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

PlayStation 5 Play Has no limits

Sony Responds to Backlash Over PlayStation’s Physical Disc Future

Sony finally addressed the backlash caused by its decision to end production of physical disks…

Google Gemini Spark Chrome integration

Google’s Gemini Spark Agent Expands to More Countries and Adds New Chrome Features

Google's Gemini Spark agent is rolling out to AI Pro users in over 160 new…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Vidaa Hisense smart tvs

Microsoft Brings its Xbox App to Hisense and VIDAA OS-powered TVs

Microsoft’s Xbox app is now available on TVs from 2024-2026 running VIDAA OS, the software…

LinkedIn Seems like AI Slop button

LinkedIn Now Lets Users Report Suspected “AI Slop”

LinkedIn has quietly introduced a new “Seems like AI Slop” button that lets users report…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Copilot Super App

Satya Nadella Confirms Copilot “Super App” is Coming Soon

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed yesterday during the company’s FY26 Q4 earnings call that a…

Spotify Running Mode

Spotify Launches New Running Mode for Premium Users in Select Markets

Spotify is launching today a new Running Mode that lets Premium users create custom playlists…

Gemini for Mac voice control

Gemini App for macOS Adds New Voice Control Features

Mac users can now long-press the Fn key to enable intelligent dictation in the Gemini…

Xbox disc to digital program

Xbox is Making Changes to Ensure Disc-Based Games Still Work During Service Outages

Microsoft committed to making some changes to its Xbox backend services after a recent outage…

Windows 11 PC

Optional July Updates for Windows 11 Are Now Available

The optional July 2026 updates for Windows 11 bring gesture controls for precision touchpads, plus…

WhatsApp Web Calling Call transfer

WhatsApp Now Supports Calls on the Web, Call Transfers, and More

WhatsApp is starting to roll out web calling, call transfer, background noise suppression, and more.

Apple Upgrade

Apple Upgrade Leasing Program for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Launches in the US

Apple is launching Apple Upgrade today, a new hardware leasing program that will let US…

Halo_ Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review

Halo: Campaign Evolved is out today on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It's…

YouTube Peacock Premium

YouTube Premium Will Soon Include Peacock Premium in the US

Starting in early 2027, ad-supported Peacock Premium content will become available for YouTube Premium subscribers…

Apple devices

Apple’s 26.6 Software Updates Are Now Available

The 26.6 versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS are out today. Besides bug…

Ubisoft Xbox on PC

Xbox Gamers Purchasing Select Ubisoft Games Will Now Get the PC Version for Free

After bringing most of its games to Game Pass, Ubisoft will now give Xbox players…

AppleCare One

AppleCare One Insurance Plan is Coming to the UK, Australia, France, and Germany

Apple is expanding the availability of its AppleCare One insurance plan to the UK, Australia,…

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