Paul Thurrott is a journalist at Thurrott. With over 35 years of experience, he focuses on personal technology, particularly in productivity and Microsoft, while also covering themes such as software, artificial intelligence, and consumer tech. His insights and expertise have been featured in IT Unity and various other platforms.
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Paul Thurrott's coverage heavily revolves around technology, software updates, and digital organization. His focus on content & publishing and software & SaaS suggests he is interested in news related to these areas from a variety of tech companies. He also covers private sector announcements extensively.
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Happy Friday! This was a particularly eventful week, especially for those interested in the future of Windows.
Proton announced this week that it has completed a major rewrite of Proton Drive that delivers major performance improvements.
The Windows 11 Field Guide is being updated with the current edition renamed to the Windows 11 Field Guide 2026 edition.
Google's innovative NotebookLM is being updated with Gemini 3.5, Antigravity, and several useful new features.
The TCL NXTPAPER 14 delivers display technology I’ve long wanted in a 14-inch Android productivity tablet. And it is glorious.
By: Paul Thurrott
I spent much of the previous weekend catching up on Build 2026 session videos, with an emphasis on those related in some way to Windows 11. In doing so, a few themes emerged, but one stood out above all others.
Proton Drive now has a command line interface (CLI) on Windows, Mac, and Linux that's built on the new Proton Drive SDK.
Opera announced an update to its Android web browser with a major refresh of its start page and a dedicated football hub.
The Apple ecosystem has all kinds of benefits but it also has problems, big and small, and some are devious and serious.
Google announced a nice set of functional updates to its Google Fi wireless service.
