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

iPad Pro

Apple’s M4 Chip May Launch First on New OLED iPad Pro

After 2023 passed without any new iPad models, Apple's upcoming iPad Pro with OLED displays…

EU Commission Gives Apple Six Months to Make iPadOS DMA-Compliant

The EU Commission has determined that iPadOS should be considered as a “gatekeeper” that needs…

Windows 11 Lock Screen icons

New Windows 11 Beta Build Improves Widgets on the Lock Screen

The Windows 11 Beta build 22635.3566 should improve the "quality" of the finance, traffic, sports…

Windows 11 AI Explorer

Windows 11’s Upcoming AI Explorer Feature Gets Detailed in New Report

A new report details how the "AI Explorer" feature that's expected to come with Windows…

Meta Threads app

Meta’s Threads App Crosses 150 Million Monthly Users

Meta’s Threads app has crossed a new milestone with more than 150 million monthly active…

Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update

Fallout 4’s Free Next-Gen Update is Now Available

Fallout 4's free next-gen update is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 consoles,…

Google Meet Transfer call

Google Meet Now Lets Users Transfer a Call Between Devices

Google Meet is rolling out a new feature that lets users seamlessly transfer a call…

google podcasts

Google Podcasts Will Shut Down in All Regions on June 23

After Google Podcasts shut down earlier this month in the US, Google announced yesterday that…

President Biden Signs Bill To Ban TikTok If Parent Company Doesn’t Sell It

US President Joe Biden has signed the bill that could ban TikTok in the US…

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft to Drop Support for ‘Classic’ Teams on July 1, 2024

Microsoft will drop support for Classic Teams on July 1, 2024, and the desktop app…

Dropbox Microsoft 365 integrations

Dropbox Launches Real-Time Co-Authoring and Other Microsoft 365 Integrations

Dropbox announced new Microsoft 365 integrations today including a beta of Real-time co-authoring for Office…

Apple Vision Pro

Apple Has Reportedly Cut Vision Pro Shipments As Demand For the Headset Falters

Apple is reportedly planning to cut Vision Pro shipments to 400 and 450K units in…

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X Plus and Full X Elite Portfolio

The Snapdragon X Plus is the latest addition to Qualcomm's X Series family of ARM-based…

X TV app

X Teases New TV App

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has teased the upcoming launch of a new…

Apple iPad Event May 7

Apple Announces iPad-Focused Event on May 7

Apple has just announced a special event on May 7 where the company is expected…

Adobe Photoshop Image Generation Firefly 3

Adobe Photoshop Adds New Image Generation Features in Beta

Adobe is launching a beta version of Photoshop with new image generation capabilities powered by…

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