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.

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Apple Maps ads

Apple Maps May Start Showing Ads to Users This Summer

Apple is reportedly planning to introduce ads to its Maps app as soon as this…

Apple WWDC 2026

Apple’s WWDC 2026 Developer Conference Will Kick Off on June 8

Apple will hold its WWDC 2026 developer conference on June 8–12, 2026, and the '27…

Xbox Partner Preview event March 26 2026

Xbox Announces Partner Preview Event on March 26

The Xbox team has just announced a Partner Preview broadcast on Thursday, March 26, which…

Windows 11 Microsoft account sign-in

Windows 11 Gets Emergency Patch to Fix Microsoft Account Sign In Issues

Microsoft released an emergency patch over the weekend to address an issue preventing Windows 11…

AirDrop Samsung Galaxy S26

AirDrop Support is Coming to Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Series

Samsung is adding AirDrop support to its Galaxy smartphones, starting with the latest Galaxy S26…

Amazon Alexa+

Amazon’s Alexa+ Assistant is Now Rolling Out in the UK

Amazon is continuing the international expansion of its next-gen Alexa+ assistant, which is now rolling…

Windows 11 PCs

Here’s How Microsoft Plans to Improve Windows 11’s Performance and Reliability in 2026

Microsoft detailed today how it plans to improve the performance and reliability of Windows 11…

Windows 11 Vertical Taskbar

Windows Insiders Will Soon Get to Test Vertical Taskbar and More

Windows Insiders will soon get to test the ability to move the taskbar to other…

Windows Insider Feedback Hub

Windows Insider Feedback Hub Gets a New Design and Simpler Submission Flow

Microsoft is starting to roll out a redesigned Feedback Hub to Insiders with a redesigned…

Amazon Panos Panay Alexa+

Amazon is Reportedly Working on Alexa-Focused Smartphone

Amazon is reportedly working on a new smartphone codenamed “Transformer” that will offer deep a…

OpenAI Chatgpt desktop app

Report: OpenAI Wants to Combine ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas Browser into One ‘Superapp’

OpenAI is reportedly working on a new desktop “superapp” that will combine ChatGPT, its Codex…

Google Gemini app

Google is Reportedly Testing New Gemini App for Mac

Google has reportedly started testing a new Gemini app for Mac to compete with other…

Google Advanced flow sideloading Android apps

Google Details its Upcoming ‘Advanced Flow’ for Sideloading Unverified Android Apps

To improve security on Android, Google will soon introduce a new process for sideloading apps…

Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Confirms Apple’s MacBook Neo is Suitable for Virtualizing Windows 11

Apple’s new MacBook Neo, with its A18 Pro chip and just 8GB of RAM, is…

Spotify Desktop App

Spotify’s New Exclusive Mode Aims to Deliver “Bit Perfect Playback”

Spotify introduced a new Exclusive Mode in its Windows app to deliver the best possible…

Perplexity Comet iOS

Perplexity Launches its Comet Browser on iOS and iPadOS

Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is coming to iOS and iPadOS today, offering a built-in AI…

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