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

Meta AI

Meta Delays the Launch of Meta AI in Europe

Meta is delaying the launch of Meta AI in Europe after the Irish Data Protection…

WhatsApp screensharing with audio

WhatsApp Adds Screen Sharing with Audio and 32 Person Video Calling

WhatsApp is adding support for screensharing with audio, while group video calls will now welcome…

Copilot Classic Outlook

Microsoft Brings Copilot for Microsoft 365 Chat to its ‘Classic’ Outlook App

The classic Outlook app for Windows is getting a new Copilot for Microsoft 365 chat…

OpenAI ChatGPT Apple intelligence

Report: OpenAI Won’t Get Paid for ChatGPT Integration into Apple Intelligence

OpenAI reportedly won't be directly making money from the upcoming ChatGPT integration into Apple Intelligence.

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Insider Build 26236 Lands on the Canary Channel

The Windows 11 Insider build 26236 includes a small set of improvements and fixes for…

Xbox June Update

Xbox June Update Improves Dynamic Backgrounds and WiFi Password Saving

The Xbox June Update introduces more granular controls for dynamic backgrounds and the ability to…

Like button

X/Twitter is Making All Likes Private By Default

X/Twitter is making all likes on the platform private by default. This was previously a…

Windows 11 PC hero

Microsoft Releases June 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates

Microsoft released the June Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 today with improvements to Windows…

Apple ID Apple Account

Apple IDs to Be Renamed ‘Apple Accounts’ This Fall

Apple is planning to rename Apple IDs to "Apple accounts" with the release of iOS…

Slack ARM64

Slack Launches ARM64 Version in Beta

Slack has launched an ARM64 version of its Windows app just in time for the…

Spotify

Spotify Could Charge an Extra $5/Month for Better Audio and New Playlist Tools

Spotify is reportedly planning to offer better audio quality and new playlist features later this…

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is Coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia

Apple has concluded its big WWDC keynote today with the presentation of Apple Intelligence, a…

Windows 11 version 24H2 new copilot app

Microsoft Pauses Release Preview Rollout of Windows 11 Version 24H2

Microsoft has quietly paused the rollout of Windows 11 version 24H2 to Insiders on the…

Phil Spencer Xbox

Phil Spencer Teases Xbox Handheld and More PS5 Ports

In a follow-up interview to Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase yesterday, Phil Spencer teased an Xbox…

Xbox Games Showcase 2024

Xbox Reveals Doom: The Dark Ages, Gears of War: E-Day, and More

Microsoft held its much-anticipated Xbox Games Showcase where it revealed Doom: The Dark Ages, Gears…

All-Digital Xbox Series X

Microsoft Announces All-Digital Xbox Series X and 2TB Special Edition Model

Microsoft concluded its Xbox Games Showcase today with three new Xbox Series X|S consoles coming…

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