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

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Early Access Beta Game Pass August 30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Early Access Multiplayer Beta Kicks Off Today

The early access multiplayer beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has just kicked…

Windows 11 PCs

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Are Available for Canary and Beta Testers

Microsoft is wrapping up the month of August with two new Windows 11 Insider builds…

Meta Llama AI

Meta Says Monthly Usage of its Llama AI Models Has Grown 10x Since January

Meta claims to be the leader in AI innovation as monthly usage of its Llama…

Gmail

Gmail Gets a New Gemini-Powered Q&A Feature on Android

Google's Gemini chatbot is now available on the Gmail app for Android via a new…

OpenAI ChatGPT

OpenAI Says ChatGPT Doubled its User Base to 200 Million Weekly Active Users in a Year

ChatGPT has crossed 200 million weekly active users and doubled its user base since last…

Apple Intelligence iPhone iPad Mac

New iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 Developer Betas Make Apple Intelligence Easier to Access

With the latest developer beta for iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, users no longer have…

Meta Threads Fediverse Sharing

Threads Improves its Integration With the Fediverse

Threads now supports fediverse sharing for posts created via the Threads API, and it's also…

PlayStation 5 Pro leak

PlayStation 5 Pro Design Has Reportedly Leaked

Sony could reportedly reveal the PlayStation 5 Pro in September, and the design of the…

Google Gemini

Google Brings Custom Chatbots and Better Image Generation Capabilities to Gemini

Google is improving its Gemini AI today with custom "Gems" chatbots and its latest Imagen…

Xbox Cloud Gaming More Fire TV Devices

Xbox August Update is Coming Today With New Discord Features

The Xbox August update brings new Discord calling and streaming features and installation options for…

unionised Raven workers against Microsoft

Labor Union at Call of Duty Studio Raven Software Files Complaint Against Activision and Microsoft

A group of unionized Call of Duty developers at Raven Software have reportedly filed a…

Apple Music

Apple Music Users Can Now Transfer Their Playlists to YouTube Music

Apple has published a new tool that lets Apple Music subscribers transfer their playlists to…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11’s August Optional Update Adds Linked Android Devices to Windows Share

The August optional update for Windows 11 brings the ability to share content from a…

Snapchat iPad app

Snapchat Launches Native iPad App

Snapchat has quietly launched a native iPad app today. Like Instagram and WhatsApp, the social…

Alexa Amazon Echo Show 8

Report: Amazon to Launch Paid Version of Alexa in October

Amazon is reportedly planning to launch a paid version of its Alexa assistant with new…

Windows 11 Media Controls lock screen (1)

Microsoft is Testing New Design for Media Controls on the Windows 11 Lock Screen

Microsoft has started testing a new design for media controls on the Windows 11 lock…

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