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

Intel-powered Surface for Business

Microsoft Refreshes Surface for Business Lineup With Intel’s Latest Core Ultra Chips

Microsoft is refreshing its Surface for Business lineup today with new Surface Pro and Surface…

Xbox Player Voice

Xbox Fans Express Their Desire for Exclusive Games on New Player Voice Feedback Hub

The new Xbox leadership team recently said that it wanted to “fix the fundamentals for…

PlayStation Games on PC

PlayStation Reportedly Plans to Stop Porting its Future Single-Player Games to PC

Sony is reportedly changing its approach to PC ports and will keep its future single-player…

Amazon Alexa+ AI-generated podcasts

Amazon Launches AI-Generated Alexa Podcasts in the US

Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant can now create personalized podcast episodes with AI-generated hosts discussing the topics…

PlayStation Plus

Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Price Increases

Sony is raising the price of 1-month and 3-month PlayStation Plus Essential subscriptions on May…

Windows 11 PC Copilot Key

You’ll Soon Be Able to Remap the Copilot Key on Your Windows 11 PC

Microsoft will soon allow users of Windows 11 PCs with a dedicated Copilot keyboard key…

Google Gemini Intelligence

Google Details Strict Hardware Requirements for Gemini Intelligence on Android

Gemini Intelligence, the upcoming agentic AI system designed to automate various actions on Android devices,…

WhatsApp Status updates

WhatsApp is Testing Custom Audience Lists for Ephemeral Status Updates

WhatsApp has started testing custom audience lists for its ephemeral “Status” updates that disappear after…

Siri Apple Intelligence

Report: Apple’s Revamped Siri Will Support Auto-Deleting Chats

Apple's standalone Siri app coming with iOS 27 later this year will reportedly have the…

ChatGPT Personal Finance

US ChatGPT Pro Users Can Now Connect Their Bank Accounts to Get Financial Advice

OpenAI is launching a new personal finance experience in ChatGPT that lets Pro users in…

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge Will Stop Loading Passwords Into Memory in Clear Text at Startup

Microsoft Edge 148 will no longer load passwords into memory in plain text at startup.…

Windows 11 Taskbar on top

Windows Insiders on the Experimental Channel Can Try Alternative Taskbar Positions

Microsoft is bringing back alternative taskbar positions on Windows 11. The new feature is rolling…

Gmail Storage

Google is Testing 5GB Storage Limit for New Gmail Accounts Without a Phone Number

Google is running a new experiment in some regions where new Gmail users will need…

Apple Intelligence ChatGPT

Report: OpenAI Wants to Break Up With Apple Over Unfruitful Siri Integration

OpenAI is reportedly considering legal action against Apple to rework or break up its partnership…

Alexa+ Amazon Fire TV

Alexa+ Launches on Fire TV Devices Outside of the US

Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant is now available on Fire TV devices in the UK, Canada, Mexico,…

Xbox Elite Controller Series 3

Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller Gets Revealed in New Leak

The successor to Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller has reportedly leaked, and it features…

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