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

Microsoft Xbox Boosteroid

Microsoft Makes More of its PC Games Available on Boosteroid

Microsoft is bringing more of its PC games to Boosteroid, one of the cloud gaming…

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Apple’s Termination of Epic Games’ Developer Account is Now Under EU Scrutiny

After the DMA forced Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS in the EU,…

Microsoft March 21 event

Microsoft Announces March 21 Event Focusing on Copilot, Windows, and Surface

Microsoft announced a digital event on March 21 dedicated to the "new era of work…

Xbox Partner Preview event March 6 2024

Microsoft’s Xbox Partner Preview Event Reveals New Game Pass Games and More

Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview broadcast featured 14 games coming to the Xbox platform, with two…

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Engineer Says Copilot Needs Better Safeguards Against Violent Content and Copyright Violations

Shane Jones, an AI engineer at Microsoft has sent letters to the FTC and the…

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple Adds Some Conditions For Using Alternative App Stores on iOS

iOS users in the EU are now allowed to install alternative app stores on their…

iOS 17.4 Safari App Store EU DMA changes

iOS 17.4 is Out With DMA Changes for EU Users

As the EU Digital Markets Act's compliance deadline arrives, iOS 17.4 brings changes to how…

Windows Subsystem for Android

Microsoft is Killing the Windows Subsystem for Android and Amazon Appstore on Windows 11

Microsoft has quietly announced that it will end support for the Windows Subsystem for Android…

Microsoft Surface AI PC Copilot

Report: Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 Are Microsoft’s First “AI PCs” Coming on March 21

Microsoft will reportedly announce the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6 as its…

OpenAI ChatGPT

ChatGPT Gets a Read Aloud Feature

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is getting a Read Aloud feature that completes the chatbot's ability to engage…

MLB The Show 24 Control Ultimate Edition Game Pass March 2024

MLB The Show 24 and Control Ultimate Edition Are Coming to Game Pass in March

The first wave of games coming to the Game Pass library in March include MLB…

Instagram Edit direct messages DMs

Instagram Adds Edit Feature for DMs and Read Receipts Controls

Instagram users can now edit DMs up to 15 minutes after sending them and disable…

Xbox Partner Preview March 6

Microsoft Announces Xbox Partner Preview Event on March 6

Microsoft will hold a new Xbox Partner Preview event on Wednesday, March 6 with a…

Apple M3 MacBook Air

Apple Refreshes its 13″ and 15″ MacBook Air With M3 Chips

Apple's new M3 MacBook Air starts at $1,099 and will start shipping on March 8.…

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EU Commission Fines Apple €1.8 Billion for Abusing its Position in Music Streaming

The EU Commission is fining Apple €1.8 billion for abusing its position regarding the distribution…

spotify audiobooks

Spotify Launches New Audiobooks Access Tier in the US

For $9.99/month, Spotify's new Audiobooks Access tier provides 15 hours of listening per month from…

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