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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Vivaldi 7.8 "Extends the Middle Finger" to AI

Vivaldi 7.8 “Extends the Middle Finger” to AI

The latest Vivaldi release adds features that solve real problems for users instead of just…

Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users

Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users

It took Windows 11 less time to reach one billion users than it did for…

Microsoft Revenues Up 17 Percent to $81.3 Billion

Microsoft announced that it earned a net income of $38.5 billion on revenues of $81.3…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Reasons ⭐

I often write that important decisions are like a matrix of smaller decisions, each weighted…

Google Issues Major Updates to Gemini in Chrome

Chrome for Windows, macOS, and Chromebook Plus is getting a powerful set of new Gemini…

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Microsoft Issues Several Windows Insider Preview Builds

It had been a slow start to 2026 for the Windows Insider Program, but that…

Adobe Photoshop Gets a Major Update

Adobe Photoshop Gets a Major Update

Adobe has issued a major update to its flagship Photoshop desktop app, adding new non-destructive…

Behind Thurrott.com: We Have a New Comments System

Behind Thurrott.com: We Have a New Comments System

As you may have noticed, we started updating the comments system to a new custom-built…

EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals

EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals

The European Commission (EC) announced today that Google has six months to open up Android…

Microsoft is Refreshing the Xbox Cloud Gaming Web Experience

Microsoft is Refreshing the Xbox Cloud Gaming Web Experience

Microsoft is testing a refresh of the Xbox Cloud Gaming web experience in public preview.

Anthropic Brings Apps to Claude

Anthropic Brings Apps to Claude

Anthropic today introduced a new extension to MCP for its Claude AI that brings apps…

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Microsoft Announces its Maia 200 AI Accelerator for Datacenters

Microsoft today announced its second generation Maia 200, an AI accelerator processor for datacenters that's…

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European Commission Says WhatsApp Falls Under DSA Regulation

The European Commission (EC) announced that Meta's WhatsApp messaging service has enough users to qualify…

Apple Announces New AirTag

Apple Announces New AirTag

Apple today announced its long-awaited AirTag update, adding UWB, better finding precision, longer Bluetooth range,…

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Gurman Details Schedule for Siri’s Transformation

Apple Siri remains the laughing stock of digital assistants, but with the move to a…

2026 Security Checkup: Password Manager First Steps
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2026 Security Checkup: Password Manager First Steps ⭐

Password managers are the key to properly securing your online accounts, but they can also…

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