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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Windows 11 Install Media Will Now Always Offer the Latest In-Box Apps

Microsoft has refreshed the Windows 11 version 24H2 install media to include the latest versions…

Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Vision Desktop Share Across All Insider Channels

Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Vision Desktop Share Across All Insider Channels

If you're testing a pre-release version of Windows 11 in any channel in the Windows…

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OpenAI Preps a Web Browser … And an Office Productivity Suite?

Last week, we learned that OpenAI is prepping its own web browser. But its software…

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Google Clarifies the ChromeOS/Android Merger

Yesterday, we learned that Google is "combining" ChromeOS and Android. Today, we got some clarification…

Memory in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot Finally Gets Memory

Microsoft announced that Microsoft 365 Copilot would get Memories shortly after announcing the feature for…

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Google Brings Featured Notebooks to NotebookLM

Google's NotebookLM grounds its AI in uploaded files, but now it can also be extended…

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Microsoft Issues New Insider Preview Builds for Beta and Dev Channels

If you have a PC enrolled in the Beta or Dev channels of the Windows…

Windsurf is Acquired by Cognition

Windsurf is Acquired by Cognition

Just days after Google hired acquired some of its top talent, AI coding editor maker…

The Future is Now
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From the Editor’s Desk: The Future is Now (Premium)

Adding AI to your daily workflow. Using an iPad like a computer. Writing Markdown with…

PC Sales Grew Over 5 Percent in Q2

PC Sales Grew Over 5 Percent in Q2

Gartner and IDC have weighed in on PC sales in the most recent quarter. And…

Google president Sameer Samat

Google Finally Admits It’s Combining Android and ChromeOS

A Google executive finally uttered the words we'd long expected and confirmed a coming combination…

Commodore 64 Ultimate

Tech Nostalgia: Commodore is Back, and so is the C64!

Commodore announced its first new computer in over 30 years, the Commodore 64 Ultimate. You…

Yes, AI is to Blame for the Microsoft Layoffs

Yes, AI is to Blame for the Microsoft Layoffs

Microsoft has laid off over 15,000 employees in the past two months, but its rationale…

Windsurf coding editor

Thanks, Microsoft! Google Snags Top Windsurf Talent After Nixed OpenAI Deal

OpenAI was set to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf in May for $3 billion, but…

Ask Paul: July 11
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Ask Paul: July 11 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're back in Mexico, the weather is cool and wet, and I'm exhausted…

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HMD Quietly Pulls Nokia Out of the U.S.

8 years after HMD licensed the Nokia brand for a new family of smartphones, feature…

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