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

Microsoft is Bringing Payments for Small Businesses to Teams

Microsoft has partnered with PayPal, Stripe, and GoDaddy on a new Payments app for small…

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What (Else) Usage Share Reveals About Microsoft Edge (Premium)

I saw a headline stating that Safari usage had surpassed that of Microsoft Edge, but…

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AI Art (Premium)

Like many of you, I'm experimenting to see where it makes the most sense to…

Microsoft is Rewriting Parts of the Windows Kernel in Rust

Microsoft vice president David Weston revealed this week that Microsoft will follow Linux and rewrite…

Microsoft Signs Yet Another 10-Year Xbox Agreement

Despite the disappointing news coming out of the UK this week, Microsoft is forging ahead…

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Bad for Britain, Bad for Microsoft (Premium)

In what can only be construed as a threat to the country, Microsoft president Brad…

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Ask Paul: April 28 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Thanks to some great reader questions, here's an epic installment of Ask Paul…

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Intel Revenues Plummeted 36 Percent in Q1

Beleaguered microprocessor giant Intel announced that it posted a loss of $2.8 billion on revenues…

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Amazon Revenues Grew 9 Percent in Q1

Amazon announced today that it earned a net income of $3.2 billion on revenues of…

Google Brings Podcasts to YouTube Music

Google announced today that podcasts are now available in YouTube Music on Android, iPhone, and…

Microsoft Moves All Hardware Peripherals Under Surface

Microsoft corrected a Nikkei Asia report that stated it would scale back production of its…

Brave Search Ditches Bing, Goes Solo

Brave announced today that it no longer uses Bing in Brave Search, making the service…

Windows 11 LTSC is Coming in Late 2024

As I pointed out in the past, Microsoft can't expect its enterprise customers to adopt…

Google Brings Movie Editor to ChromeOS

Google has rolled out its Google Photos-based movie editor for ChromeOS, giving users a way…

Google Authenticator Will Get End-to-End Encryption

Google confirmed that its recently updated Google Authenticator app will gain end-to-end encryption capabilities for…

IDC: Smartphone Sales Declined 14.6 Percent in Q1

The market researchers at IDC reported today that smartphone sales have fallen year-over-year for the…

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