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.

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Apple TV+ Amazon Prime Video

Apple TV+ is Coming to Amazon Prime Video in the US

Apple has teamed up with Amazon to make its Apple TV+ streaming service available on…

Windows 11 Version 24H2

Windows 11 Insider Build 27723 is Now Available on the Canary Channel

The Windows 11 Canary build 27723 brings minor changes to the taskbar and the Voice…

Surface Duo 2

Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 Just Received its Last Software Update

Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 has received its last security update this week, with October 21,…

Meta AI

Meta AI Launches in the UK and Six More Countries

Meta is making Meta AI available in six new countries today including the UK, Brazil,…

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Getting a Technical Alpha on PC

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting a technical alpha on PC later this month ahead…

Google Store New York

US Department of Justice Suggests Splitting Off Chrome and Android From Google

The US Justice Department has detailed a series of measures to break Google’s monopoly that…

Windows 11

Microsoft Releases October 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates

The October 2024 Patch Tuesday updates are out for for Windows 11 and Windows 10,…

Gaming on Apple devices

iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia Add Support for Wired Xbox Controllers

Apple has quietly added support for wired connections to Xbox controllers on iOS 18, iPadOS…

Red Dead Redemption PC

Red Dead Redemption is Coming to PC on October 29

Red Dead Redemption, the cult-classic action adventure game from GTA developer Rockstar Games is finally…

Amazon Prime Big Deals Day

[Updated] Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2024: The Best Deals So Far

Amazon will kick off its Prime Big Deal Days event tomorrow, October 8, but you…

Mozilla Thunderbird for Android public beta

Mozilla Launches Public Beta of Thunderbird for Android

Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client is now available on Android in public beta, with an official…

Windows 11 PCs

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

New Windows 11 Insider builds for testers on the Dev and Beta channels introduce Countdown…

Meta Movie Gen

Meta Unveils Movie Gen AI-Powered Video Generator

Meta introduced today Movie Gen, a new AI-powered movie generator that can create video and…

Diablo IV PlayStation 5 Pro enhanced

Diablo 4 is the First Microsoft Game to Be Enhanced for the PlayStation 5 Pro

Blizzard's Rod Ferguson has confirmed that Diablo 4 and its upcoming Vessel of Hatred Expansion…

iPhone iPad Mac

Apples Releases iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

Apple released yesterday iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 to fix various issues…

Google AI Overviews

Google’s AI Overviews Will Now Show Ads in the US

Google is bringing ads to AI overviews in the US, and the company is also…

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