Laurent Giret

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s refreshed Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models for consumers, which now use Qualcomm’s ARM-based X2 Series chips.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Build 2026 developer conference, including new AI products and the Nvidia RTX Spark chip that will power upcoming Surface devices.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the Snapdragon C, Qualcomm’s new entry-level chip for laptops that will cost $300 and up.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the latest Intel-powered Surface for Business from Microsoft and the company’s ongoing work to improve the core fundamentals of Windows 11.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s blockbuster earnings results for the first quarter of 2026.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss a recent report suggesting that Nvidia could acquire a leading PC maker. They also talk about Microsoft raising the price of all Surface devices due to increased memory costs.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s multiple OneNote apps, Ray Ozzie’s stint at the company in the 2000’s, and more.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Artemis II astronauts facing Outlook for Windows issues in space, Microsoft’s new in-house AI models, and more.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss why developers are favoring Mac over Windows for building AI agents. The discussion also examines hardware advantages and the ease of setting up new technology.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the recent expansion of Microsoft Copilot into healthcare and how they use LLMs for small code projects.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the current rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic, upcoming ARM chips for PCs from Nvidia and Mediatek, and more.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss recent comments from software engineers Mark Russinovich and Linus Torvalds on how they use AI for coding.