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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X game Streaming

Elon Musk Says X Will Support Video Game Streaming on PC, PS5, and Xbox

In his quest to transform X/Twitter into an “everything app”, Elon Musk announced that the…

OneDrive Photo Storage

Microsoft Listens to Feedback, Won’t Make Changes to OneDrive Photo Storage

After listening to user feedback, Microsoft will no longer make OneDrive photos added to an…

Microsoft AI Chip

Microsoft’s First In-House AI Chip Could Be Revealed Next Month

Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI chip to lessen its reliance on Nvidia…

Microsoft Store web app

Microsoft Redesigns the Microsoft Store Web App

Microsoft has just launched a redesigned web front for its Microsoft Store where users can…

X Twitter logo

Twitter/X May Introduce Three Different Subscription Tiers

X/Twitter is reportedly testing three different subscription tiers to attract more users who may not…

microsoft xbox activision blizzard

Microsoft Reportedly Aims to Close its Activision Blizzard Acquisition on October 13

Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to complete its $68 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard next…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Canary Build 25967 Brings New Scrollable View of Quick Settings

The Windows 11 Insider build 25967 brings the new Settings home tab to Canary Channel…

Diablo IV

Blizzard’s Diablo IV is Coming to Steam on October 17

After Blizzard released Overwatch 2 on Steam back in August, the publisher will follow up…

Competition and Markets Authority CMA

UK Launches Investigation Into Microsoft and Amazon’s Cloud Licensing Practices

The UK’s CMA is launching a new investigation into the supply of cloud services in…

Microsoft Teams

New Microsoft Teams Desktop App is Now Available for All Users

The new Teams desktop client that’s been available in preview for a couple of months…

Twitter X Logo

Twitter/X Starts Hiding Headlines From Article Links in Posts

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has started removing headlines from articles shared…

Windows 11 Fall update copilot

New Windows 11 Dev Channel Build Makes Copilot Accessible from Alt + Tab

The Windows 11 Dev Channel build 23560 brings the ability to access Windows Copilot using…

Google Assistant with Bard

Google Teases New Assistant with Bard

Google teased today Assistant with Bard, a new AI-powered personal assistant that will combine the…

Google Pixel Watch 2 Pixel 8 Pro (1)

Google Announces Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel 8 and 8 Pro

Google has officially announced the Pixel Watch 2 and the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8…

Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Games Will Lose Their Online Services in April 2024

Nintendo announced this morning that it will soon pull the plug for online services for…

Spotify Premium Audiobooks

Spotify Premium Now Offers 15 Hours of Audiobook Streaming in Select Markets

Spotify Premium subscribers in select markets can now stream a catalog of 150,000 audiobooks for…

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