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Laurent Giret

Editorial Manager

Laurent was the Editorial Manager of the Petri IT Knowledgebase from 2022-2023. He's also the Senior News Editor of Thurrott.com.

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Copilot on Windows

First Ring Daily: Copilot Gets Bigger

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft making Copilot on Windows open in an expanded window, and how the built-in version of the AI assistant still needs some work.

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Windows 11 2022 Update

First Ring Daily: Windows New Setup

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the new setup process coming to Windows and Windows Server.

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iOS 17.4 Safari App Store changes EU

First Ring Daily: More Layoffs at Microsoft and Big iOS Changes in the EU

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott Microsoft laying off 1,900 employees in its Gaming division, and Apple announcing big changes for iOS and the App Store in Europe to comply with the Digital Markets Act.

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outlook for windows

First Ring Daily: Over 700 Trackers in the New Outlook for Windows

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott share more than 700 reasons you probably won’t want to use the new Outlook app. Indeed, a recent report from competitor Proton described the new web-based Outlook app as a “surveillance tool for targeted advertising.”

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copilot key windows 11 pcs hero approved

First Ring Daily: Windows or AI – Who Wins?

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the future of Windows 10 and what really matters for Microsoft: Will the company want to push Windows users to Windows 12, or is it more important for Microsoft to get them on board with AI?

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First Ring Daily

First Ring Daily: It’s 2024

In this first 2024 episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft changing an app install process on Windows, the opportunity for the company to build a “Copilot phone,” and Google ruining the smart home experience for Nest users.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

First Ring Daily: The AI Battle of 2024

In the last episode of First Ring Daily for this year, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss their issues with networking and smart home devices and how the New York Times suing Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement could impact the development of generative AI technology in 2024.

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Windows AI Studio

First Ring Daily: Time to LLM

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott dive deep into Large Language Models (LLMs), getting started with Windows AI Studio, and more.

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Intel Core Ultra CPU

First Ring Daily: Intel’s New Core Ultra CPUs and AI PCs

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Intel showing off its new “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra mobile CPUs, neural processing units (NPUs) arriving on laptops, and changes to the desktop.

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Windows 12 AI

First Ring Daily: The Windows 12 AI Vision

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss what to expect from the next Windows release coming next year, how Microsoft could use AI across “Windows 12”, and more.

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