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

ASUS ROG NUC

ASUS Announces First ROG NUC Mini-PC

Several months after it agreed to continue Intel's line of NUC mini-PCs, ASUS has announced…

AI on trial

EU is Investigating Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI

The European Union is investigating Microsoft's unique partnership with OpenAI to determine if it violates…

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We Need to Discuss OpenAI’s Response to the New York Times (Premium)

OpenAI today responded to The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit, but it made the…

Google Nest Hub is Matter compatible

Thread Group to Fix Smart Home Protocol’s Biggest Problem

Matter was supposed to solve the many problems caused by competing smart home ecosystems, but…

Wi-Fi 7 Certified

Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Wi-Fi 7 Certification

The Wi-Fi Alliance announced its awkwardly-named Wi-Fi Certified 7 certification program to speed the adoption…

Nvidia AI

Nvidia Announces AI Hardware and Software at CES 2024

Seizing on the AI moment, Nvidia announced a sweeping set of generative AI solutions that…

Writer's block
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From the Editor’s Desk: Technology Has Never Failed Me (Premium)

For this writer, there is nothing more frustrating than writing many words and not publishing…

HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)

HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) Review: Behold, the AI PC

I've been using the Meteor Lake-based HP Spectre x360 14 for the past month, and…

Dee Templeton

Microsoft’s Dee Templeton Has Joined the OpenAI Board of Directors

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft vice president Dee Templeton has joined the OpenAI board of directors…

Fondue
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Ask Paul: January 5 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to the first Ask Paul of 2024! Which, as always, is…

Windows 11 Field Guide Update

Windows 11 Field Guide Update: More Progress on 23H2

Since the last update in late October, I've added over 100 pages of new content…

LastPass

LastPass Makes a Major Change to How Master Passwords Work

LastPass alerted users of its password manager that they will now be required to use…

January 2024 software update for supported Pixel phones and Pixel Tablet

Google Rolls Out the January Pixel Update

Google last night announced the January 2024 software update for supported Pixel phones and Pixel…

Tip: Use Passkeys With Your Microsoft Account

Windows 11 version 23H2 natively supports passkeys, a modern and secure passwordless technology that lets…

Digital Decluttering: Resolutions
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Digital Decluttering: Resolutions (Premium)

It's time for an update on the digital decluttering work I took on last year,…

Microsoft Copilot for iPhone

Microsoft Copilot Comes to iPhone and iPad

Days after [its release on Android, Microsoft has quietly released its standalone Copilot app on…

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