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

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Xbox App on PC Improves its Compact Mode With ‘Jump Back In’ Feature

Microsoft is improving the new Compact Mode on its Xbox app for PC with a…

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Report: Xbox is Considering More Layoffs and Game Pass Price Increase

Microsoft is reportedly looking at more cost-cutting measures across its Xbox division, and there are…

Windows 11 2023 Update 23H2

Windows 11 Canary Build 26212 Adds Three Features From the Beta Channel

The Windows 11 Canary build 26212 brings three Windows Share improvements that Microsoft previously introduced…

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Amazon Prime Video Will Soon Show Ads When Users Hit Pause

Amazon is planning to degrade the Prime Video experience with new interactive ad formats, including…

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 Will Soon Help Users Write Better Prompts

Copilot for Microsoft 365 will soon add new intelligent features to help customers write better…

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Report: OpenAI is Working on Web Search Feature for ChatGPT

OpenAI is reportedly planning to add web search capabilities to ChatGPT to make the AI…

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Apple Announces M4 iPad Pros, M2 iPad Airs, and Apple Pencil Pro

Apple announced today new iPad Pro models with OLED displays and a brand new M4…

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Xbox is Shutting Down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and Two Other Studios

Microsoft is shutting down Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, and two…

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Report: Microsoft’s New MAI-1 Model May Challenge OpenAI’s Leadership

Microsoft is reportedly readying its largest AI model codenamed MAI-1 to compete with the best…

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YouTube Adds AI-Powered ‘Jump Ahead’ Feature for Premium Users

YouTube Premium members can test an AI-powered “Jump Ahead” feature that jumps over the most…

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Sony Backtracks on PlayStation Account Requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC

Following a massive backlash from PC players, Sony has backtracked on its decision to require…

Windows Insider Controlled Feature Rollouts CFRs

Microsoft Starts Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs) on Windows Insider Dev Channel

The Windows Insider team is now using Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs) on the Dev Channel…

Microsoft Security

Microsoft Says it’s Making Security its “Top Priority”

Microsoft is making security its “top priority” as it's currently facing cyberattacks that are becoming…

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X is Changing How its Blocking Feature Works

X/Twitter is tweaking how its blocking feature works to make replies from people who have…

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Apple Tweaks Core Technology Fee for Apps Distributed Outside of the EU App Store

Apple is adding new exceptions allowing EU developers distributing their apps outside of the App…

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Spotify is Restricting Lyrics to Premium Members

As Spotify recently introduced free auto-generated transcripts for podcasts, it appears that song lyrics have…

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