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
Threads Crosses 175 Million Monthly Active Users After Just a Year
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 03, 2024
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Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter/X has crossed 175 million monthly active users ahead of its…
Report: Apple Veteran Phil Schiller to Get an OpenAI Board Seat
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 03, 2024
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Apple veteran Phil Schiller will reportedly be offered an observer role on OpenAI’s board, where…
Netflix is Discontinuing its Ad-free ‘Basic’ Plan for Existing Subscribers
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 03, 2024
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Netflix has started pushing subscribers to its discontinued ad-free Basic plan to switch to a…
Apple’s Full iPhone 16 Lineup May Use the Same Generation of A-Series Chips
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 02, 2024
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Apple may go back to using the same generation of A-series chips on its upcoming…
iPhone X, Original Airpods and HomePod Join Apple’s Vintage Products List
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 02, 2024
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The original AirPods, the iPhone X, and the original HomePod have now joined the list…
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 and Seven More Games Are Headed to Game Pass
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 02, 2024
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The crossover fighting game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is headlining the first wave of games…
Copilot in OneNote Can Now Recognize Handwritten Text
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 01, 2024
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In a new update for Office Insiders, Copilot in OneNote can now read and analyze…
EU Commission Says Meta’s “Pay or Consent” Model is Breaching the DMA
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 01, 2024
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The European Commission said today that Meta's “pay or consent” advertising model for Facebook and…
Apple Vision Pro Launches in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 28, 2024
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The Apple Vision Pro is finally available in non-US markets today as it just launched…
EU Competition Chief Says Apple Intelligence Skipping the EU is “Disabling Competition”
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 28, 2024
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Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition said that Apple Intelligence skipping the EU this…
YouTube Announces New Premium Features and Hints At More Plans Options
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 28, 2024
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Google detailed yesterday a couple of new features that are now rolling out to YouTube…
Xbox Cloud Gaming is Coming to Fire TV Stick 4K
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 27, 2024
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Microsoft has teamed up with Amazon to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to select Fire TV…
Forza Horizon 4 to Be Delisted on December 15
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 27, 2024
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Forza Horizon 4, the penultimate episode in the Xbox-exclusive open-world racing game series will be…
Google Translate Adds Support For 110 New Languages Thanks to AI
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 27, 2024
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Google Translate is adding support for 110 new languages today, representing the biggest expansion to…
Apple Expands Self Repair Diagnostics Tool to Europe and Highlights its Device Longevity Efforts
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 27, 2024
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Apple's Self Repair Diagnostics Tool is coming to 32 European countries, and the company will…
Threads Enables Fediverse Sharing in More than 100 Countries
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 25, 2024
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Meta is doubling down on its support for open social networking by enabling fediverse sharing…