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 Turns its Fire TV Cube Into Business-Focused WorkSpaces Thin Client
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- Nov 27, 2023
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Amazon has turned its Fire TV Cube streaming box into the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client,…
Microsoft Rewards Xbox App is Reportedly Going Away
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 24, 2023
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Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to deprecate the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox consoles and…
Amazon Fire TV Devices Start Showing Fullscreen Video Ads on Startup
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 24, 2023
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Amazon has started showing full-screen ads to some Fire TV users when they turn on…
Next Year’s Call of Duty is Reportedly “Black Ops 6” With Gulf War Setting
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 22, 2023
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Call of Duty will reportedly return to the popular Black Ops series next year, with…
Security Researchers Discover Multiple Vulnerabilities in Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 22, 2023
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Cybersecurity researchers recently put Windows Hello biometric authentication to the test and found that three…
Sam Altman is Returning to OpenAI as CEO With New Board Members
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 22, 2023
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OpenAI has announced that Sam Altman is set to return to the company as a…
Report: Sam Altman is Negotiating a Comeback With OpenAI’s Board
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 21, 2023
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After Microsoft announced on Monday that Sam Altman was joining the company to lead a…
Amazon’s First Ever NFL Black Friday Game to Include Shoppable Ads
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 21, 2023
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Amazon's first-ever NFL Black Friday football game on Prime Video this week will feature shoppable…
YouTube Acknowledges Users With Ad Blockers May Have Degraded Experience
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 21, 2023
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Google has started cracking down on the use of ad blockers on YouTube this year,…
Copilot on Windows 10 Starts Rolling Out to Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 21, 2023
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Microsoft’s new Copilot AI assistant has now started rolling to Windows 10 Insiders on the…
Nearly 500 OpenAI Employees Threaten To Quit Unless Sam Altman Comes Back
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 20, 2023
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After former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined Microsoft to lead a new AI research division,…
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is Joining Microsoft
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 20, 2023
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Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining Microsoft where he will lead a new AI…
Apple Will Keep Using Green Bubbles for RCS Messages on iPhones
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 17, 2023
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Support for RCS messages is coming to Apple devices next year, but the company has…
Report: Apple’s First iPhone Modem Has Reportedly Been Delayed
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 17, 2023
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Apple's plan to ship the first iPhone with an in-house modem instead of a Qualcomm…
Microsoft Details Upcoming Windows Changes to Comply With EU’s Digital Markets Act
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 16, 2023
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Microsoft is making some changes to Windows 11 and Windows 10 to make the operating…
Microsoft is Bringing its Copilot Assistant to Windows 10
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 16, 2023
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Copilot for Windows, Microsoft’s new AI assistant that’s now available on Windows 11 with the…