Laurent Giret

Laurent is the Senior News Editor at Thurrott.com. He's been writing about the tech industry for many years and his favorite topics to cover include Big Tech, media, and gaming. He's also the Editorial Manager of the Petri IT knowledgebase.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

YouTube Stories Are Being Retired on June 27

Google will sunset its ephemeral YouTube Stories on June 26. The company encourages creators to…

ChatGPT iOS App Launches in the UK and 10 More Countries

Following the launch of the ChatGPT iOS app in the US last week, OpenAI is…

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Land on the Canary and Beta Channels

The Windows 11 preview build 25375 adds a new security feature on ARM-based PCs, while…

Report: iOS 17 to Offer Smart Display Mode for Locked iPhones

Apple’s upcoming iOS 17 update will reportedly include a new feature that can turn locked…

Google Play Games for PC

Google Play Games for PC Beta Launches in Europe and New Zealand

Google announced a big expansion of its Google Play Games on PC Beta, which is…

Windows 11 taskbar

Windows 11’s Taskbar is Getting a New Option to Force Quit Apps

Microsoft is adding a new option to force quit unresponsive Windows 11 apps right from…

Windows Backup

Windows 11 Insider Build 23466 Brings New Dev Drive and Windows Backup App

Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel can now start testing the new Dev Drive feature…

Surface Pro X camera

Surface Pro X Owners Are Currently Unable to Use Their Cameras

Surface Pro X users are currently seeing errors when trying to use the cameras on…

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 Headset Sold 600,000 Units in Six Weeks

Sony announced yesterday that it has sold around 600K units of its PlayStation VR2 headset…

Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Starts in the US and Other Big Markets

Netflix is expanding its password-sharing crackdown in the US and the rest of its biggest…

Microsoft Teams Mesh Avatars

Build 2023: Avatars for Microsoft Teams Meetings Are Coming This Week

Microsoft Teams avatars are going out of preview on the Teams desktop app for Windows…

Build 2023: Microsoft Brings AI Features to the Microsoft Store

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 is getting a new Hub to highlight AI-powered apps,…

Windows Copilot for Windows 11

Build 2023: Windows Copilot for Windows 11 is Coming in June

A new Windows Copilot experience is coming to Windows 11 next month. The built-in assistant…

Build 2023: Microsoft 365 Copilot to Get Plugins Support

Microsoft has teamed up with OpenAI to make bring ChatGPT plugins to its Microsoft 365…

Microsoft Bing ChatGPT integration

Build 2023: Microsoft Announces Bing Search Integration Into ChatGPT

Bing Search will soon be integrated within ChatGPT, where it will become the default search…

Microsoft Edge

Build 2023: Microsoft Edge to Add New Business Experience, More

Microsoft's Edge browser is getting a redesigned interface, a new Business experience, and an integration…

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