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, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

New Xbox Wireless Headset

New Xbox Wireless Headset Adds Voice Isolation, Bluetooth 5.3, and Bigger Battery

Microsoft's new Xbox Wireless Headset comes with a better microphone with Voice isolation, Bluetooth 5.3,…

Microsoft Copilot in OneNote for iPad

Microsoft Copilot Comes to OneNote for Mac and iPad in Beta

Microsoft’s Copilot assistant is now available in beta in OneNote for Mac and iPad, but…

Build 2024: Copilots for Developers, Power Platform Updates

Microsoft Announces Public Preview of AI Agents in Copilot Studio

Organizations using Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to create custom copilots with agent…

Windows 11 Gaming PC

New On-Screen Keyboard Optimized for Gamepad Use Lands on the Dev Channel

The Windows 11 Dev build 26120.2130 introduces a new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

New Report Details Growing Pains of Microsoft’s Partnership With OpenAI

A new report details how the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI has recently become more…

YouTube

Google Resurrects its YouTube Premium Lite Plan in Select Markets

Google is testing a new YouTube Premium Lite plan in select markets that offers "limited…

Qualcomm Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows

Qualcomm Has Canceled its Snapdragon Dev Kit, Will Refund All Preorders

Qualcomm has canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit, its mini PC powered by a Snapdragon X…

Unity 6

Unity Launches its Unity 6 Engine

Unity is launching today Unity 6, the latest version of its cross-platform game engine that…

Windows 11 Microsoft Store Immersive Trailers

Windows 11 Microsoft Store Will Soon Show “Immersive Trailers” on Product Pages

Microsoft has started testing a new “immersive” experience on the Windows 11 Microsoft Store that…

Age of Empires Mobile

Age of Empires Mobile is Now Available Globally

A new Age of Empires Mobile game is launching on iOS and Android today, and…

Apple Business Connect

Apple Now Lets All Verified Businesses Manage Their Identity in Maps, Mail, and Wallet

Apple is now allowing all verified organizations, including those without a retail presence to manage…

Threads Online indicator

Threads Adds New Online Indicator For Some Reason

Meta's Threads app will now show an online indicator on the profile of Thread users…

Microsoft May Be Readying New Surface Laptop With Intel Lunar Lake Chips

Microsoft may be getting ready to ship a new version of its Surface Laptop with…

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Xbox accessories

Microsoft Launches Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Xbox Series X Wrap and Controllers

Microsoft has just revealed a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Xbox accessories collection that…

YouTube miniplayer sleep timer

YouTube is Getting a New Miniplayer, Sleep Timer, and More

YouTube is getting a redesigned miniplayer, more granular playback speed controls, and custom thumbnails for…

Spotify Music videos

Spotify Brings Music Videos to 85 New Markets

Spotify is now offering music videos in 85 new markets today following a previous launch…

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