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First Ring Daily
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 DailyFirst Ring Daily 1929: Health Pilot
On this episode of First Ring Daily, CoPilot adds a bit of health, Paul does a bit of LLM, and Brad figures out how to talk about football.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1928: A Hilux of Helix
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox tells the helix and we talk about a Hilux.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1928: A Hilux of Helix
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox tells the helix and we talk about a Hilux.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1927: Changing Seat Boxes
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the seats were changed, tomorrow may change Xbox, and we start in the middle of the week.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1926: Helixbox
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Helix is not a felix but an Xbox.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1925: Google's Payout
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google signs a deal, Epic will be silent, and Apple doesn't announce anything.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1924: Apple's Neo
On this episode of First Ring Daily, we forget it's a podcast, the MacBook Neo, and 8 gigs of RAM.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1923: MMMMM and MMMMM Pro
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple releases the M5, Apple updates the pricing, and Apple has a display.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1922: Apple adds an E
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a slow opening, an Apple phone, and a few more announcements this week.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1921: A Box of Money
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI has $100b, Paul has a lamp, and also a box.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1920: Privately Snow
On this episode of First Ring Daily, it snowed, it's private, and it's a good but not the end of the week.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1918: Running the Models
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a big laptop, a little copy write, and a local model walk into a podcast.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1917: The Xbox Hop Hop Hop
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the Mac is in the building, Xbox has a very big talking point, and more Xbox than ever before.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1916: Boat Walking
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the app works again, the app sways again, and the app ends again.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1915: A Little Mini
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a mini, an app, and a few photos.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1915: A Little Mini
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a mini, an app, and a few photos.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1914: The Top Programmers
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Mark and Linus use AI, we use AI, and some don't use AI.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1913: Mac N' Squeeze
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has a Mac day, OpenAI buys a claw, and gaming will be more expensive in the future.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1912: Taskbar Conspiracy
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Windows changes how it will ship big updates, taskbar conspiracy theories, and a little bit more.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1911: Clairvoyance'd
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Clairvoyance has shipped, Paul listens to Brad yap, and we hope the audio worked.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1910: New Models, New Friday, Same Talk
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI releases something, Anthropic releases something, and Microsoft finds itself stuck in the middle.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1909: AMD is Talk'n
On this episode of First Ring Daily, AMD spills the beans, more invites going out, and Claude has no ads.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1908: A Structured Podcast
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a podcast with many sections, a few screens, and a little bit of snow.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1907: Average News
On this episode of First Ring Daily, emails from OpenAI, Sonnet is turning 5, and more snow is not a good thing.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1906: Apple Coin
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple made some money, Microsoft lost some stock, and it's still cold.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1905: The Microsoft Earnings Report...Dissection
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a deep look at the Microsoft earnings report about what is growing, who is leading, and how this changes things going…
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1904: Commenting on the Temp
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox gets moused, the weather is a topic, and comments get overhauled.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1903: New Tag, New View
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has new tags, Xbox has a new view, and why everything is a web.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1902: Inches of Progress
On this episode of First Ring Daily, snow arrived, OpenAI will talk more, and Amazon will employe fewer.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1901: Hold the Command Line
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox had their showcase, Microsoft ships a new CLI, and an SDK for a Copilot.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1900: Football Players of AI
On this episode of First Ring Daily, we bring some throwback names you might know, AI with Apple, and an Xbox event today.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1899: Optimizing the Game
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a drone in the room, a game on the spreadsheet, and pushing towards the limit of how to change it up.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1898: We are the Road Cone
On this episode of First Ring Daily, we dream on being road artifacts, Copilot can be hidden in Edge, and as a reminder, it's Tuesday.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1897: Collecting Our Thoughts
On this episode First Ring Daily, collections come to an end, zombies might be good, and an earthquake alarm.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1896: Gaming Divorce
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Games are a topic, divorce is also mentioned, but we stick to the agenda of translations.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1895: A New CEO
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a talk about subscriptions, a talk about a new CEO, and a final joke for those who watch football.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1894: Easing Into the Week
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul goes south, Brad enjoys the Claude, but Open is not happy with the Thropic.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1893: Fixed It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, IoT is back on the menu, thinking about new TVs, and Apple makes a change for the card.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1892: Buttons on the Firebird
On this episode of First Ring Daily, IoT needs a button, old classic cars are good, and AMD has chips, too.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1891: All Roads Lead to Docker
On this episode of First Ring Daily, making the house more complex, Intel has new chips that look good, and AMD has things coming, too.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1890: Welcome to 2026
On 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.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1889: One for the Holiday
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Christmas is next week, Airpods to be purchased, and a mouse you should consider.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1888: Fixed Sideways
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Amex saves the day, OpenAI passes Copilot, and a little animal intro.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1887: Snowing Sideways
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the flights got shifted and ruined the weekend.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1886: Open Disney
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Disney goes Open, AI gets characters, and a little snow delay.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1885: A Phone Call
On this episode of First Ring Daily, it's more of a phone call than a podcast.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1884: Ops Bandwidth
On this episode of First Ring Daily, not a good COD, a better look at bandwidth, and a little rain for a Wednesday.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1883: Battery of Discussion
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a battery enters the chat, taxi is a topic, and we burn down a few trees.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1882: Bad Ball Books
On this episode of First Ring Daily, sports are bad, books can be short, and a little fireside chat.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1881: An Email is Coming
On 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.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1880: Photo Success
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a photo win, a rounded corner, and a context menu.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1879: The Financial Cabal
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the financial cabal is coming for your books.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1878: Snow for the Road
On this episode of First Ring Daily, it snows, AI glows, and coding is the AI of last resort.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1877: NASonomics
On this episode of First Ring Daily, NAS shuffling, Google Photos annoyances, and it's December.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1876: Snapshots of Pi
On this episode of First Ring Daily, more talk of storage, something you might like for Christmas, and we wrap up the holiday week.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1875: For the Photos
On this episode of First Ring Daily, we talk a lot about photos, how to store photos, and how to extract photos.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1874: All the Models
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul prepares for travel, Brad tries to pilot the PC, and sync is still going strong.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1873: Agents, Gravity, and Money
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Agents on the taskbar, Gravity out of Google, and Money flowing in a circle.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1872: It Should be Easy
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the Internet is broken, .Net wasnt easy, and maybe you can see this.
First Ring DailyFirst Ring Daily 1871: Agentic Downloads
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Agentic is a topic, downloads will happen, and Ignite is this week.