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

Nvidia Microsoft Open Secure AI Alliance

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Other Tech Companies Announce Open Secure AI Alliance

Nvidia has teamed up with Microsoft and other big tech companies to launch the Open…

Facebook Seller

Facebook is Launching New Seller App and Free Verified Badge

Facebook is launching a new Seller mobile app tailored for Facebook Marketplace sellers. The platform…

Health in ChatGPT

Health in ChatGPT is Rolling Out to All US Users

A new Health experience in ChatGPT is now available for all US users aged 18…

Windows PC with external monitor

Microsoft Asks LG to Stop Pushing McAfee Ads to Windows 11 Users With LG Monitors

Microsoft asked LG to stop showing McAfee pop-ups to Windows 11 users via its LG…

Xbox Ad-Supported Game Streaming

Microsoft Starts Testing Free Ad-Supported Game Streaming With Xbox Insiders

Microsoft has just started testing a free ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming with select…

Halo_ Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved is Now Available in Early Access

Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved game…

Amazon Luna Prime Video integration

Amazon’s Luna Cloud Gaming Service Comes to the Prime Video App in the US and UK

Amazon is starting to integrate its Luna cloud gaming service into its Prime Video platform.…

Whatsapp iPad signups

WhatsApp Adds iPad Sign-ups, Improved CarPlay and Android Auto Experiences

WhatsApp is starting to roll out the ability to create an account on its iPad…

Apple Mac lineup

Gurman: Apple’s Mac Pipeline Includes M6 Mac Mini and A19 Pro MacBook Neo

Apple's Mac mini, which has become popular among AI developers, is being upgraded with M6…

Samsung smart glasses Gentle monster Warby parker

Samsung Details Upcoming Smart Glasses Developed With Gentle Monster and Warby Parker

Samsung shared more details today about the first smart glasses it’s developing with Google’s Android…

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9

Samsung Announces Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9

Samsung announced two new smartwatch models at its Unpacked event in London today, the $700…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Fold8 and Flip8

Samsung Reveals its New Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Samsung's new Galaxy Z series lineup includes the premium Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra starting at…

Google Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google Releases New Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber Models

Google is making three new Gemini AI models available today to make up for the…

Meta Horizon+ Game Pass

Meta Horizon+ Subscription Adds New Xbox Game Pass Perk

The Xbox team has partnered with Meta to offer a new Game Pass starter edition…

Halo_ Campaign Evolved Game Pass

Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and More Are Coming to Game Pass

Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of the original Halo game from 2001, headlines the second…

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta to Kick off on August 21

The early access beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will kick off on…

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