First Ring Daily
By: Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams
Language: en-us
Categories: Technology
First Ring Daily is a podcast featuring Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams where they dive into tech news of the day with insight and humor.
Episodes
First Ring Daily 1892: Buttons on the Firebird
Jan 07, 2026On this episode of First Ring Daily, IoT needs a button, old classic cars are good, and AMD has chips, too.
Duration: 00:12:39First Ring Daily 1891: All Roads Lead to Docker
Jan 06, 2026On this episode of First Ring Daily, making the house more complex, Intel has new chips that look good, and AMD has things coming, too.
Duration: 00:12:57First Ring Daily 1890: Welcome to 2026
Jan 05, 2026On this episode of First Ring Daily, a slop of a start, a HomeKit that's not at home, and back to the usual for us.
Duration: 00:15:49First Ring Daily 1889: One for the Holiday
Dec 19, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Christmas is next week, Airpods to be purchased, and a mouse you should consider.
Duration: 00:09:03First Ring Daily 1888: Fixed Sideways
Dec 18, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Amex saves the day, OpenAI passes Copilot, and a little animal intro.
Duration: 00:12:35First Ring Daily 1887: Snowing Sideways
Dec 15, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the flights got shifted and ruined the weekend.
Duration: 00:10:59First Ring Daily 1886: Open Disney
Dec 12, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Disney goes Open, AI gets characters, and a little snow delay.
Duration: 00:05:31First Ring Daily 1885: A Phone Call
Dec 11, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it's more of a phone call than a podcast.
Duration: 00:10:57First Ring Daily 1884: Ops Bandwidth
Dec 10, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, not a good COD, a better look at bandwidth, and a little rain for a Wednesday.
Duration: 00:10:49First Ring Daily 1883: Battery of Discussion
Dec 09, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a battery enters the chat, taxi is a topic, and we burn down a few trees.
Duration: 00:12:47First Ring Daily 1882: Bad Ball Books
Dec 08, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, sports are bad, books can be short, and a little fireside chat.
Duration: 00:09:02First Ring Daily 1881: An Email is Coming
Dec 05, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, an email is coming to you soon, consolidation at expense is happening, and you can run a bit more fluently now.
Duration: 00:06:38First Ring Daily 1880: Photo Success
Dec 04, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a photo win, a rounded corner, and a context menu.
Duration: 00:11:50First Ring Daily 1879: The Financial Cabal
Dec 03, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the financial cabal is coming for your books.
Duration: 00:16:15First Ring Daily 1878: Snow for the Road
Dec 02, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it snows, AI glows, and coding is the AI of last resort.
Duration: 00:10:31First Ring Daily 1877: NASonomics
Dec 01, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, NAS shuffling, Google Photos annoyances, and it's December.
Duration: 00:20:20First Ring Daily 1876: Snapshots of Pi
Nov 25, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, more talk of storage, something you might like for Christmas, and we wrap up the holiday week.
Duration: 00:12:14First Ring Daily 1875: For the Photos
Nov 24, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, we talk a lot about photos, how to store photos, and how to extract photos.
Duration: 00:15:53First Ring Daily 1874: All the Models
Nov 21, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul prepares for travel, Brad tries to pilot the PC, and sync is still going strong.
Duration: 00:20:24First Ring Daily 1873: Agents, Gravity, and Money
Nov 19, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Agents on the taskbar, Gravity out of Google, and Money flowing in a circle.
Duration: 00:19:14First Ring Daily 1872: It Should be Easy
Nov 18, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the Internet is broken, .Net wasnt easy, and maybe you can see this.
Duration: 00:13:25First Ring Daily 1871: Agentic Downloads
Nov 17, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Agentic is a topic, downloads will happen, and Ignite is this week.
Duration: 00:10:14First Ring Daily 1870: Connection Speed
Nov 14, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad shows his app, Paul shows his download, and we call it a week.
Duration: 00:16:34First Ring Daily 1869: Ship Week
Nov 10, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, NAS gets used, Paul sits in the overcast, and we talk about what's ahead for this week.
Duration: 00:08:06First Ring Daily 1868: Nas-onomics
Nov 06, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it's all about that NAS.
Duration: 00:15:17First Ring Daily 1868: NASsues
Nov 05, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it's all about that NAS.
Duration: 00:12:36First Ring Daily 1867: More Money, More AI
Nov 04, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the unlimited wheel of money flows but this time to Amazon.
Duration: 00:15:49First Ring Daily 1866: Sporty Ignite
Nov 03, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, bad weekend decisions, no speaking decision, and a little holiday talk.
Duration: 00:11:32First Ring Daily 1865: Earnings Aftermath
Oct 31, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, all the earnings dropped, and we pick it all back up.
Duration: 00:11:35First Ring Daily 1864: Smash Them Together
Oct 29, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Satya tells us what we know, we talk about what we know, and we know how they will hide it.
Duration: 00:11:53First Ring Daily 1863: OpenAI gets Structured
Oct 28, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI gives Microsoft 27%, new models until later, and consistent podcasts are key.
Duration: 00:12:04First Ring Daily 1862: Everyone Gets a Halo
Oct 27, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad has two thumbs, PlayStation has a Halo, and we are back for another week.
Duration: 00:07:40First Ring Daily 1861: That's No Blorb
Oct 24, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it's a blorb, it's a Halo, no...it's just another podcast.
Duration: 00:10:31First Ring Daily 1860: It's Thirty Percent
Oct 23, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox stays in the headlines and that's thirty percent of the problem.
Duration: 00:17:14First Ring Daily 1859: Atlas Falls
Oct 22, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI launches Atlas, Xbox will be premium, and maybe vanilla will be good.
Duration: 00:13:11First Ring Daily 1858: It's a Windows Things
Oct 21, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft says Windows will be AI native, Windows teases more AI updates for Thursday, and we sit back and watch it all boil over.
Duration: 00:18:30First Ring Daily 1857: A Slow Monday
Oct 20, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, AWS broke, we can't think of anything, and a single lightbulb to save humanity.
Duration: 00:05:26First Ring Daily 1856: Stay for the Tech
Oct 17, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, it starts of cold, it talks about F1, and ends with the right tech.
Duration: 00:10:29First Ring Daily 1855: Speak 'N Say
Oct 16, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Hey Copilot - that's it, that's the episode.
Duration: 00:14:35First Ring Daily 1854: MMMMM5
Oct 15, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has an M5, Nvidia is spending money, and Microsoft shares a tweet.
Duration: 00:11:19First Ring Daily 1853: Dragon Eats the Tail
Oct 14, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI gives away more money, Microsoft makes an image Xbox debunks another rumor.
Duration: 00:07:55First Ring Daily 1852: Chips N Dip
Oct 10, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily Intel has chips, Sony has chips, and we dip into the weekend.
Duration: 00:10:18First Ring Daily 1851: An Xbox Weekend
Oct 06, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox has a weekend, AMD signs with OpenAI, and it's a short week for podcasters.
Duration: 00:20:44First Ring Daily 1850: Can it Spin Out?
Oct 03, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox will be watched, we figure out a schedule, and we take a look at numbers we can't see.
Duration: 00:15:13First Ring Daily 1849: Games Pass Plot
Oct 02, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Game Pass raises the price, Office gets new icons, and we try to keep it together.
Duration: 00:27:45First Ring Daily 1848: Hardware Falls
Oct 01, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, removing hardware, adding more hardware, and it makes sense for Windows 12.
Duration: 00:12:31First Ring Daily 1847: The Deck Chairs Have Moved
Sep 30, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Windows gets re-org'd, AI is and isn't selling, and the end will be the same as before.
Duration: 00:13:57First Ring Daily 1845 Maui's Chips
Sep 23, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, x86 has a future, Maui is a location, and Xbox isn't at Costco.
Duration: 00:10:42First Ring Daily 1844: Toe in Revenue
Sep 15, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, toes of the NFL, revenue of the OpenAI and more travel for everyone.
Duration: 00:09:15First Ring Daily 1843: Open Secret
Sep 12, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI and Microsoft announced and announcement, NFL lunches, and starting off on Friday.
Duration: 00:08:59First Ring Daily 1842: The Nest of Tech
Sep 11, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, off topic is the new on topic, Nest leaves it behind, and AirPods for thee.
Duration: 00:10:46First Ring Daily 1841: Apple Aftermath
Sep 10, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple holds an event and the Internet holds up.
Duration: 00:20:08First Ring Daily 1840: The Tubes Failed
Sep 09, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the tubes failed but we uploaded anyway.
Duration: 00:05:02First Ring Daily 1839: Intel's Apple
Sep 08, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Intel gets canned, Apple has an event, and Brad has an odd Monday.
Duration: 00:18:02First Ring Daily 1838: On Topic Pixel
Sep 05, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Pixel is used for 10, Berlin is used for Paul, and IFA had a few things.
Duration: 00:13:18First Ring Daily 1837: From Berlin
Sep 03, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul is in Berlin, Brad tries not to sneeze, and Google gets away with it.
Duration: 00:07:24First Ring Daily 1836: A Gaming Brain
Aug 29, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad wants an Xbox PC, Paul has an option, and Europe is next week.
Duration: 00:11:02First Ring Daily 1835: TV, TV, Points
Aug 28, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Copilot lands on a TV, Brad fights the man, and the points are made.
Duration: 00:15:44First Ring Daily 1834: A Browser UI
Aug 27, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Claude has a new thing, Xbox has a new game, and so does PlayStation.
Duration: 00:17:48First Ring Daily 1833: The Plot Forgets
Aug 26, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, old movies, old games, and nothing for the plot.
Duration: 00:10:46First Ring Daily 1832: Silence of Shares
Aug 25, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a Monday has arrived, a weekend was talked about, and the pay has been raised.
Duration: 00:07:24First Ring Daily 1830: Nerds in a Box
Aug 21, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, AI is magical sometimes, PlayStation goes up, and Pixel has a decision.
Duration: 00:12:40First Ring Daily 1829: Seven Switches
Aug 20, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox has a com, Switch has a game, and Notion has offline.
Duration: 00:10:37First Ring Daily 1828: Intel's Spirit
Aug 19, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Intel gets cash, an idea for Halloween, and researching the seed.
Duration: 00:13:50First Ring Daily 1827: Seeds of Tech
Aug 18, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a greatest hit, a seedling of tech, and a few looks of a Gemini.
Duration: 00:15:34First Ring Daily 1826: GPT-FIVE PlayStations
Aug 08, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, GPT-5 is here, PlayStation not focusing on consoles as much, and we need another week off - probably.
Duration: 00:06:31First Ring Daily 1825: A Non-Ironic Data Lake
Aug 07, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, ChaptGPT 5 is coming, a data lake is needed, and using a code.
Duration: 00:12:27First Ring Daily 1824: Small Talk
Aug 06, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, GPT has a new small model, Mexico is back in America, and no invites for the browser.
Duration: 00:12:03First Ring Daily 1823: Claude's Message
Aug 05, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad sent the text, Claude is in trial, and a GPT on the horizon.
Duration: 00:15:04First Ring Daily 1822: Mountains Return
Aug 04, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad returns from the mountains, Microsoft returns big profits, and we break open the numbers of Game Pass.
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Duration: 00:19:41First Ring Daily 1821: A Single Text from Space
Jul 24, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad will send a text, games will cost "less", and the last pod for a couple weeks.
Duration: 00:12:32First Ring Daily 1820: It Should be Meese
Jul 23, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a 5G Surface, many moose, and spray or not to spray.
Duration: 00:08:56First Ring Daily 1819: Bumper Centers
Jul 22, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Oracle is a topic, bumpers fall off, and UWP pours another one out.
Duration: 00:09:43First Ring Daily 1819: Bumper Centers
Jul 22, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Oracle is a topic, bumpers fall off, and UWP pours another one out.
Duration: 00:09:43First Ring Daily 1818: A Copilot Plus PC walks into a GPU
Jul 21, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Copilot Plus PCs have put Microsoft in a corner and there may not be an easy way out.
Duration: 00:13:57First Ring Daily 1817: How Will Microsoft Compete?
Jul 18, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, an unusual deep dive into the complexities Microsoft faces with Copilot against the world.
Duration: 00:27:00First Ring Daily 1816: Google's Day
Jul 17, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google raises the price, Google announces a day, and Google plans AI.
Duration: 00:07:46First Ring Daily 1815: Frictions
Jul 16, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI goes for Word, a punk goes for the Mac, and a couple interesting connections.
Duration: 00:10:24First Ring Daily 1814: MCP the Things
Jul 15, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, MCPs are the future, APIs are the past, and Wind has been Surf'd.
Duration: 00:06:32First Ring Daily 1813: Surfacing It
Jul 14, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI gets Google'd, Forza sells a lot, and Brad needs a haircut.
Duration: 00:10:16First Ring Daily 1812: The Clause
Jul 14, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI has a clause, Microsoft doesn’t have the call, and we hope you haven’t had your AI today.
Duration: 00:14:45First Ring Daily 1811: AI Takes It
Jul 10, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the browser wars are back, coding is a control, and rules are debatable.
Duration: 00:13:53First Ring Daily 1810: iPad Fakes It
Jul 09, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, iPad makes an image, salsa is in the browser, and Apple loses an AI.
Duration: 00:08:28First Ring Daily 1809: More Studio, More Mexico
Jul 07, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul heads south, the cuts are still the topic, and we keep it short for tomorrow.
Duration: 00:10:03First Ring Daily 1808: After the Cuts
Jul 03, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Phil writes a memo, Xbox makes the cuts, and the future is still not as clear.
Duration: 00:18:34First Ring Daily 1807: Xbox Starts the Cuts
Jul 02, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox announces the cuts, we talk about code, and a few other topics slide in.
Duration: 00:11:39First Ring Daily 1805: Super Steal
Jul 01, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Meta buys the club, cursing in the cloud, and losing the fingers on the weekend.
Duration: 00:11:56First Ring Daily 1804: A Medal for Recording
Jun 30, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad touches a medal, Paul fights a code, and we keep it low.
Duration: 00:09:15First Ring Daily 1804: A Medal for Recording
Jun 30, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad touches a medal, Paul fights a code, and we keep it low.
Duration: 00:09:15First Ring Daily 1804: Same Screen, New Name
Jun 29, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, the screen goes black, the kernel comes back, and swift is not a movement.
Duration: 00:09:36First Ring Daily 1803: Back to Our Usual
Jun 26, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, a thought of something that may have happened, a little bit of nothing, and more of the same.
Duration: 00:05:15First Ring Daily 1802: Next Week is Different
Jun 25, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox is making changes, Sales is making changes, and really, Microsoft is the one making the changes.
Duration: 00:10:21First Ring Daily 1802: Next Week is Different
Jun 25, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox is making changes, Sales is making changes, and really, Microsoft is the one making the changes.
Duration: 00:10:21First Ring Daily 1801: AI for Eye
Jun 24, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft has an AI, Apple wants an AI, and only one AI is selling.
Duration: 00:14:19First Ring Daily 1800: AMD Spills It
Jun 20, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, AMD shares more details, Paul gets Boston'd, and we slide into the weekend.
Duration: 00:14:53First Ring Daily 1799: Rock, Paper, Cuts
Jun 19, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft has cuts, OpenAI has a contract, and Notion gets talked about.
Duration: 00:14:42First Ring Daily 1798: The Xboxes are Coming
Jun 18, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox has three big announcements in one short video.
Duration: 00:24:34First Ring Daily 1797: Apple and Microsoft's Issues
Jun 17, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has UI issues, Microsoft has GPT issues, and we record a long talk.
Duration: 00:24:47First Ring Daily 1796: The Apple Book You Should Read
Jun 16, 2025On this episode of Frist Ring Daily, it's a book club conversation about a book you should probably read.
Duration: 00:13:45First Ring Daily 1795: Enjoy the Codex
Jun 05, 2025On this episode of First Ring Daily, look at the Codex, trying to dig the moat, and heading away for a short bit.
Duration: 00:14:12