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

Xbox Cloud Gaming More Fire TV Devices

Microsoft Brings Xbox Cloud Gaming to More Fire TV Devices

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on two new Amazon Fire TV devices, the first-gen…

Apple iPhone Event September 9

Apple to Hold its iPhone 16 Event on September 9

Apple’s iPhone 16 event will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 10 AM…

Meta Threads app

Threads is Testing Ephemeral Posts

After testing the feature internally, Threads has started making ephemeral messages available for a limited…

macOS Sequoia

macOS Sequoia May Launch Alongside iOS 18 in September

Apple is reportedly planning to release macOS Sequoia alongside iOS 18 in September. iPhone Mirroring…

Microsoft Campus

Microsoft Announces Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit With CrowdStrike on September 10

Microsoft has just announced a Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit on September 10 with the…

iOS 18

iOS 18 Will Let EU Users Change Default Apps for Phone Calls, Messaging, and More

More DMA-related changes are coming to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, and EU users will…

Threads cross-posting

Instagram and Facebook Now Support Cross-Posting to Threads

Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter/X that recently crossed 200 million monthly active users now supports…

PC user

Microsoft’s August Security Updates May Prevent Linux to Boot on Dual-Boot Devices

Microsoft is working to fix an issue in its August Patch 2024 Tuesday updates for…

Windows 11 Recall feature

Windows 11’s AI-Powered Recall Feature Will Enter Public Testing in October

Microsoft will start testing the AI-powered Recall feature with Windows Insiders in October after delaying…

gamescom Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer Says Xbox Needs “Better Games That More People Can Play”

At gamescom today, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming explained why Microsoft will continue to…

Xbox Adaptive Joystick

Microsoft Announces Xbox Adaptive Joystick and Other Accessibility Accessories

Microsoft has revealed today the Xbox Adaptive Joystick and three other accessibility offerings for Xbox…

Pre-Orders New Xbox Series X_S Console Options

Microsoft Opens Pre-Orders for All-Digital Xbox Series X and 2TB Special Edition Model

Microsoft is opening pre-orders for the white all-digital Xbox Series X and 2TB Special Edition…

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is Coming on December 9 on Xbox and PC, With PS5 Release in Spring 2025

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass on…

Xbox Game Pass Standard

Xbox Insiders Can Test New Game Pass Standard Tier for $1

Xbox Insiders can now try Microsoft's new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier for $1/month before…

Unified Microsoft Teams app

Unified Microsoft Teams App is Now Available

Microsoft's unified Teams desktop app is now generally available on Windows and macOS, and it…

Nvidia GeForce Now Xbox automatic sign-in

Nvidia GeForce Now is Getting Automatic Sign-In for Xbox Games

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service is adding automatic sign-in for Xbox games on the…

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