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

Amazon Prime Video is getting ads

Amazon Prime Video Now Shows Ads in the US Unless You Pay Extra

Amazon Prime Video users in the US will start seeing ads in movies and TV…

iRobot Zoomba

Amazon Gives Up on its $1.4 Billion iRobot Acquisition

After the EU Commission formally objected to Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot back in November,…

Microsoft Teams meetings

New Windows 11 Canary Build Expands Access to Surface’s Voice Clarity Feature

The Windows 11 Insider Canary build 26040 expands access to Voice Clarity, a previously Surface-exclusive…

Apple Podcasts transcripts

Apple Podcasts Will Provide Automatic Transcripts on iOS 17.4

Apple Podcasts will add support for automated transcripts on iOS 17.4. Transcripts will appear automatically…

Google CHrome

Google Releases ARM64 Build of Chrome for Windows

Google has quietly released a native version of its Chrome browser for Windows on ARM…

Fortnite iOS

Fortnite is Coming Back to iOS in the EU via Upcoming Epic Games Store

Epic Games announced yesterday that it will bring back Fortnite to iOS in EU markets…

Windows 11 PCs

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Are Available on the Dev and Beta Channels

Today's Windows 11 Dev Channel build 23620 only includes minor bug fixes, but the Beta…

iOS 17.4 Safari App Store EU DMA changes

iOS 17.4 Will Open Up the App Store, Other iPhone Features for EU Users in March

iOS 17.4, which will be released in March, will finally open up the iOS walled…

Message Settings for Teens Instagram Facebook

Teens on Facebook and Instagram Can No Longer Receive DMs From Strangers

Meta is introducing today stricter measures to protect teenagers on Instagram and Facebook from unwanted…

Microsoft Xbox Activision Blizzard

Nvidia RTX Video HDR Can Now Convert SDR Videos Into HDR

Nvidia's new RTX Video HDR feature uses AI to turn SDR videos into HDR on…

Microsoft Xbox Activision Blizzard

Microsoft is Laying Off 1,900 Employees at Activision Blizzard, Zenimax, and Xbox

After Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard for $68 billion in October, the company announced today that…

Microsoft Teams 3D Meetings Microsoft Mesh

Microsoft Teams Now Offers 3D Meetings Powered by Microsoft Mesh

Microsoft Teams is adding support for 3D meetings today thanks to Microsoft Mesh, which is…

X Twitter logo

X/Twitter Adds Support for Passkeys for US-Based iOS Users

X/Twitter users in the US can now use passkeys as a new secure way to…

Apple App Store

Report: Apple is Considering Fees and Restrictions for Sideloading Apps in the EU

If the EU's Digital Markets Act will soon allow iOS users in Europe to download…

Spotify mobile app

Spotify Details How Digital Markets Act Will Improve its App for EU Users

Thanks to the Digital Markets Act, Spotify will soon be able to communicate directly with…

Google Chrome AI Features

Google Chrome Gets 3 New Experimental AI Features

Google Chrome is getting 3 generative AI features to help users organize their tabs, create…

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