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

Google Drive dark mode

Google Drive Adds Dark Mode Support on the Web

The Google Drive web app has finally added support for dark mode this week, and…

Airplay IHG Hotels

AirPlay Hotel Support Comes to Select IHG Hotels & Resorts Properties

More than 60 properties from IGH Hotels & Resorts in North America now let guests…

AltStore PAL

AltStore Pal is the First iOS Alternative App Store in the EU

AltStore PAL, an open-source alternative app store for independent iOS developers is now available to…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Will Reportedly Dodge EU Probe

Microsoft will reportedly avoid a formal investigation from the European Commission into its multi-billion partnership…

Logitech AI Prompt builder

Logitech’s AI Prompt Builder Can Put ChatGPT on your Mouse and Keyboard

Logitech's new AI Prompt Builder tool lets users of select Logitech mice and keyboards open…

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

PlayStation’s Next PC Port Comes With New Overlay and Trophies Support

The PC port of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut will integrate PlayStation social features and…

iPhone 15 Pro Max

iOS 17.5 Beta 2 Enables Downloading iPhone Apps Directly From Websites in the EU

Apple has just released the iOS 17.5 Beta 2, which enables the distribution of iPhone…

Microsoft Store on Windows 11

New Microsoft Store Update Brings Major Speed Improvements

Microsoft has started rolling out an update for its Microsoft Store on Windows 11 that…

AMD Ryzen Pro Commercial AI PC

AMD Announces New Ryzen Pro Portfolio for Commercial AI PCs

AMD revealed today its new Ryzen Pro 8000 Series desktop CPUs and Ryzen Pro 8040…

Game Pass APril 2024

Microsoft Announces More Game Pass and Game Pass Core Games for April

The second wave of Game Pass games for April includes the JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred…

YouTube app

YouTube Starts Cracking Down on Third-Party Ad-Blocking Apps

After YouTube started blocking video playback for desktop users with ad blockers last year, the…

Office 2019

Office 2016, 2019 Apps and Productivity Servers to Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft is warning consumers and organizations still using Office 2016 and Office 2019 applications and…

Generative AI Adobe Premiere

Adobe Launches Acrobat AI Assistant and Teases Generative AI Tools in Premiere Pro

The new AI Assistant in Adobe’s Acrobat and Reader products is going out of beta…

Windows 11 Start menu App recommendations

Microsoft Starts Testing App Recommendations in the Windows 11 Start Menu

With today’s Windows 11 build 22635.3495 for the Beta Channel, Microsoft is testing app recommendations…

X Premium blue checkmark

X Premium Users Will No Longer Be Able to Hide Their Checkmarks

X has started notifying Premium members that they will soon no longer be able to…

Google One VPN

Google One VPN is Being Discontinued Due to Low Usage

The free VPN that Google offers with all Google One subscriptions is going away later…

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