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

Google Find My Device Android app

Google Starts Rolling Out New Find My Device Network on Android

Google's new Find My Device experience starts rolling out to Android users in the US…

Microsoft AI Hub London

Microsoft to Open New AI Hub in London

Microsoft is planning to open a new AI hub in London and attract new talent…

Spotify AI Playlists

Spotify Tests AI Playlists Created From Text Prompts

Spotify has started testing new AI playlists that let Premium users in the UK and…

Xbox Backwards Compatibility

Report: Microsoft Has a New Team Working on Game Preservation

Microsoft has reportedly created a new game preservation team within its Xbox division that will…

Copilot Windows 11

New Windows 11 Beta Build Improves Copilot Actions

In the latest Windows 11 Beta build, the Copilot icon in the taskbar now shows…

Xbox CVP Kareem Choudhry

Kareem Choudhry is Leaving Microsoft Following New Xbox Reorg

Kareem Choudhry, a 26 years Microsoft veteran who is currently working as CVP of Xbox…

Windows 11 Microsoft Store

Windows 11 Microsoft Store is About to Get a Major Speed Boost

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Microsoft Store update to Insiders that should bring…

X Twitter logo

X Now Gives Free Premium Subscriptions to Accounts With Large Audiences

X has started giving free Premium subscriptions and blue checkmarks to users with at least…

Apple smart home robot

Report: Apple is Exploring Smart Home Robots After Giving Up on Car Plans

Apple is reportedly seeing robotics as a new growth opportunity, and the company could be…

Google Search Generative experience

Google Could Make its Search Generative Experience a Paid Feature

Google could make the new Search Generative Experience (SGE) it’s been testing in a couple…

Windows 11

Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100 is Out on the Canary and Dev Channels

The Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 for Insiders on the Canary and Dev Channels brings…

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

Microsoft Shares Pricing Details For its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Program

Microsoft revealed today how much it will cost to keep receiving security updates for Windows…

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

iOS 17.5 Will Let EU Users Download Apps Directly From Websites

Apple released yesterday the first developer beta of iOS 17.5, which adds support for downloading…

spotify

Report: Spotify Price Increases Are Coming in the UK, Australia, and Other Markets

Spotify is reportedly planning to announce price increases in five markets this month including the…

Spotify Premium audiobook subscriber catalogue

Spotify Expands its Premium Audiobook Catalog to Users in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand

Spotify will expand the availability of its Premium audiobook catalog to users in Canada, Ireland,…

Copilot for Microsoft 365

Copilot for Microsoft 365 Adds Priority GPT-4 Turbo Access and Unlimited Conversations

Copilot for 365 now provides priority access to OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo model, and Microsoft has…

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