today that he is leaving the software giant.

Grammarly’s Generative AI Capabilities are Now Available

Grammarly announced the general availability of its generative AI capabilities plus some other AI features…

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Here’s What Satya Nadella Really Said About Windows Phone and Regret (Premium)

In a heavily cited recent interview, Satya Nadella allegedly claims that Windows Phone was his…

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Analysis: Microsoft’s FY24 Q1 is All About AI, Activision, and the Future (Premium)

Here’s a closer look at Microsoft's quarter, with an emphasis on the consumer businesses we…

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Google Photos is Getting a Highlight Video Feature

Google Photos will soon roll out a new feature that makes it easy to create…

Alphabet Revenues Up 11 Percent in Q3 on Stronger Ad Sales

Google parent Alphabet reported a net income of $19.7 billion on revenues of $76.7 billion…

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Microsoft Revenues Jumped 13 Percent in FY24 Q1

Microsoft announced that it earned a net income of $22.3 billion on revenues of $56.5…

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Windows on Arm’s Last Stand? (Premium)

The consensus in the community is that Windows on Arm is doomed, and that this…

Windows 11 Field Guide Update: Initial Progress on 23H2 Content

I’ve made some good progress on updating the Windows 11 Field Guide for version 23H2,…

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Spotify Now Has 574 Million Active Users

Music streaming giant posted a net loss of €32 million on revenues of €3.4 billion…

Report: NVIDIA and AMD to Compete with Qualcomm in Market for Arm-Based PCs

Terry Myerson told me that the plan was always for there to be multiple chipset…

Hands-On: Amazon.com Passkeys

I was excited to see that Amazon is embracing passkeys and I want to enable…

Amazon Adds Passkey Support on the Web and iPhone

Amazon announced today that it has rolled out support for passkeys, enabling passwordless customer sign-ins…

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The Enshittification of OneDrive Escalates Yet Again, But Help is On the Way (Premium)

The enshittification of OneDrive has inexplicably escalated in recent weeks. But here’s some good news:…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Misleading (Premium)

There is no excuse for deliberately misleading readers, and yet many of my colleagues in…

Adobe Releases AI-Powered Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2024

Adobe has updated Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements with lots of exciting new AI-based features…

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