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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Google Gemini generate files

Google Gemini Can Now Generate Downloadable Documents

Google’s Gemini chatbot is getting the ability to generate downloadable documents to use with Microsoft…

Apple Intelligence Visual Intelligence

Report: iOS 27 to Add New Siri Camera Mode and AI Photo Editing Tools

iOS 27 will reportedly introduce a new Siri mode in the iPhone Camera app, as…

YouTube Picture in Picture mobile

YouTube is Making Picture-in-Picture Available for All Mobile Users

YouTube will make picture-in-picture (PiP) available for all mobile users around the world over the…

Google Translate Pronunciation tool

Google Translate Adds Pronunciation Practice Tool in the US and India

A new pronunciation practice tool is now available on the Google Translate Android app for…

Google TV Remix images

Google TV is Getting AI-Powered Photo Editing and Video Creation Features

Google is starting to roll out new AI-powered image editing and video creation features on…

Meta Facebook Instagram

EU Commission Urges Instagram and Facebook to Block Underage Users

Following a two-year investigation, the European Commission determined that Meta is breaching the Digital Services…

YouTube TV Multiview

YouTube TV Now Supports Full Multiview Customization

YouTube TV is getting full Multiview customization, allowing users to mix and match up to…

Google Gemini for Home

Google Gemini for Home Improves its Responsiveness and Contextual Logic

Google's Gemini for Home assistant now offers faster responses for managing smart home devices, and…

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Gets System-Wide Dark Mode

Amazon is starting to roll out a new system-wide Dark Mode and a Smart Shapes…

YouTube

YouTube Starts Testing “Ask YouTube” Feature With Premium Users in the US

YouTube has started testing “Ask YouTube,” a new conversational search experience that lets users ask…

WhatsApp on iPhone

WhatsApp is Reportedly Working on its Own Chat Backup Solution

WhatsApp is reportedly working on its own chat backup history solution with end-to-end encryption support,…

Apple App Store Monthly Subscriptions 12-Month Commitment

Apple’s App Store Will Let Users Pay for Annual Subscriptions Over 12 Months

Apple is now allowing app developers to offer annual subscriptions that subscribers will pay for…

Outlook

Copilot in Outlook Can Now Proactively Manage your Inbox and Calendar

New agentic features in Outlook will allow Copilot to intelligently prioritize emails, proactively manage calendars,…

Valve Steam Controller

Valve’s New Steam Controller is Priced at $99 and Launches on May 4

Valve's new Steam Controller will start shipping on May 4, and it’s priced at $99…

OpenAI smartphone

Report: OpenAI is Working on AI Phone With Qualcomm and MediaTek

OpenAI is reportedly working with Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Luxshare on its first smartphone that may…

Outlook

[Updated] Microsoft is Working to Fix Outlook.com Outage

Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service is experiencing an outage today, and many users may experience intermittent…

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