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

Google Chrome Immersive reader Vertical tabs

Google Chrome Adds Immersive Reading Mode and Vertical Tabs Support

Google is starting to roll out two new features to its Chrome browser, an improved…

Spotify Prompted Playlist podcast

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Can Now Help Users Discover Podcasts

Spotify’s AI-powered Prompted Playlist can now create personalized podcast playlists based on users’ listening history…

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Dayz Game Pass

Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Hades II, and More Are Headed to Game Pass

Call of Duty Modern Warfare is coming to Game Pass in April, along with Vampire…

Report: Apple’s Foldable iPhone is Facing Engineering Development ⁠Issues

Apple’s first foldable iPhone may be delayed as the company is reportedly facing engineering development…

Google Photos AI Enhance Android

Google Photos Adds New ‘AI Enhance’ Tool on Android

The Google Photos app on Android is getting a new ‘AI Enhance’ tool that can…

Netflix playground app

Netflix Launches New Playground App With Kids Games in Select Markets

Netflix is launching a new Playground app with a selection of games for kids under…

Windows 11 logo

Windows 11 Version 25H2 is Now Being Pushed to All Eligible PCs

The latest version of Windows 11 (25H2) is now being pushed to all non-managed PCs…

Samsung Messages discontinued

Samsung Messages App is Being Discontinued In Favor of Google Messages

Samsung is preparing to discontinue its Messages app on recent Galaxy phones in July 2026,…

Xbox full screen experience

Xbox Full Screen Experience Becomes ‘Xbox mode’ in Latest Windows 11 Insider Builds

The new Xbox Mode on Windows 11, previously known as the Xbox Full Screen Experience,…

OpenAI TBPN

OpenAI Acquires Live Tech Talk Show TBPN

OpenAI is acquiring Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN), a daily live tech podcast popular among…

Google Home app

Google Home App Now Supports Google Workspace Accounts

Google has updated its Home app to add support for paid Google Workspace accounts, which…

Google Gemini Android Auto

Google Gemini in Android Auto Starts Rolling Out More Widely

Google appears to be finally expanding the availability of its Gemini AI on its Android…

ChatGPT CarPlay

ChatGPT is Now available in Apple CarPlay for iOS 26.4 Users

ChatGPT is now available via Apple's CarPlay infotainment system for iPhone users who have already…

AI development

Microsoft and Google Launch New AI Models

Microsoft is releasing today 3 new foundational MAI models via its Azure Foundry platform, while…

Xbox Fanfest 2026 tour

Xbox Announces More Upcoming FanFest Events Around the World

The Xbox team announced a FanFest tour in Cologne, London, Mexico City, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo,…

Google Chrome OS Flex back market

Back Market Launches $3 ChromeOS Flex Kit to Give New Life to Unsupported PCs

Back Market, a French marketplace of refurbished electronics, has teamed up with Google to launch…

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