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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From the Editor's Desk: Mid-2026 Health Check-In
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From the Editor’s Desk: Mid-2026 Health Check-In ⭐

It's been awhile since I last wrote about my health, and maybe I coasted for…

Review: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow

Review: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow

This book is well-researched, well-written, and timely, given the AI mania that's somehow still dominating…

Opera Brings Clipboard Attack Prevention to Opera One

Opera Brings Clipboard Attack Prevention to Opera One

Web browser maker Opera announced that it's adding native clipboard attack prevention to Opera One…

Total Victory for Epic Games as Supreme Court Declines to Intervene for Google

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Partial Apple Appeal in Epic Games Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said this week that it would hear an Apple appeal of…

EU Court of Justice Upholds €4.1 Billion Fine in Google Antitrust Case

EU Court of Justice Upholds €4.1 Billion Fine in Google Antitrust Case

The EU Court of Justice ruled today that the €4.1 billion fine levied against Google…

Apple iPad Pro M5 13-Inch Review

Apple iPad Pro M5 13-Inch Review

The 13-inch iPad Pro M5 is the world’s best tablet, but it’s almost as compelling…

From the Editor's Desk: Symptoms, Problems, and Solutions
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From the Editor’s Desk: Symptoms, Problems, and Solutions ⭐

You can try to solve problems or you can get out of the way. Or,…

Apple Updates Creator Studio

Apple's Creator Studio got its first big update today, with improvements to Final Cut Pro,…

Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 approaches the performance of Opus 4.8 but costs much less to…

ASUS Zenbook A16 Review: Portable Perfection

The ASUS Zenbook A16 is a nearly perfect combination of performance, battery life, light weight,…

Proton Announces Lumo 2.0

Proton Announces Lumo 2.0

Proton today announced the release of Lumo 2.0, a major update to its privacy-first AI…

WSL Containers is Now Available in Public Preview

WSL Containers is Now Available in Public Preview

WSL Containers is one of the more interesting developer advances announced at Build 2026 and…

Google Expands Gemini Personalized Image Creation

Google announced that personalized image creation is now available at no cost to all Gemini…

From the Editor's Desk: Focus
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From the Editor’s Desk: Focus ⭐

Some view ADHD as a super-power, while others see it as a debilitating condition. But…

HP Partners with OpenAI for an Agentic AI Makeover

HP Partners with OpenAI for an Agentic AI Makeover

HP announced today that it has partnered with OpenAI to integrate its frontier platform into…

Ask Paul: June 26
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Ask Paul: June 26 ⭐

Happy Friday! We're awash in a component crisis of confidence, given all the news this…

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