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

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Reports: Spotify Will Finally Add High Quality Audio to Service in 2025

Four years ago, Spotify announced that it would add a lossless audio tier to its…

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OpenAI Formally Rejects Buyout Offer

OpenAI today formally rejected an unsolicited offer by a group of investors led to Elon…

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Ask Paul: February 14 ? (Premium)

Happy Friday, and Happy Valentine's Day. You guys never let me down with the questions,…

Online Accounts 2025: A Little Math
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Online Accounts 2025: A Little Math (Premium)

I wasn't expecting to write so much about getting my YouTube videos out of the…

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Google Delivers Android 16 Beta 2

Google today announced the release of Android 16 Beta 2, which brings new pro camera…

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Proton Pass for Business Updated with SSO, More

Proton announced today that its Proton Pass for Business offering now supports single sign-on (SSO)…

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Sony Sold 9.5 Million PlayStation 5s in Console’s Best-Ever Quarter

PlayStation delivered a surprisingly strong quarter for Sony, with 9.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles sold,…

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TechSmith Releases Snagit 2025 and Camtasia 2025

TechSmith today released major updates to its flagship screen capture and screen recording tools for…

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Microsoft Begins Rolling Out a Major Update to Clipchamp

Microsoft today announced a major update to its Clipchamp video editor that's rolling out to…

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Online Accounts 2025: We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat (Premium)

I thought I was done with the YouTube drama, but as is so often the…

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Online Accounts 2025: Some Early Thoughts About the NAS (Premium)

I won't buy a NAS until we return home from our trip to Mexico, so…

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Adobe Brings Video AI Model to Firefly, Premiere Pro

Adobe today released a new version of its Firefly app that offers AI-based video generation…

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Google I/O 2025 to Overlap with Microsoft Build 2025

Google today announced that Google I/O 2025 will be held from May 20 to 21,…

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Hands-On: Coding to the Windows Copilot Runtime (Premium)

9 long months after it announced the Windows Copilot Runtime, Microsoft finally made some preview…

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Microsoft Partners with Anduril to Offload U.S. Army HoloLens Contract

Microsoft announced that Anduril will assume all production, delivery, and future development of the U.S.…

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No (Local) AI Developer Left Behind? (Premium)

Microsoft has some notable AI wins for developers. But the Windows Copilot Runtime is not…

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