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

Meta AI

Meta AI Expands to More Countries, Adds New Languages and Features

Meta has made several AI-related announcements today, including an expansion of its Meta AI assistant…

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III Game Pass

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is Coming to Game Pass Tomorrow, July 24

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the latest installment of the blockbuster shooter franchise will…

Amazon Echo Devices Alexa

Amazon Reportedly Lost Over $25 Billion on its Devices Business in Recent Years

If hundreds of millions of Amazon devices are in use worldwide, the company's devices business…

Google TV Streamer

New ‘Google TV Streamer’ Media Player Leaks

The “Google TV streamer” is a white pill-shaped media player that may soon replace Google's…

Apple TV+

Report: Apple Wants Better ROI From its TV+ Spending

After investing billions of dollars into original movies and TV shows, Apple is reportedly looking…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 Z Flip6

Samsung Stops Pre-Installing its Messages App on Galaxy Phones Sold in the US

Samsung is no longer pre-installing its own Messages app on Galaxy phones sold in the…

Netflix

Netflix Gained 8 Million Subscribers in Q2 2024

Netflix gained 8 million new subscribers in Q2 2024 and now has a total of…

Halo TV Series

Halo TV Series Has Been Cancelled After Two Seasons

The Halo TV series has been officially canceled by Paramount+ after its second season concluded…

Game pass

US FTC Calls Out Recent Game Pass Changes as Post-Merger “Consumer Harm”

The US FTC is calling out Microsoft's upcoming Game Pass changes and price increases and…

Microsoft Store search ads

Microsoft is Bringing Ads to the Microsoft Store Search Box

A new Microsoft Store update that's now rolling out to Insiders introduces app recommendations at…

Apple TV+

Apple Reportedly Wants to Bring More Hollywood Films to Apple TV+

Apple is reportedly discussing with major Hollywood studios to add more films to its TV+…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

Microsoft is Testing New ‘Grid’ and ‘Category’ Layouts for the Windows 11 Start Menu

Microsoft appears to be testing new "Grid" and "Category" layouts for the 'All Apps' view…

Xbox.com game pages nvidia geforce now

Microsoft Welcomes Nvidia GeForce Now on Xbox.com Game Pages

Microsoft has updated its game pages on Xbox.com to give players the ability to launch…

Proton Scribe

Proton Launches Privacy-Focused ‘Scribe’ AI Writing Assistant

Proton announced today the launch of Proton Scribe, a privacy-focused AI writing assistant that will…

Spotify Spanish AI DJ

Spotify Launches Spanish Version of its AI DJ

Spotify is launching a Spanish version of its new AI DJ for Premium users in…

Microsoft Designer

Microsoft Designer Gets a Mobile App and New Integrations With Microsoft Apps

Microsoft Designer is getting free mobile apps and new integrations with Word, PowerPoint, and the…

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