First Ring Daily

By Paul Thurrott and Brad SamsTechnology

First Ring Daily episodes

August 04, 2025 First Ring Daily 1822: Mountains Return
On 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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20 min
July 24, 2025 First Ring Daily 1821: A Single Text from Space
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad will send a text, games will cost "less", and the last pod for a couple weeks.
13 min
July 23, 2025 First Ring Daily 1820: It Should be Meese
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a 5G Surface, many moose, and spray or not to spray.
9 min
July 22, 2025 First Ring Daily 1819: Bumper Centers
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Oracle is a topic, bumpers fall off, and UWP pours another one out.
10 min
July 22, 2025 First Ring Daily 1819: Bumper Centers
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Oracle is a topic, bumpers fall off, and UWP pours another one out.
10 min
July 21, 2025 First Ring Daily 1818: A Copilot Plus PC walks into a GPU
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Copilot Plus PCs have put Microsoft in a corner and there may not be an easy way out.
14 min
July 18, 2025 First Ring Daily 1817: How Will Microsoft Compete?
On this episode of First Ring Daily, an unusual deep dive into the complexities Microsoft faces with Copilot against the world.
27 min
July 17, 2025 First Ring Daily 1816: Google's Day
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google raises the price, Google announces a day, and Google plans AI.
8 min
July 16, 2025 First Ring Daily 1815: Frictions
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI goes for Word, a punk goes for the Mac, and a couple interesting connections.
11 min
July 15, 2025 First Ring Daily 1814: MCP the Things
On this episode of First Ring Daily, MCPs are the future, APIs are the past, and Wind has been Surf'd.
7 min