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
Netflix is Reportedly Planning Price Increases After Actors Strike Ends
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 03, 2023
-
2
comments
Netflix is reportedly preparing to raise the prices of its ad-free plans after the ongoing…
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Laptop Go 3 Are Now Available
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 03, 2023
-
3
comments
The new Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Laptop Go 3 that Microsoft announced two…
Report: Meta is Planning Ad-Free Subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram in Europe
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 03, 2023
-
2
comments
Meta is reportedly planning to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the choice to…
Forza Motorsport and More Are Coming to Game Pass in October
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 03, 2023
-
0
comment
Forza Motorsport, the next Xbox exclusive racing game from Microsoft headlines the new Game Pass…
Apple Could Reportedly Challenge Google on Search
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 02, 2023
-
5
comments
Apple is reportedly planning to bring a new search engine to the App Store, and…
Google Introduces New Chromebook Plus Category
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 02, 2023
-
2
comments
Google has teamed up with Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo to launch Chromebook Plus, a…
Microsoft Reportedly Tried to Sell Bing to Apple
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 29, 2023
-
0
comment
If Microsoft's Bing chatbot brought the search engine back to the spotlight this year, Microsoft…
Windows 11 Insider Build 23555 is Now Available on the Dev Channel
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 28, 2023
-
0
comment
The Windows 11 Insider build 23555 for Dev Channel testers is out with some bug…
Epic Games is Laying Off 16% of Its Employees
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 28, 2023
-
0
comment
Epic Games announced today that it was laying off around 16% of its workforce to…
Meta Opens Pre-Orders for its $499.99 Quest 3 Mixed Reality Headset
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 28, 2023
-
1
comment
Meta has now opened pre-orders for the Quest 3, the company’s new $499.99 mixed reality…
PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan to Retire in March 2024
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 28, 2023
-
0
comment
In a quite surprising announcement yesterday, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan announced that he will retire…
Vivaldi is Now Available on iOS
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 28, 2023
-
0
comment
Vivaldi for iOS aims to offer the same privacy features as the desktop and Android…
Paint Cocreator Starts Rolling Out to Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 27, 2023
-
2
comments
Windows Insiders on the Canary and Dev Channels can now start testing a new AI-powered…
Microsoft Tweaks How Xbox Game DVR Works With New OneDrive Integration
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 27, 2023
-
0
comment
Xbox consoles will now delete game clips uploaded to the Xbox Network after 90 days,…
Panos Panay is Amazon’s new Devices & Services Leader
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 27, 2023
-
3
comments
Following the unexpected announcement of Panos Panay's departure from Microsoft, Amazon officially announced today that…
Windows 11 Fall Update is Out With Copilot, New File Explorer, and More
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 26, 2023
-
14
comments
The big Windows 11 update that Microsoft announced during its special event last week is…