Laurent Giret

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Intel’s ongoing troubles after the chip maker abruptly “retired” its CEO Pat Gelsinger.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Ignite conference for IT Pros this week, as well as the US DOJ formally recommending that Google should be forced to divest itself of its Chrome web browser.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft finally releasing a Windows 11 ISO for ARM-based PCs and the various caveats that come with it.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Intel’s plans to stop packaging memory with the processor in its upcoming Panther Lake and Nova Lake chips. They also share their vision of what a “perfect device” would be.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s FY25 Q1 earnings and why it may not make sense for the company to continue to invest in Surface hardware.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Qualcomm boasting about the superiority of its Arm-based Snapdragon X chips over Intel’s new “Lunar Lake” mobile CPUs designed for Copilot+ PCs.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the various driver issues that continue to plague Windows on ARM devices.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s busy week with the public release of Windows 11 version 24H2 and the upcoming public preview of new AI features on Copilot+ PCs.

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the antitrust complaint Google filed with the EU Commission this week regarding Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss how Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chip and the latest CPUs from Intel and AMD for Copilot+ PCs will make the PC ecosystem exciting again.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss recent reports suggesting the upcoming release of cheaper Copilot+ PCs, which may use a less powerful version of Qualcomm’s ARM-based Snapdragon X Plus chip. 

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss their issues with the Microsoft Authenticator app and the AI-powered Recall feature scheduled to enter public testing with Windows 11 Insiders in October.