First Ring Daily

By Paul Thurrott and Brad SamsTechnology

First Ring Daily episodes

July 14, 2025 First Ring Daily 1813: Surfacing It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI gets Google'd, Forza sells a lot, and Brad needs a haircut.
11 min
July 14, 2025 First Ring Daily 1812: The Clause
On 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.
15 min
July 10, 2025 First Ring Daily 1811: AI Takes It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the browser wars are back, coding is a control, and rules are debatable.
14 min
July 09, 2025 First Ring Daily 1810: iPad Fakes It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, iPad makes an image, salsa is in the browser, and Apple loses an AI.
9 min
July 07, 2025 First Ring Daily 1809: More Studio, More Mexico
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul heads south, the cuts are still the topic, and we keep it short for tomorrow.
11 min
July 03, 2025 First Ring Daily 1808: After the Cuts
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Phil writes a memo, Xbox makes the cuts, and the future is still not as clear.
19 min
July 02, 2025 First Ring Daily 1807: Xbox Starts the Cuts
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox announces the cuts, we talk about code, and a few other topics slide in.
12 min
July 01, 2025 First Ring Daily 1805: Super Steal
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Meta buys the club, cursing in the cloud, and losing the fingers on the weekend.
12 min
June 30, 2025 First Ring Daily 1804: A Medal for Recording
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad touches a medal, Paul fights a code, and we keep it low.
10 min
June 30, 2025 First Ring Daily 1804: A Medal for Recording
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad touches a medal, Paul fights a code, and we keep it low.
10 min