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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Microsoft Delivers January Preview Updates for Windows 10, 11

Windows 10 and 11 users interested in a peek at the new features coming to…

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PowerToys 0.88 Adds (Not So) New Zoomit Utility

The latest addition to PowerToys is also one of the oldest in this suite of…

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Google Now Verifies Trusted VPN Apps on Play Store

Google said today it will recognize trusted VPN apps for consumers on Android with a…

Spotify paid $10 billion to the music industry in one year

Spotify Paid the Music Industry $10 Billion in 2024

Spotify said today that it paid out a record $10 billion to the music industry…

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Google Launches Final Appeal of EU Antitrust Ruling Against Android

Google is squaring off against regulators from the European Commissions today in the EU Court…

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Microsoft Previews Edge Scareware Blocker

Microsoft said today that its recently announced Scareware blocker in Edge is now available in…

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Google Open Sources Pebble Smartwatch Source Code

8 years after Pebble shut down, Google announced that it has open sourced the Pebble…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Online Accounts, a Cautionary Tale (Premium)

It was a tale that grew in the telling. Except that it really was this…

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Chinese AI Assistant Shocks Big Tech with Low-Cost, Efficacy

A Chinese AI assistant called DeepSeek has roared to the top of the iPhone App…

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.NETpad 2025: Tabs Next Steps (Premium)

The way that WPF implements tabs is old-fashioned, non-optimal, and in no way ideal for…

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There’s Always Another Update (Premium)

Personal technology promises to make our lives easier and take away the busy work. Please…

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Epic Games to Bring Third-Party Games to its Mobile Store in the EU

Epic Games said today that it would bring free and paid third-party games to its…

OpenAI Announces Operator AI Agent in Preview

OpenAI Announces Operator AI Agent in Preview

OpenAI today announced Operator, its take on an AI agent that can act independently and…

Google is Releasing Android 16 Beta 1 Today

Later today, Google will release the first beta of Android 16 for developers and enthusiasts…

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A Shift in the AI Power Dynamic? (Premium)

Everyone reading Thurrott.com is familiar with the classic scene in The Empire Strikes Back in…

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Brave Search Gets Customized Search Rankings

Brave today announced a new feature for Brave Search called Rerank that allows users to…

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