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
Apple is Reportedly Planning to End Goldman Sachs Partnership on Apple Card
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- Nov 29, 2023
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Apple is reportedly planning to end its partnership with Goldman Sachs for its Apple Card…
Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Insider Build 22635.2776 on the Beta Channel
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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The Windows 11 build 22635.2776 brings a better Teams integration in Windows Share and the…
Microsoft’s New Windows Ugly Sweater Pays Homage to Windows XP’s Bliss Wallpaper
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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Microsoft's latest Windows Ugly Sweater is an homage to Windows XP’s cult-classic Bliss wallpaper, and…
Evernote is Testing Drastic Changes to its Free Plan
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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The note-taking app Evernote is testing some drastic changes to its free plan, with users…
Report: Microsoft and Meta to Receive 3x as Many Nvidia GPUs as Google and Amazon By End of Year
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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According to Omdia, Microsoft and Meta are on track to receive 3 times as many…
YouTube Expands “Playables” Gaming Experiment to More Premium Users
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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YouTube Premium members are now being invited to test YouTube Playables, a selection of 37…
Cyber Monday: Xbox Series S Drops to $239.99, Series X to $439.99
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 27, 2023
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With Microsoft's Xbox Cyber Monday deals, the Xbox Series S has dropped to $239.99 and…
Amazon Turns its Fire TV Cube Into Business-Focused WorkSpaces Thin Client
- Laurent Giret
- 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,…