Laurent Giret

Laurent is a Senior News Editor helping Paul Thurrott with daily tech news coverage since 2022. He's been writing about the technology industry for 10 years, mainly focusing on Big Tech companies. He also was the Editorial Manager of the Petri IT Knowledgebase from 2022 to 2023. You can follow Laurent on LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 22 2026

Samsung Announces Galaxy Unpacked Event on July 22

Samsung is planning to reveal new foldable Galaxy devices during an Unpacked event in London…

Claude Cowork web mobile

Claude Cowork is Now Available on Mobile and Web for Max Subscribers

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork agentic tool is coming to the web and mobile following its launch…

Google Pixel 11 event August 12 2026

Google Announces Pixel 11 Event on August 12

Google is planning to take the wraps off the next generation of Pixel devices during…

Doom the dark ages

Doom Developer id Software Has Reportedly Lost Half of Its Workforce

id Software, the developer of the just-released "Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC, has reportedly lost…

Tony Hawk Pro Sakter 1-2 Planet Crafter Game Pass wave 1 July 2026

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+ 2, The Planet Crafter, and More are Coming to Game Pass

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service will get eight new games in July, including Tony Hawk’s…

Apple TV app

Apple TV App Now Offers Free 4K Upgrades for Select TV Shows

Apple has started offering free 4K upgrades for Mad Men and other TV shows it’s…

All three Nintendo Switch models

Sales of the Original Nintendo Switch to Stop in Europe in February 2027

Nintendo will stop selling all models of the original Nintendo Switch in Europe next year…

Microsoft Announces 4,800 Job Cuts, Including 3,200 at its Xbox Division

Microsoft announced today that it was laying off approximately 4,800 employees, and that will include…

Microsoft Edge Google Account sign in

Microsoft Edge is Adding Support for Google Account Sign-ins

Microsoft is starting to roll out support for Google account sign-ins in the version 150…

Microsoft Leading in the age of AI Satya Nadella

Microsoft Launches New Frontier Company to Speed Up Entreprise AI Adoption

Microsoft dedicated $2.5 billion to the creation of a new 'Microsoft Frontier' subsidiary that will…

Plex Pass

Plex Launches 5-Year Plex Pass for $250 After Lifetime Option Jumped to $750

The popular media center Plex is introducing today a new 5-year Plex Pass membership priced…

Xbox disc to digital program

Microsoft is Reportedly Working on Disc-to-Digital Program for Xbox Games

Microsoft has reportedly started testing a new disc-to-digital feature for Xbox games that may help…

Meta Ray-Ban Glasses

Meta Introduces Monthly Usage Limit for an Accessibility Feature on its AI Glasses

Conversation focus, an accessibility feature on Meta AI glasses that lets users hear others more…

PlayStation 5 disc drive

Sony to End Production of Physical Discs for New PlayStation Games in January 2028

Sony announced today that production of physical discs for new PlayStation games will stop in…

Google Gemini Spark macOS app

Google’s Gemini Spark AI Agent is Now Available on macOS

Google’s new Gemini Spark agent that launched for AI Ultra Subscribers in the US last…

Xbox Undead Labs Arkane Lyon

Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon Are the Latest Xbox Studios Facing Potential Closures

Microsoft is reportedly looking for a buyer for Undead Labs, which is currently developing State…

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