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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Claude in Excel

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.6

We were expecting a Claude Opus 5.0 release this week, but Anthropic delivered Claude Opus…

Vivaldi 7.8 is Here for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Vivaldi 7.8 is Here for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Vivaldi announced the release of its Vivaldi 7.8 mobile web browser for Android, iPhone, and…

PlayStation 5 Slim consoles with DualSense controllers

Sony Earnings Rise Slightly but PlayStation 5 Sales Fall 4.1 Percent

Sony's results beat expectations, largely because of its entertainment businesses. But PlayStation sales fell 16…

LibreOffice 26.2 Arrives for Windows, Mac, and Linux

LibreOffice 26.2 Arrives for Windows, Mac, and Linux

The Document Foundation announced the release of LibreOffice 26.2, the latest version of the popular…

MWC 2025: Qualcomm X85 5G Modem Hits 12.5 Gbps

Qualcomm Revenues Up 5 Percent to $12.25 Billion

Qualcomm reported that it earned a net income of $3 billion on revenues of $12.25…

Alphabet/Google Revenues Up 18 Percent to $113.8 Billion

Alphabet/Google Revenues Up 18 Percent to $113.8 Billion

Alphabet/Google reported that it earned a net income of $34.5 billion on revenues of $113.8…

What About a De-Enshittify Windows 11 Field Guide?
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What About a De-Enshittify Windows 11 Field Guide? ⭐

In struggling to find a more concise format for the next *Windows 11 Field Guide*,…

Microsoft Announces New Security and Quality Roles

Microsoft Announces New Security and Engineering Quality Roles

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that his company is creating two new Executive Vice President…

Anthropic Advertises That Claude Will Remain Advertising-Free

Anthropic Advertises That Claude Will Remain Advertising-Free

Anthropic will hypocritically use an expensive Super Bowl ad to advertise that Claude will remain…

DOJ, U.S. States to Appeal Remedy Decision in Google Search Antitrust Case

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will cross-appeal the remedy decision in…

Battlefield 6 Propels EA to $1.9 Billion in Revenues

Battlefield 6 Propels EA to $1.9 Billion in Revenues

EA reported that it earned a net income of $88 million on revenues of $1.9…

Windows Insider Program

Microsoft Delivers Minor New Dev and Beta Builds to Insiders

Not much to see here, but those with a PC enrolled in the Dev or…

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AMD Revenues Up 34 Percent to $10.3 Billion

AMD reported that it earned a net income of $1.5 billion on revenues of $10.3…

Apple is Bringing Agentic Coding Assistance to Xcode

Apple is Bringing Agentic Coding Assistance to Xcode

The next version of the Xcode developer environment will support agentic coding assistance through integration…

Making Windows 11 Suck Less in 2026
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Making Windows 11 Suck Less in 2026 ⭐

I spend too much of my time figuring out how to reverse or at least…

Nintendo Has Sold 155 Million Switch, 17 Million Switch 2 Consoles

Nintendo Has Sold 155 Million Switch, 17 Million Switch 2 Consoles

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Nintendo revealed that the original Switch has sold…

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